The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 45 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include flexible studio space, chef-prepared meals, comfortable housing, and travel and living stipends when available. AIRs become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in Headlands’ other programs, allowing for exchange and collaborative relationships to develop within the artist community on campus. Artists selected for this program are at all stages in their careers and work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, interdisciplinary, social practice, and architecture.

Program Details

• Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies with optional monthly stipend
• 100- to 2000-sq.-foot studios
• Private bedroom in shared house
• Five chef-prepared meals per week
• Travel funds when available
• Access to vehicles on-site
• Facilities access: Basic woodshop; audio/video equipment; artists’ library with computers, scanner, and printer
• Wi-Fi in designated spaces
• Up to 15 Artists in Residence living on-site
• Up to 25 Headlands artists working on-site
• Participation in monthly “Show & Tell” nights
• Participation in seasonal Open House
• Access to Headlands Public Events
• Field trips to Bay Area museums, galleries, and cultural venues
• Become part of Headlands Alumni Network

Eligibility

Artists not currently enrolled in an academic program

What You Need To Apply

A full application includes the following:

• Resume or curriculum vitae
• Letter of interest, outlining your specific interest in working at Headlands and how program participation will affect your practice
• List of three references, including names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses
• Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline)
• $35 processing fee

**Artist collaboratives should apply together by submitting ONE application per group, specifying the number of individuals on the application form. For live-in Artists in Residence, Headlands can accommodate no more than three total artists in a collaborative group.

Documentation
Please select from the following list materials appropriate to your practice. The category headings are guidelines; please submit whatever type of materials best represent your work.

Visual (painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, conceptual)
Submit up to 15 images, or up to 30 minutes of video and/or DVD.
Images must be accompanied by an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent.

Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting)
Submit up to 20 pages of poetry, 30 pages of prose or one to two full-length plays/scripts.

Performance / Dance
Submit 30 minutes of video, along with any other material that adequately describes your work.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Film / Video / New Media
Submit up to 30 minutes of video.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Music / Sound
Submit up to 30 minutes of audio and/or video.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review.

Arts Professionals (art writers, administrators, and curators)
Submit sufficient material to evidence the breadth of your work and interests, including reviews, essays, and catalogs.

Architecture / Environment
Review documentation requirements for Visual Artists.

Interdisciplinary Arts
Review other categories to determine what materials you should sub