Specific personal, artistic projects that, in turn, stimulate the creation and presentation of new works of art throughout the city’s neighborhoods. This grant category considers proposals for projects in alternating disciplines each year up to $20,000.

Awards reimbursement funds to CA artists for professional development support.

Provided support to individual visual, craft, and literary artists in two categories: 1) for the acquisition of Artistic Equipment & Tools; and 2) for artistic innovation.

An immersive studio practice program awarded to approximately 20 Bay Area artists, writers, and designers annually.

Funding to support small-scale public humanities programs and projects which take place within one year from the award date. Projects should be grounded in the humanities, show potential to provide high quality humanities learning experiences for participants and audiences.

Independent residencies in the Leighton Artists Studios offer you the ability to delve into your work as a solitary, self-directed retreat, as well as the option to engage within the larger artists’ community at Banff Centre.

In the privacy of separate, individual writing suites with bedroom, private bath, writing area, WiFi, a/c, mini-fridges and coffee makers, and with all meals provided, our residents write, and write, and write!

The solitary time artists receive at VCCA allows them to focus on their work without interruptions. The few weeks that artists spend at VCCA often leads to more progress than they had made in the previous several months.

Eligibilty is presently limited to artists, over the age of 21, who have demonstrated exceptional talent in the fields of ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, CREATIVE WRITING, CREATIVE WRITING TRANSLATION, MUSICAL COMPOSITION, or VISUAL ARTS.

PLAYA supports independent individuals by giving them time and space to focus on their creative work and personal process. While at PLAYA, residents comprise a cohort that depends on the respect and good intentions of all for a positive experience.

Awards up to seventy juried residencies per year to established and emerging visual artists, writers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists from across the country and around the world. Residencies are available for 2 to 8 weeks.

Offers month-long residency sessions. These sessions are open to creative and non-fiction writers, activists, and artists of all disciplines. Applications are reviewed by accomplished authors and artists who are particularly interested in fine work that evinces social and ecologi