Art And Fabrication
Odiyan Retreat Center
California
Buddhist Sacred Art - Learn trade skills in clay, wood, concrete, metal. Includes room and board
Year-round
Job Starts: Jan 03, 2025
Jobs in the Spotlight
Current Job dates:
Currently recruiting for the season that runs from January 3rd, 2025 to August 30th, 2025.
- Physically strong, able to do manual work for hours each day, including repeated lifting, bending, kneeling
- Foundry work or metal fabrication experience preferred but not required,
- Experience working with tools and small machines
Landscape and Gardens
Vegetable Gardener
Help us maintain and develop our two acres of mixed vegetables. We are seeking hardy and enthusiastic people who are eager for getting their hands in the dirt and learn the arts of growing, cooking and preserving home-grown food.
You need to be strong, able to bend, lift up to 50 lbs., be on your knees engaging manual labor for many hours a day. You will work with our head gardener who has been feeding us all for a decade, gaining experience with vegetables and herbs.
Work-Study: includes a program of Buddhist classes, study and practice.
Program length: We prefer a commitment of 8 months, or minimum commitment of 4 months for the vegetable garden. Entry dates anytime after January 3, 2025
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now!
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, vegetarian cooking, and more.
Sacred Art
Build and fire Buddhist art in clay
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Buddhist Sacred Art: Join a major architectural clay project building Buddhist sacred monuments called Stupas. Stupas represent and activate powerful harmonious and healing forces in the world. We are hand-building 186 stupas, 4 to 7 ft in height, from hundreds of pounds of red clay. This historic undertaking in sacred art is being installed on site within the mandala of Odiyan Buddhist center.
If you are strong in body, good with your hands in using tools and making things, you can be trained in this very special Buddhist art form. Some experience in sculpting and working with clay is preferred, but not required.
Work-Study: includes a program of Buddhist classes, study and practice.
Program length: We prefer a commitment of 8 months, or minimum commitment of 6 months to volunteer with the clay sculpture project. Entry dates anytime after January 3, 2025
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now!
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, vegetarian cooking, and more.
See the Clay Stupa project on TikTok
Sacred Art
Sacred Art Installation
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Buddhist Art Installation: Learn new skills as you help work on the installation of large-scale Buddhist art. You will learn how to work with metal (welding and shaping), concrete (rounded art forms and pouring) and wood (basic carpentry). You must be physically strong and good with working with your hands. Some experience working with hand tools is preferred.
Work-Study: includes a program of Buddhist classes, study and practice.
Program length: We prefer a commitment of 8 months, or minimum commitment of 6 months. Entry dates anytime after January 3, 2025
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now!
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, vegetarian cooking, and more.
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Horse Care and Management
Rescued Horse Care and Management: Help care for our herd of rescued horses.
The 1000 acres of Odiyan includes a herd of 25 rescued Kiger mustangs roaming in extensive pastures, and seven mini-horses.
We are seeking two resident volunteers, preferably a couple (but not required) who are familiar with horse care. The work includes feeding, healthcare, maintaining fencing, and helping to build a new barn.
Experience with horse care and training required.
Work-Study: includes Buddhist study and classes, Buddhist practice, mindful cooking and more.
Work-Study: includes a program of Buddhist classes, study and practice.
Program length: We prefer a commitment of 8 months, or minimum commitment of 6 months volunteering with our rescued herd.. Entry dates anytime after January 3, 2025
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now!
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, vegetarian cooking, and more.
Odiyan Foundry
Bronze Sculpture
Odiyan Buddhist Retreat Center
Bronze Sculpture Buddhist Art: Join our foundry crew on Buddhist sacred art project completing a monumental 28 foot tall Buddhist statue using the lost wax method. This includes wax chasing, bronze pour, break-out, welding, and finishing,
REQUIREMENTS:
Work-Study: includes a program of Buddhist classes, study and practice.
Program length: We prefer a commitment of 8 months, or minimum commitment is 6 months. Entry dates anytime after January 3, 2025
For more details and the Application, Contact Us now!
Benefits: housing, vegetarian meals, stipend $200 per month, classes, practice and study in Buddhism, training in wide range of trades, traditional arts, vegetarian cooking, and more.
How to Apply
If you think you might like to apply, please fill out our Contact Us form so we can know more about you!
It is on our volunteer pages, or can be accessed directly here. Contact Us About Volunteering
Then we can send you more details and our Work-study Program Application.
We can also set up a call if you would like to speak in person about living, learning, and volunteering at Odiyan.
Contact Info
- Leigh Deering
- volunteer@odiyan.org
- (510) 981-1987
- odiyan.org
