Visions from the New California is a collaboration between the Alliance of Artists Communities and six artists’ residency programs in California. Each site offers its own way of serving its artists-in-residence, though all share a common vision that supporting living artists with time and space to create new work is essential to human progress.
Click on the names below to read more about each program:
18th Street Arts Center
Santa Monica
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Woodside
Exporatorium
San Francisco
Headlands Center for the Arts
Sausalito
Kala Art Institute
Berkeley
The Sally and Don Lucas Artists Programs at Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga
Djerassi Resident Artists Program
Now in its 29th year, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program annually offers up to eighty residencies to artists working in the visual arts, new genre/media arts, choreography, music composition, and literature. Located on a secluded 560-acre ranch in the
The majestic beauty and remote solitude of the Program’s stunning natural landscape serve as an inspirational backdrop for the intense creative experience that defines a Djerassi residency. Designed to invigorate the creative process by affording artists the gift of time, free from everyday distractions, the Program offers seven individual sessions of month-long, retreat-like residencies for diverse groups of eight to ten artists. All direct residency expenses, including a private studio, housing, all meals, administrative and technical support, local transportation, and other personal amenities, are provided free of charge. Residency artists pay only for their travel to
Freedom and trust are two distinct hallmarks of a Djerassi residency. The Program encourages artists to find their own work style and rhythm and has no work requirements. The opportunity for concentrated solitary work in a place of great natural beauty is complemented with intimate collegial fellowship and lively discourse among peers, which has proven to stimulate genuine personal and professional relationships that bridge aesthetic discipline, age, geography, and ethnicity. For three decades, Djerassi has adhered to their mission to conserve the culture, the land, and the creative spirit that ensures that the artistic process is perpetuated and valued.