Fellowship Program
For over 30 years, Kala Art Institute has awarded artists time, space, and financial support for their work through the Kala Fellowship. The Kala Art Institute Fellowship is an artist residency award for local, national, and international artists. Artists producing innovative work in and across mediums including printmaking, photography, digital media, social practice, film and video, sound, animation, performance cinema, media art installation, and book arts are encouraged to apply. Each year Kala provides fellowships to six artists from a variety of disciplines based on conceptual creativity, originality, and artistic excellence.
In 2024-2025, Kala will support six fellowship artists with a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for one to nine months, one month of free housing (artists living outside of the 9 San Francisco Bay Area counties), one Kala class, and a culminating show in the Kala Gallery. The Fellowship is geared towards supporting artists in completing specific projects or bodies of work that would benefit from Kala’s specialized equipment in printmaking and digital media.
1060 Heinz Ave
Berkeley, CA 94710
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Program Period
The fellowship residency period runs from July through June of the following year and includes one to nine months of studio residency at Kala Art Institute with 24/7 access to communal studio spaces, equipment, and resources.
A Full Application Includes:
-Completed Application Form, you can apply on Slideroom.
-Statement of Interest in working at Kala Art Institute and how a Fellowship Award will affect a specific future project and/or how it will impact your overall practice.
-Artist CV
-Documentation of recent work: Provide 1-15 items. Allowed Media Types: Images (up to 5MB each), Video (up to 250MB each), Audio (up to 30MB each), PDFs (up to 10MB each), 3D Models, External media from YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud
-Two References
Accommodations: Kala offers shared artist housing located across the street from Kala’s facilities. Kala has two, two-bedroom apartments and can house 4 artist-in-residence each month. Please note that Kala’s shared artist apartments are 2 bedroom apartments, meaning you will be living with a roommate and sharing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom. The apartment cannot accommodate partners, co-parents, or children. There is a $200 non-refundable housing deposit which will be applied towards the residency costs. An alternative housing list is available that includes local community members who rent out space in their homes. In this case, artists are responsible for finding their housing.
Location description: The Print Studio is located at the top of three flights of stairs. Kala Print Studio, 1060 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710.
Please note:
– Students who will be enrolled in a degree-granting program in the 2024-2025 academic year are not eligible for the award. For questions about the online application guidelines, e-mail Artist Residency Manager, Leyla Rzayeva at leyla@kala.org.
Accessibility
Printmaking Studio location description :
Kala Print Studio is located at the top of three flights of stairs, a total of 52 steps, and is not wheelchair accessible.
Kala Gallery & Project Space location description:
Wheelchair access switchback ramp located at the front gallery entrance on 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley CA 94502. A second set of glass doors is located after the building doors. There are no handicap door buttons.
We currently house our traditional black & white photography darkroom and our documentation room on the second floor of our space. This is not accessible by the elevator and artists must be able to walk up stairs in order to access this.
Printmaking Studio location description :
Kala Print Studio is located at the top of three flights of stairs, a total of 52 steps, and is not wheelchair accessible.