— Montalvo Arts Center —

https://montalvoarts.org/experience/lucas-artists-residency-program/programs/

Location: Saratoga, CA

Length: Lucas Artists Residency - Short Term: 2 weeks - 3 months

Housing: Private live in/work in studios on campus

Kilns: *

Expenses: *

Funding/Stipend: *

Workspace: Work in one of the ten LEED certified, discipline-specific, live-work studios and a commons building. Each is equipped with Wifi access, a full bathroom and kitchenette.. Most offer a sofa bed for overnight guests. The LAP also offers access to production equipment, tools and workshop space, as well as a shared vehicle.

Responsibilities: *

Number of Residents: average of 10 artists

Additional Opportunities:

  • Studios are situated on a picturesque hillside next to a forest and 3.5 miles of hiking trails

  • An annual Art on the Grounds exhibition and an accompanying performance festival

  • Rotating exhibitions in Montalvo’s Cottage Gallery

  • Commission opportunities

  • off-site artistic partnerships

  • Variety of public offerings through Open Access and Scratch Space, including workshops, conversations, and screenings

  • There are six studio buildings:

    • Knight Ridder Commons: The Commons provides a space for gathering, community meals, public engagement, and discourse. Equipped with a full kitchen, including an outdoor pizza oven, run by LAP’s chef, artists gather five times per week to share meals in Hackworth Hall and create community. Located within the Commons are the LAP’s administrative offices, a flexible space for meetings or research, and a full laundry.

    • Studio 20 & 21 (for composers), Studio 30 & 31 (for writers), Studio 40 & 41 (for visual arts), Studio 50 & 51 (for sculptures and writers), and Studio 60 & 61 (for performance arts and visual arts)

  • The residency is dedicated to providing artists with a flexible and expansive space in which to create, encouraging the creative process, risk taking, collaboration, and cross-disciplinary investigation of contemporary issues.

  • LAP artists enjoy unique access to the resources of Montalvo Arts Center, enabling them to present their work and engage with Silicon Valley and Bay Area audiences.

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