Djerassi Resident Artists Program | Winter Residencies

Winter residencies are offered to alumni only of the Djerassi Program working in the disciplines of visual arts, media arts, choreography, music composition, literature and science.

Winter Residencies for Djerassi Program Alumni

The application for 2024 Alumni Winter Residencies will open later in 2023.

Selected artists will be invited to use the Artists’ Ranch facilities during a specific time period each January. Artists may apply for up to 2 consecutive weeks. Be aware that residency awards may be for less than the requested time. Preference will be given to those who have not had a residency at the Djerassi Program (Winter or Core Season) in the last few years.

Winter residencies are designed to be far more independent and are substantially different from the regular residency structure.

About Winter Residencies

Residencies will occur exclusively in the Artists’ House, Artists’ Barn and the Middlebrook Studios. Small groups of artists of various disciplines will be selected to occupy appropriate studios (including use of the darkroom) and share the common areas and facilities during their stay. Bed linens and towels are provided. Otherwise artists must be self-sufficient and provide their own materials and supplies.

Facilities are not available for family members except as day guests. Pets are not allowed.

Artists will be responsible for their own transportation, so personal automobiles will be necessary. The staff cannot be responsible for artists’ arrivals and departures or for trips to town for groceries and supplies.

Residents will share responsibility for the barn kitchen and other service facilities. Artists must shop for and prepare their own meals; no chef will be on staff and no food will be provided.

Artists are responsible for the cleanliness of their studios, kitchen, bathrooms and the common area. Firewood is provided for the wood stoves in the artists’ studios and common space.

A telephone, wireless Internet access, iMac with CD/DVD burner, large format printer, and fax and copy machines are available for artists to share. Audio and visual equipment is provided in the choreographer’s studio; audio equipment, and a studio grand and midi-electronic pianos are available in the composer’s studio. Basic tools are available in the workshop.

Residents are expected to leave studios and common areas clean and free of personal belongings no later than the end of their assigned residency.

Little staff support will be available. Applicants should be aware that winter weather can be rainy and cold, often with high winds. Downed trees and power outages are not uncommon. Some building improvements will be taking place and residents are expected to cooperate with ranch staff when fulfilling their duties.

Selected artists will be required to sign a residency agreement, which outlines these and additional regulations and responsibilities.

Red Hot Salt Sauna – Annie Albagli (2016 + 2016 winter)

Photo: Liz Crawford