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.
Thank you for your interest in applying to the Djerassi Resident Artists Program
The 2025 application opens August 12, 2024 and will remain open through September 12, 2024.
Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts, media arts, technology and science. There will be four Artists residency sessions in 2025: Three are 4 weeks long and one, the Leonardo@Djerassi session, (the intersection of art and science), is 5 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, as well as from established artists with national and/or international reputations. Applicants are evaluated by panels of arts professionals in each category.
Djerassi Resident Artists Program is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share collegial interaction within a small community of artists. In this spirit, residents are expected to commit themselves for the entire residency session they are awarded.
Our Program chef prepares communal dinners Monday through Friday, and stocks the artist’s kitchen. Residents prepare their own breakfasts, lunches, and weekend dinners using ingredients supplied by the Program. We offer vegetarian and gluten-free meals.
No shortened or partial residencies are offered and all session dates are based on the availability and sustainability of the program and are subject to change or cancellation.
Eligibility & Re-applications
National and international visual artists, composers, choreographers, media artists, writers, and scientists (for Leonardo@Djerassi) are eligible. Alumni must wait five seasons before re-applying for a return residency. Example: 2017 residents can re-apply for the 2022 residency season. Artists who were placed on alternate status may re-apply for the next season. Please note the application form, resume, and all support materials must be in English.
Eligibility recently expanded to include degree-seeking students. Please feel welcome to apply.
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Artistic Disciplines
Applicants should apply in the category that best represents their work. Applicants may apply to only one admissions panel, and in one genre, at a time. Applicants with concerns about the choice of the panel should contact the Residency Coordinator before submitting an application.
- Literature:Â fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, translation, and librettos
- Visual Art:Â painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and installation art
- Music Composition:Â instrumental forms (symphonic, chamber music, band), vocal forms (opera, choral, songs), electronic music, and music for film.
- Choreography:Â artists working in choreography.
- Media Art/New Genres:Â film, video, multi-media, performance/experimental theater, sound art, and radio.
- Science:Â biology, chemistry, physics, math, environmental or agricultural science.
Website link: https://djerassi.org/apply/
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