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Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program
Kala Art Institute · Berkeley, United States
- Deadline
- 1 March 2027 at 23:59, Los Angeles time
- Fee
- Fee not stated. The page mentions application fee waivers, which implies an application fee, but no amount is given. AIR residencies are subsidised rather than free, with rates listed on a separate page. Deadlines are 1 March and 15 July each year.
- Award
- Subsidised residency with 24-hour access to print studio, digital lab, darkroom and sculpture and textiles lab, storage, possible exhibition, and housing and project space for artists from outside the
- Who can enter
- Artists working in disciplines such as printmaking, photography, book arts, film, video, new media, public art, performance, ceramics, textiles, sculpture and installation who are familiar with at least one of the media or kinds of equipment offered at Kala. Housing is limited to artists from outside the San Francisco Bay Area.Any stage
- Checked
- 2 days ago against kala.org
Kala Art Institute in Berkeley runs a subsidised residency giving artists round-the-clock access to its print studio, digital lab, darkroom and sculpture and textiles lab. Applications are made online, with deadlines on 1 March and 15 July. Housing and project spaces are available to artists coming from outside the Bay Area.
Before you apply
The short version
Who it suits
- Printmakers and artists using studio equipment
- Artists from outside the San Francisco Bay Area
- Photographers, sculptors and new media artists
What it asks of you
- Residency is subsidised, not free; rates apply
- Shared two-bedroom apartment with one roommate
- Must know at least one medium offered at Kala
What to send
- Project proposal
- Work samples highlighting the media proposed for use at Kala
