Montalvo Arts Center\u2019s 175-acre estate has hosted artists in residence since 1939. The Sally and Don Lucas
Artists Residency (LAP) at Montalvo opened in 2004 as a new facility, designed especially for artists, consisting
of ten unique live\/work studios to accommodate many artistic practices including music, visual, literary and
performing arts. The facility has a commons building that provides a flexible space where artists can gather
for meals prepared by our culinary artist\/chef, collaboration and social engagement. Lucas Artists Fellows can
access and utilize Montalvo\u2019s many buildings and grounds, including a workshop for woodworking and an
adjacent ceramics studio.
Montalvo is sited on the ancestral lands of the Ohlone people in the heart of Silicon Valley. It was originally home to
politician and arts patron James Duval Phelan who was a leader in the movement to restrict Japanese and Chinese
immigration to the United States. Today Montalvo is committed to becoming a place that is inclusive and fosters a
sense of belonging while providing opportunities for all to find meaningful engagement with the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Since its inception, Lucas Artists Fellows have been selected through a two-tiered nomination and juried process. Only once before have we offered an open application and it was also specifically for California-based artists. As we approach our 20th anniversary, we are excited to open our doors again to California artists of all disciplines. We will award fellowships to sixty emerging, mid-career and established artists and creatives working in the fields of visual arts<\/strong> (including media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, film, photography, architecture, design and social practice), literary arts<\/strong> (fiction, non-fiction, playwriting, poetry), music and composition<\/strong> (including experimental practices), and performing arts<\/strong> (dance, theater, performance art). Fellows will receive three months of residency time which can be used at their discretion over a three-year period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The application fee is $20 but they are offering financial support if requested. The deadline to apply is March 17, 2023 (5pm PST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n