Application Deadline
Thank you to everyone who has applied for the 2024 Season at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program – the application is now closed. Artists who have been accepted will be notified by email the week of October 2, 2023.
For alumni wishing to apply for the 2024 Winter Session in January, please note the application will be open October 16 – October 27, 2023. Notifications will be posted/emailed by November 27, 2023. Please continue to check back here for updates.
Residency Award
The two artists selected are offered studio and living space, all meals and transportation from and to the San Francisco International Airport. Artists will be reimbursed for the cost of air travel and shipping of materials.
Eligibility
Recipients of the residency and other program resources must meet the following criteria:
- Be a practicing visual artist or media artist currently producing works of art
- Be a full-time resident of Oregon for at least 36 months prior to the application deadline and remain a resident through the duration of the grant period
- Maintain Oregon as your primary residence if you participate in an out-of-state residency program or you will not qualify
- Be 30 years of age or older at the time of application
- Evidence, through appropriate documentation, a sustained level of commitment to your medium with seven (7) or more years of active professional practice, and not be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, either part-time or full-time at the time of application or during the residency
Admissions
Residents are chosen by a panel of professionals in the arts. Final awards of residencies are at the discretion of the Djerassi Program.
Application Process
Apply in Slideroom. Select The Ford Family Foundation Residency for Oregon Artists option on the application form. Reference letters are not required.

Melody Owen (2017) Ford Family Foundation Residency recipient

Renee Couture (2017) Ford Family Foundation Residency recipient