Chalk Hill Artist Residency Program
Chalk Hill Artist Residency Program
Chalk Hill Artist Residency is a unique opportunity for artists across mediums to work and stay at the beautiful Warnecke Ranch and Vineyard. The program is located in Sonoma County, an hour and a half north of San Francisco. Artists from a diverse range of abilities and geographical locations are able to find the space and time needed to pursue creative work. Chalk Hill Artist Residency offers the use of the artist house, studio space, and access to the ranch property. The property's oak woodlands, hiking trails, vineyards, and private access to the Russian River are sources of inspiration for residents. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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The application period for our 2023 residency program will open July 2022. Announcements will be made towards the end of 2022.
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Applications are open to artists of all mediums including, but not limited to, fine arts, multi-media, design, singing/songwriting, poetry, etc.
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The program is interested in established, emerging, and outsider artists.
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An ideal applicant is motivated, comfortable in a remote, rural setting, and able to accomplish their proposed project.
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Couples and artists who plan to collaborate during the residency must submit individual applications.
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Chalk Hill Artist Residency encourages and welcomes the participation of artists from all backgrounds and does not discriminate with regard to age, race, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, marital status, or nation of origin
13427 Chalk Hill Road
Healdsburg, CA 95448
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
Eligiblity:
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Applications are open to artists of all mediums including, but not limited to, fine arts, multi-media, design, singing/songwriting, poetry, etc.
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The program is interested in established, emerging, and outsider artists.
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An ideal applicant is motivated, comfortable in a remote, rural setting, and able to accomplish their proposed project.
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Couples and artists who plan to collaborate during the residency must submit individual applications.
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Chalk Hill Artist Residency encourages and welcomes the participation of artists from all backgrounds and does not discriminate with regard to age, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, marital status, or nation of origin in its admission policies.
The program fee is $400 per week. A $100 deposit is required up front to hold an artist's spot. The remaining fees may be split into payments with the final payment due before the start of the residency.
A limited number of sponsorships are available to applicants based on financial need and merit. Applicants may select to apply for sponsorship on their application.
Artists may receve full sponsorship for up to a 4 week residency.
Accessibility
Chalk Hill Residency supports artists living with disabilities and mental illness.
Please inquire for special living needs, for example, attending the residency with a care provider.
Our housing is in a rustic 1925 farmhouse which is not currently ADA accessible.
We partner with local organizations such as Sonoma County's Becoming Independent, to bring artists living with disibilities to the residency for Studio Days. Studio Days bring together our current artist in residence and artists participating in these programs, to spend an afternoon in the studio. This creates a space where artists across a spectrum of ability are able to connect through art, celebrate individual ways of artistic expression, and foster creativity. Since 2010, the studio program has proven to be nationally recognized and has been enthusiastically received by participants.
We also collaborate with SF Bay Area organizations Creativity Explored, Creative Growth, and NIAD. Teaching artists from these programs get to spend a week at the residency to work on their personal artistic endeavors. In the future, we hope to develop a program where the clients of these programs would stay at the residency for a week.
We are currently taking steps to make our website more accessible.
Chalk Hill Artist Residency is a small program often with one only one artist in residency at a time. The residency experience can vary based on the artist's needs and level of mobility. We welcome artist's attending with care-givers or family members. We have moble ramps for the entrance to the art studio space and inside the artist house.
The artist house is not ADA accessible. It is a 1925 farmhouse with uneven floors and small steps up and down between rooms. One of the most inaccessible parts of the house is the bathroom which has a clawfoot tub with shower as the only bathing option.
Housing & Accomodation
Typically we host one artists at a time, or an artist with their family or a collaborator. There are 3 private bedrooms in the house with a total of 6 beds available. There is one bathroom in the house.