WWWC: Schedule, Details, Fees, and Scholarships

Ways to Register

To register over the phone or by mail, please contact Brittany Wade (540-362-6021 or wadebr@hollins.edu). Payment must be received with registration.

NOTE: Registration is first-come, first served, with limited seating. Must be 18 or older to attend.

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Details and Fees

• Symposium: $395 (Student rate: $275)
• Meal plan: $95
• Lodging: $125

Housing

Housing is available on campus or at area hotels. Campus dorm rooms are fully air-conditioned, single rooms, with shared, hall bathrooms. On campus housing is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Country Inn & Suites, by Radisson, offers a Hollins rate of $90-$95/night (double or king). Call 540-366-5678 and ask for the Hollins rate.

Meal Plan

The meal plan includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner served in the main dining hall.

Our food service provider, Meriwether Godsey, believes in providing fabulous food, and serving the freshest, healthiest and closest ingredients available. Their team is passionate about food and are totally committed to scratch cooking. This is true not just for entrees, but for soups, composed salads, sides, as well as salad dressings, sauces, and desserts.  In addition, they offer selections that are locally made by others — like artisan breads and pastries. They are attentive to a wide range of dietary needs and are happy to make accommodations for special requests.

Cancellation Policies

Refunds are available until April 8, 2024.
All requests for refunds must be made in writing.
No refunds will be given to those who must leave the symposium early.

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Scholarships

Thanks to the incredible generosity of our friends at Blue Ridge Potters Guild, four partial scholarships in the amount of $395 each are available for participants who would not be able to attend such an experience without financial assistance. While we do not ask for specific financial information, we ask applicants to self-certify that without financial assistance it will be difficult, if not impossible, for them to attend. This certification will be taken and accepted at face value.

The awards will be made at the discretion of the scholarship board and are based on both the merit of the work and financial need. Recipients must cover their own travel, lodging, and food. Recipients must agree to have their name and likeness used on the Symposium website, press releases, and other publicity materials. Any adult (over age 18) may apply.

Applicants must include three (3) images of their work.

Scholarship Essay
A personal statement of no more than one page describing your interest in the Women Working with Clay Symposium, including any workshops or conferences you’ve attended in the past, how you heard about the Symposium, and what you hope to gain from the experience.

Deadline for applications is March 29, 2024. Winners will be notified by April 8, 2024.

Small Object Exchange

Every year it’s such a treat to see the slide presentation of the attendees’ artwork during the symposium, but it is only a brief introduction to all of the talented people who attend. We introduced the Small Object Exchange in 2018 to further highlight the diversity of work being made in our community. It was greeted with overwhelming support so it has become a permanent part of the Symposium.

To participate, please bring a small clay object (no larger than 6” x 6” x 6”) to turn in when you check in at the registration desk. The piece should represent your work and be something you want to exchange for another artist’s work. Your piece will be numbered and you’ll complete an information card to be displayed with your small object.

On Wednesday evening we will exchange all of our beautiful objects. Each person who participates draws a number and gets the piece that corresponds to that number. In an effort to tie together the Attendee Slide Presentation and Small Object Exchange, please have one of your four images be an image of the small object you plan to exchange.

We look forward to seeing your work!