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Completed in 2024, The Commons replaced the existing Thompson Hall. The building includes a dining hall and multi-purpose gathering area for artists, commercial kitchen, and ADA-accessible artist housing.

Watershed’s state-of-the-art, fully accessible Windgate Studio is tucked into a wooded dale down a sloping gravel road from the cabins. The studio, a single-story with an open plan, accommodates and encourages all manner and scale of ceramic production while fostering interaction and communication between artists.

Resident artists have access to the studio 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is equipped with slab rollers, pottery wheels, an extruder, clay mixers, sturdy canvas-covered work tables, plentiful shelving, and WiFi. All workspaces have access to electrical outlets. Generous banks of windows provide natural light and views of the surrounding woods.

A large glaze room provides a clean, organized, and ventilated workspace and features a floor-to-ceiling spray booth with water-curtain filtration. Work may be rolled directly from the studio’s glaze area to the exterior Kiln Pad by a covered breezeway.

Also located in the building are a plaster room, a clay mixing area, a galley kitchenette, and a seating area. The Studio Annex shop is available for use by permission.

The Kiln Pad features an array of kilns, including seven electric kilns of various sizes, three gas kilns with salt and soda capabilities, two wood kilns, and a raku kilnWindgate Studio was made possible by generous contributions from our Watershed NOW donors and the Windgate Foundation.The building was designed by Jane Gleason of GreyWork LLC, constructed by JF Scott Construction, engineered by Wright-Pierce, and features tiles by Chris Gustin.

Artists are housed in simple, modern cabins on Watershed’s campus and can choose from single or double-occupancy rooms and shared or private bathrooms.

Built in the early 2000’s, the cabins are occupied seasonally. Some are equipped with radiant floor heat, and all have screened windows that look out over the meadows and into the woods. Rooms are furnished with twin beds, mattress pads, and pillows. All rooms have armoires for storing clothing and personal belongings.

The Joan Pearson Watkins House, lovingly referred to as “the yellow house,” was purchased in spring 2018, and renovations were completed in 2019. The yellow house sits on 22 acres of land adjacent to our main campus and includes ADA-compliant spaces for artist talks and community events, a gallery, and year-round administrative offices.