Come spend two weeks in rural Vermont, immersed in the daily hands-on work of our printshop and press! Printers, artists, dreamers, painters, makers of all kinds, and curious minds are invited to work with us! We are looking for a wide range of people that are interested in political art making, not polished portfolios. The apprenticeship is an immersive, often intense, communal living and working experience.

Peter Schumann, Bread & Puppet’s co-founder, director, and artist, created and continues to create the images and texts of nearly all our publications and posters. Apprentices will develop printing skills by participating in daily production.

Location: Glover, Vermont, USA
Duration: 2 weeks—Apprentices are expected to participate for the full two weeks. All Apprenticeships start on a Tuesday (arrival day) and end on a Sunday (departure day).

Apprentices will engage in different aspects of Bread and Puppet Press production, which may include:

• Printing masonite cuts
• Painting banners and posters
• Setting type and printing on our Vandercook SP-20
• Special projects preparing for summer exhibitions, such as printing circus flags and banners
• Occasional help with running our field and museum stores on show days
• A talk on the history of Cheap Art  
• Masonite carving demonstration by Peter (as his schedule allows)
• Free time in the evenings to work on your own Cheap Art projects (or to swim, hang-out, read, explore)
• An optional showcase of the art you make/work on at the end of your stay

Interested in performing and puppetry? See the theatre apprenticeships here.