Artist Opportunities
Imagine what can happen when the right artist meets the right opportunity. Santa Monica Cultural Affairs welcomes and cultivates artists through fellowships and residencies for individual artists.
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Camera Obscura Art Lab Studio Residency
- Where
- Camera Obscura Art Lab, 1450 Ocean Ave.
- Application and Guidelines 2023 Applications closed. Click here for application and guidelines.
- Applications Will Be Available
- Annually in the fall
- Latest Application Deadline
- December 7, 2022
- Eligibility
- LA County Residents
- Length
- 14 Weeks in January, May, September
- Required
- Online Workshops
- Culminating Online Exhibit/Performance
Annenberg Community Beach House Fall and Spring Writer Residency
- Where
- Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH
- Application and Guidelines
- On hold, to be announced
- Eligibility
- LA County residents; writers of poetry, plays, and fiction
- Length
- 9 weeks per residency
- Fall is October - December
- Spring is January - March
- Required
- Public Events
- Office Hours
- Weekly Blog Posts
Annenberg Community Beach House Public Practice Immersion Residency: Out of the Blue
- Where
- Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH
- Applications Will Be Available
- Biennially (even years) in February
- Application Deadline
- Biennially (even years) in April
- Eligibility
- LA County residents
- Length
- 1 - 7 Weeks
- July and August
- Required
- Site Sensitive Public Oriented Work
- Public Practice
- Weekly Blog Posts
ACBH Choreographer Residency
- Where
- Annenberg Community Beach House, 415 PCH
- Applications Will Be Available
- Biennially (even years) in January
- Application Deadline
- Biennially (even years) in March
- Eligibility
- LA County Residents
- Length
- 3 months onsite planning and 5+ weeks rehearsal/performance in September and October
- Required
- Site Sensitive Public Oriented Work
- Public Practice
- Blog Posts
The Art of Recovery program piloted in October 2020 and reviewed and funded art projects that contributed to the City’s pandemic recovery efforts. Check the webpage for news.
Artist Fellowship
The Santa Monica Artist Fellowship program nourishes the creation of new work by Santa Monica artists, recognizes excellence, and reinforces our community's high regard for creativity and innovation. Five Fellowships are awarded annually: three $4,200 Project Fellowships
by application and two fellowships of $16,000 by means of a nomination process.
2023-24 Program
Applications for the 2023-24 Artist Fellowship are closed. Guidelines may be downloaded here. Artists may begin an application by registering on the GO Smart website https://smcad.gosmart.org/, scrolling to Santa Monica Artist Fellowship and clicking "Start." Applicants must read the guidelines before submitting an application. Guidelines are offered in both Spanish and English but due to technical limitations the application itself is available in English only.
Deadline
The deadline for submission of applications was 11:59 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2023. Applications received after that time will not be eligible.
Eligibility
Professional artists who create, rather than interpret, original work, and who either reside in the City or maintain a studio and business license in the city, are eligible to apply. Applicants must have met the residency requirements for at least one year. (Five years for nominated Fellows).
Current Santa Monica Artist Fellows
Click here for information on the current 2022-23 Santa Monica Artist Fellows.
Artist Fellows since 2010 may be found here:
Artist Fellows from 2010 to present