Opportunities for Artists

Ron Squared at COAST, 2017 / Photo by Jason Abraham

Imagine what can happen when the right artist meets the right opportunity.

Santa Monica Cultural Affairs welcomes and cultivates artists through fellowships and residencies for individual artists.

Art of Recovery

Cultural Affairs has launched Art of Recovery, a program that will run from October 2020 to June 2021 to fund art projects that contribute to our City’s recovery efforts.

Artist Fellowship

The purpose of the Santa Monica Artist Fellowship program is to nourish and stimulate the creation of new work by Santa Monica artists, recognize excellence, and reinforce our community’s high regard for creativity and innovation. Five Fellowships are awarded annually: three $4,200 Project Fellowships by application and two fellowships of $20,000 by means of a nomination process.

Guidelines Santa Monica Artist Fellowships 2020-21 Guidelines Applications Will Be Available To be announced Application Deadline Annually in January

Applications are now closed for 2020-2021 Past Fellows Artist fellows from 2010 to present Eligibility Professional artists who create, rather than interpret, original work, and who either reside in the City or maintain a studio and business license in the city, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have met the residency requirements for at least one year. (Five years for nominated Fellows.)

All applicants must read the program guidelines before applying. Todos los solicitantes deben leer estas pautas del programa antes de presentar una candidatura.

A Spanish language version of the guidelines follows the English version. Note that, due to technical limitations, the Fellowship application itself is available in English only.

Applications

Artist Residencies

Residency programs promote a diverse variety of artistic endeavors in Santa Monica, provide fresh interpretations of this "city like no other," and open avenues of discourse between artists and Santa Monica communities. Residencies currently take place at the Annenberg Community Beach House and the Camera Obscura Art Lab.

Annenberg Community Beach House Fall and Spring Writer Residency

Where Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH Guidelines Call for Artists: Writer Residencies, Fall 2019 & Spring 2020 Applications Will Be Available Annually in May Application Deadline Annually in July

Applications are now closed for 2019-2020 Past Fellows Artist fellows from 2010 to present Eligibility LA County residents; writers of poetry, plays, and fiction Length 9 weeks per residency Fall is October - December Spring is January - March Required Public Events Office Hours Weekly Blog Posts

Annenberg Community Beach House Public Practice Immersion Residency: Out of the Blue

Where Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH Applications Will Be Available Biennially (even years) in February Application Deadline Biennially (even years) in April Eligibility LA County residents Length 1 - 7 Weeks July and August Required Site Sensitive Public Oriented Work Public Practice Weekly Blog Posts

ACBH Choreographer Residency

Where Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH Applications Will Be Available Biennially (even years) in January Application Deadline Biennially (even years) in March Eligibility LA County Residents Length 3 months onsite planning and 5+ weeks rehearsal/perfomance in September and October Required Site Sensitive Public Oriented Work Public Practice Blog Posts

Camera Obscura Art Lab Studio Residency

Where Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave. Guidelines Call for Proposals: Camera Obscura Studio Residencies Applications Will Be Available Anually in August Application Deadline Anually in September

Applications are now closed for the January, April and August 2020 residiencies Eligibility LA County Residents Length 14 Weeks in January, April, August Required Weekly Workshops Blog Posts Culminating Exhibit/Performance

ACBH Gallery Group Exhibits

Where Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH Guidelines 2020 Call for Group Exhibitions at Annenberg Community Beach House Applications Will Be Available Annually in August Deadline Annually in September

Applications are now closed for 2020 Eligible Greater Southern California Residents Length Exhibits on Display for 2-4 Months Required 3 or More Artists Per Show Artwork Ready to Hang Curatorial Statement

Artist Roster

Rolling Call for Qualifications

Santa Monica Cultural Affairs invites local, regional, national and international artists/teams to submit qualifications to be included in a prequalified list of artists. The Artist Roster is a curated shortlist of visual and social practice artists who may be connected to projects in Santa Monica led by City departments and private entities. Potential projects include murals, infrastructure art, social practice projects and other public art opportunities.

Application Deadlines

Applications are reviewed annually.

The next deadline is TBA (to be announced)…

Applications

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