The Chiaro Award - Headlands Center for the Arts Opportunities (Due June 5)
The Chiaro Award - Headlands Center for the Arts Opportunities
Deadline: June 5th, 2025
The Chiaro Award is a fully sponsored artist residency and $15,000 prize for a mid-career painter residing in the United States. The Chiaro Award residency includes a private studio, and inclusion in a dynamic network of Headlands’ creative practitioners and thinkers.
Application Fee
• Regular (May 9–June 5): $25
Program Goals
• To support and have a meaningful impact on the lives and careers of accomplished painters creating exceptional and exemplary work.
• To bring outstanding painters into a nurturing and dynamic professional network of creative practitioners and thinkers.
• To encourage artists to develop ideas and work within the context of the Marin Headlands, a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
• To bring national and international artists to the Bay Area to engage and have cross-cultural exchange with local artists and audiences.
Program Details
• Fully sponsored 6- to 10-week residency with an award of $15,000
• Paid roundtrip airfare
• 750 square foot studio
• Private bedroom in shared house
• A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
• Five chef-prepared meals per week
• Use of Headlands’ vehicles
• Facilities access: basic woodshop; audio/video equipment; artists’ library with computers, scanner, and printer
• Wi-Fi in studio and designated spaces
• Up to 15 Artists in Residence living on-site
• Up to 8 other Headlands’ artists working on-site
• Participation in monthly “Show & Tell” nights
• Participation in seasonal Open House
• Access to Headlands Public Events
• Field trips to Bay Area museums, galleries, and cultural venues
• Become part of Headlands Alumni Network