Headlands Center- Artist in Residence (AIR) Grant Program

The Headlands Center Artist in Residence (AIR) Grant Program offers fully sponsored residencies for approximately 50 artists annually, providing studio space, meals, housing, and reimbursements. Residencies last four to ten weeks, fostering a collaborative artist community. The program supports artists at all career stages across various media, aiming to cultivate cultural impact and cross-cultural exchanges within the Marin Headlands, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.

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, comfortable housing, and travel and living expense reimbursements. 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 stages in their careers 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, 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.
Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies
Paid roundtrip airfare, and up to $1,000 a month of either a stipend or reimbursed expenses
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
Access to Headlands Public Events
Field trips to Bay Area museums, galleries, and cultural venues

Eligibility

Artists not currently enrolled in an academic program at the time requested residency would take place. The eligibility of artists enrolled in PhD programs will be considered on a case-by-case basisFormer Headlands’ Artists in Residence (AIR), and any recipients of Alumni New Works, Chamberlain, Chiaro, or Tournesol Awards may not apply within five years of previous ResidencyAll other Alumni of Headlands’ Programs are eligible to apply for the AIR Program at any pointMust be able to speak basic EnglishFee (USD): $35.00