In Cahoots Residency
In Cahoots Residency
In Cahoots Residency is a place of collaboration and creative energy, a rare opportunity for uninterrupted work time as well as dialog with other artists. The residency provides housing and studio space to emerging and professional artists working in a variety of mediums. Our pastoral location and light-filled studios for book art, letterpress, writing, and printmaking inspire artists to make new discoveries and leave with a renewed passion for their work. The residency hosts from three to five artists at a time for sessions ranging from one to three weeks long. Residents are provided private individual guest houses (with kitchens and full bathrooms) and 24-hour access to the spacious shared studios or the individual writing studio. With a focus on community and inclusion, we welcome adult artists of all ethnicities, religions, ages, physical abilities, genders, sexual orientations, financial statuses, and educational backgrounds.
198 Liberty Rd
Petaluma, CA 94952
United States
Residency Program Information
Residency Program Summary
Application Information
- You must be 18 or older to apply
- You must have prior experience in art and/or writing
1 Week
$995/$845 students
Sleeping Cottage (May-October)*: $745
2 Weeks
$1700/$1445 students
Sleeping Cottage (May-October)*: $1275
3 Weeks
$2500/$2125 students
Sleeping Cottage (May-October)*: $1875
**May-October, accommodations in the sleeping cottages are 25% off the regular residency prices.
The sleeping cottage is our form of glamping: a private cottage with a short walk to a shared kitchen and restroom.
If you choose to share housing with your collaborator, each artist receives 25% off their residency fee
Applications for full and partial Fellowships are accepted twice a year. Twenty fully and partially funded residencies are available each year, ten for residencies taking place between January and May (deadline June 1) and ten for residencies between June and December (deadline October 1)
Fellowships are designed for artists for whom this residency experience would otherwise be out of reach financially. We welcome applications from all artists with financial need, but especially emerging artists/writers with less than 10 years of experience in the field, recent students, people of color, those who are returning to art after another career, and adjunct teachers. If you apply for a Fellowship and are not awarded one, your application will automatically be considered for a paid residency spot.
Accessibility
The property is in rural Petaluma, so the paths getting to and from the studio are bumpy terrain.
Housing & Accomodation
There is a variety of terrain that may be rough on a wheelchair, but is walkable for those who are steady on their feet.
Studio & Facilities
The spacious printmaking and book arts studios are in a renovated barn, with modern conveniences and historic charm. There is wi-fi in the housing and the studio and good cell service throughout the property. The letterpress studio, located in the former horse barn, is fully equipped with a Vandercook Universal I, a Vandercook Universal III automated press, and a large collection of lead and wood type of a variety of sizes. The printmaking studio, with northern light and exposed beams overhead, houses a Takach 40 x 72 etching press, a Conrad 36 x 54 etching press, a Griffin 32 x 52 etching press, vertical etching tank, large paper soaking tray, utility sink, drying rack, and work tables. The separate book bindery includes large work tables, Jacques board shear, Challenge guillotine paper cutter, drymount press, Kwikprint foil stamp press, and two nipping presses. Basic supplies such as solvents, rags, brayers, and newsprint are provided. Artists should bring their own plates and paper, and can opt to bring their own inks or pay a small fee to use the studio inks.
