Art Works Downtown

Art Studio Residency: Call for Applications
Deadline to apply: June 28, 2026

Apply: www.callforentry.org
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17530

Art Works Downtown’s Max Thelen Studio Residency provides a quality art space for an emerging artist to create artwork and receive community support. The Residency includes a free art studio for 12 months with many additional benefits. Ideal candidates live in the Marin/San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area and can commit to regularly making art in the studio and participating in the program activities.

Benefits:
● Free art studio, including utilities, fees and operating costs.
● An environment that is supportive and empathetic to the creative process.
● Solo exhibit, AWD Membership, promotion, public engagement, Marin Open Studios, and more.

Eligibility:
● Applicants must live in commuting distance to San Rafael CA.
● Applicants must be visual artists with a committed art-making practice.

Schedule:
● Deadline to apply: June 28, 2026
● Award announced: August 4–7, 2026
● Studio Residency: September 4, 2026 through August 27, 2027

To Apply:
● Apply through www.callforentry.org
● No cost to apply



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