Arbutus Folk School offers one-year residencies for Olympia-area artists to gain professional skills, build up their body of work, and develop their craft through access to space, equipment, and an artistic community. This is an unpaid, volunteer-exchange program operating on a rolling basis. Artists in Residence support our operations, have 24/7 access to our downtown Olympia facility, and have the opportunity to create on-site exhibitions, events, and sales to showcase their work to the public.