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Open Call! The Djerassi Program is now accepting applications for 2025 Artists in Residence program until September 12.


The Djerassi Resident Artist Program has awarded over 2500 writers, visual/media artists, composers, choreographers, filmmakers, and scientists for the past 41 years the gift of time and space with a one-month residency on our 583-acre ranch in Northern California's Santa Cruz Mountains. All at no cost to the artists.


We offer four and five-week residencies throughout the year across all disciplines: Visual arts, media arts, music composition, choreography, literary arts, and science. Designed as a retreat, the residency provides an environment for personal creative work and fosters collegial interaction within a supportive community of artists.


Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists. There will be four residency sessions in 2025: three are four weeks long, and one, the Leonardo@Djerassi session (the intersection of art and science), is five weeks long and includes an Open House/Open Studios. 


We seek applications from emerging and mid-career artists, for whom appointments as resident artists may make a significant difference to their careers, and from established artists with national and/or international reputations. Applicants are evaluated by panels of arts professionals in each category.


LOCATION:
The Program is located 40 miles south of San Francisco in a spectacular, serene setting in the Santa Cruz mountains that overlook the Pacific Ocean. 


ACCOMMODATIONS:
Living quarters and studio space comprise a four-bedroom ranch house, a 12-sided artist barn with large studio spaces, and the Middlebrook Studios. 

Artists' House rooms accommodate writers with a large desk, workspace, and outdoor deck. The Artists' house also has a central kitchen, living and dining area, a library, laundry facilities, and shared bathrooms.

The Artists' Barn contains three visual art studios, a spacious choreography studio, and a music composition studio with a baby grand and electric piano. The studios are rustic, with burning stoves and modest sleeping lofts. There is also a kitchen, shared bathrooms, laundry facilities, a darkroom, and a large common area with an incredible view.

The Middlebrook Studios consist of four private live/work studios for writers and media artists. The studios have private bathrooms and an outdoor space. 

The Program’s Executive Chef prepares communal dinners Monday through Friday and stocks the Artist's Kitchen. Artists are expected to prepare their own breakfast, lunch, and weekend dinners using ingredients supplied by the Program. Vegan and gluten-free meals are available.

2025 RESIDENCY DATES
Session 1: February 18 - March 18
Session 2: April 1 - April 29
Session 3: May 6 - June 3
Session 4: June 17 - July 22

Applications Open: August 12, 2024
Deadline: September 12, 2024
Application fee: $40
Notifications: By November 7
    
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