The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include studio space, chef-prepared meals, housing, travel and living expenses.

  
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 career stages 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, arts professions, and architecture.

  
**Program Goals:**

* To invest in individuals at the cutting edge of artistic fields and whose work has potential to have significant cultural and social impact.
* To support artists to explore and experiment in order to take their work to the next level.
* To build a nurturing and dynamic community of local, national, and international artists and thinkers.
* To encourage artists to develop ideas and work within the context of the Marin Headlands, a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
* To bring national and international artists to the Bay Area to engage and have cross-cultural exchange with local artists and audiences

  
**Selection Criteria:**

* Merit of past work.
* Readiness to engage with and benefit from the residency experience at Headlands (see program goals).
* Potential to develop creative practice and impact the community at Headlands and beyond

* Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies
* Paid roundtrip airfare, and up to $1,000 a month of either a stipend or reimbursed expenses
* 100- to 2000-sq.-foot studios
* Private bedroom in shared house
* A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
* Five chef-prepared meals per week
* Access to vehicles on-site
* Facilities access: Basic woodshop; audio/video equipment; artists’ library with computer, scanner, and printer
* Wi-Fi in designated spaces
* Up to 15 Artists in Residence living 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

2025 Open Call Artist in Residence Program

The Chiaro Award is a fully sponsored artist residency and $15,000 prize for a mid-career painter residing in the United States. The Chiaro Award residency includes a private studio, and inclusion in a dynamic network of Headlands’ creative practitioners and thinkers.

  
**Selection Criteria:**

* Merit of past work.
* Demonstrated commitment to pursuing excellence and innovation in the discipline of painting.
* Readiness to engage with and benefit from the residency experience at Headlands (see program goals).
* Potential to derive benefit from the Award overall, develop individual creative practice, and impact the community at Headlands and beyond

  
**Selection Process:**

* Headlands’ staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility.
* Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed artists and arts professionals (particularly those with strong understanding of painting).
* The jury evaluates each artist’s materials and selects finalists.
* Finalists are invited to present their work in a 20-minute Zoom interview to determine the final award selection

**Award includes fully sponsored artist residency and $15,000 prize.**

  
**Residency Details:**

* Fully sponsored 6- to 10-week residency
* Paid roundtrip airfare
* 750 square foot studio
* Private bedroom in shared house
* A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
* Five chef-prepared meals per week
* 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 8 other local Headlands artists working in studios 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

  

2025 Open Call Chiaro Award

Chamberlain Award is a fully sponsored artist residency and $10,000 prize to support an artist working in the social practice discipline This award supports artists employing non-traditional media to creatively engage with social concerns of the day.

  
**Program Goals:**

* To invest in individuals at the cutting edge of the social practice field, whose artwork creates dialogue and social change.
* To support artists to explore and experiment in order to take their work to the next level.
* To build a nurturing and dynamic community of local, national, and international artists and thinkers.
* To encourage artists to develop ideas and work within the context of the Marin Headlands, a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
* To bring national and international artists to the Bay Area to engage and have cross-cultural exchange with local artists and audiences.

  
**Selection Criteria:**

* Merit of past work that exemplifies and contributes to conversations about socially engaged, non-traditional, and interactive media to include:
* Non-studio based art
* Art that takes place in public spaces
* Art that engages viewers in interactive and participatory modes
* Art that recognizes social and ethnic diversity
* Art that reflects on human lives
* Readiness to engage with and benefit from the residency experience at Headlands (see program goals).
* Potential to develop creative practice and impact the community at Headlands and beyond.

  
**Selection Process:**

* Headlands staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility.
* Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed artists and arts professionals.
* The jury evaluates each artist’s materials and selects finalists.
* Finalists are invited to present their work in a 20-minute Zoom interview to determine the final award selection

**Award includes fully sponsored artist residency and $10,000 prize.**

  
**Residency Details:**

* Fully sponsored 6- to 10-week residency
* Paid roundtrip airfare
* 100- to 2000-sq.-foot studio
* Private bedroom in shared house
* A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
* Five chef-prepared meals per week
* 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 8 other local Headlands artists working in studios 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

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