Residencies

CalArts Residencies

During the year of their Award, each recipient worked with CalArts faculty to design a week-long residency, offering workshops, performances, seminars, lectures, screenings, conversations, and individual critiques with students.

The residency was created as a way for these accomplished, risk-taking mid-career artists to engage with and hopefully impact the next generation of art makers.

Okwui Okpokwasili in a theatre workshop at CalArts — Okwui Okpokwasili, 2018 — CalArts residency

Arthur Jafa speaking with students during his CalArts residency — Arthur Jafa, 2018

Courtney Bryan at the piano with musicians during her CalArts residency — Courtney Bryan, 2018

Robert O'Hara leading a discussion with students during his CalArts residency — Robert O’Hara, 2018

A CalArts student working during Michael Rakowitz's residency workshop — Michael Rakowitz, 2018

Residency Prizes

After each panel had chosen the Award recipients, it considered and selected other candidates who had indicated interest in month-long residencies at distinguished artist communities. A stipend was provided by the Herb Alpert Award program.

The Award staff worked in partnership with residency programs equally committed to artists making challenging work. Over thirty years, more than 200 Herb Alpert Award nominees spent time at MacDowell, Ragdale, Ucross, Hedgebrook, Sacatar, and Yaddo.

Residency Prizes

Artists and students working together in a CalArts dance studio

CalArts Residencies

Residency conversations

Residency prizes for nominees

Residency Prizes