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Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
Community Arts Residency

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The arts have a unique ability to bridge barriers of politics, class, and culture, to reorient perspectives, open dialogue, and connect us with our shared humanity. In this belief, the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative (SBAC) is launching an artist-in-residence program, based at the Community Arts Workshop (CAW), for art work that builds community, fosters genuine conversation, reckons with social disconnection, and/or feeds local democracy and relationships between disparate people and groups. All artistic genres and disciplines will be considered. 
 
Projects will be awarded grants of between $5,000 and $15,000, receive one month or more of workshop space at the Community Arts Workshop, and the dedicated time of SBAC Staff to facilitate community collaborations. The SBAC will fund 1-3 residency projects to take place in 2025-26. ​​

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APPLICATION DEADLINE 

March 30, 2025, 5pm

Download Residency Information Packet:

(Required before Applying) 

This season's arts residency is made possible by generous donations from

Joan Davidson, the Eichholz Foundation, and Dana White.

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Pictured above: 1) “Print Power” at the CAW in 2018 (Photo credit: Barbara Parmet), 2) Barbara Parmet’s “Wing Project” at the CAW in 2017, 3) Ethan Turpin's The Burn Cycle Project at the CAW in 2019 (Photo credit: Burn Cycle Project), 4) A roller skate dance workshop by SB Rollers at the CAW in 2023. 

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​THE RESIDENCY WILL FOCUS ON:​

  1. Projects that use the arts to build community, foster genuine conversation, reckon with social

    disconnection, and/or feed local democracy and relationships between disparate people and

    groups.

  2. Projects that require large workspace, like murals, theater, large sculpture, collaborative

    projects, etc, are encouraged, but not required.

  3. We are most interested in projects that involve a significant period of crafting or creating a piece

    of art, performance, or other artwork (work could be done solo or with other artists or members of the public through workshops, classes). Proposals may and are encouraged to conclude in a public event or exhibition, but should not be an event only. Interactivity—either in the development period (through workshops, classes) or the presentation period (interactive pieces, performances, conversation prompts)—is encouraged.

  4. All artistic genres and disciplines will be considered. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a veteran, status as a qualified individual with disability, or any other protected status.

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APPLICANTS MUST BE:

  1. At least 25 years of age.

  2. Be able to cite previous work in the realm of community-based, and/or socially or civically-engaged art.

  3. We are prioritizing local artists, but would consider a strong proposal from a visiting artist, particularly if they have a history of living/working in Santa Barbara. The most important consideration is how effectively the artist’s work can serve the community, and their existing local connections are of course a factor. 

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PLEASE DOWNLOAD AND REVIEW IN DETAIL THE RESIDENCY INFORMATION PACKET, ABOVE.

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With questions contact casey@artscollaborative.org.

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