Application Guidelines
APPLICATION GUIDELINES: KALA FELLOWSHIP
How to Apply:
Visit kala.slideroom.com to apply by the February 2nd, 2025 (9:00 PM PST) deadline.
Applicant Resources
– About the Fellowship
– Residency Experience
– Kala Facilities
– View the work of Fellowship alumni
Each Kala Fellowship Includes:
Cash Award: $3,000
Studio Residency: One to nine months of studio residency at Kala Art Institute with 24/7 access to communal studio spaces, equipment, and resources.
Kala Class: One class that will provide training in a chosen area of printmaking and/or digital media.
Exhibition: Each artist selected is included in our annual group exhibition of Fellowship artists. Public programs for artists are also possible and determined on an individual basis with each artist.
Community: Access to a community and network of approximately 75-80 artists working at Kala, participation in Kala events, and support of Kala staff.
Program Period
The 2025-2026 Fellowship program period is from July 2025 through June 2026. Artists must be able to schedule a residency during that time. The group exhibition schedule is to be determined.
New this Year
Artists can apply in one application at kala.slideroom.com for:
– Fellowship
– Artist-in-Residence
– Veterans Residency
A Full Application Includes
– Completed Application Form at kala.slideroom.com
– Statement of Interest in working at Kala Art Institute and how a Fellowship Award will affect a specific future project and/or how it will impact your overall practice.
– Artist CV
– Documentation of recent work: Provide 1-15 items. Accepted Media Types: Images (up to 5MB each), Video (up to 250MB each), Audio (up to 30MB each), PDFs (up to 10MB each), 3D Models, External media from YouTube, Vimeo, and SoundCloud
– Two References
– $25 Application Fee
Eligibility
Artists enrolled in a degree-granting program during the fellowship program period are not eligible to apply. The 2025-2026 Fellowship program period is from July 2025 through June 2026.
Each year Kala provides fellowships to artists from a variety of disciplines based on conceptual creativity, originality, and artistic excellence in and across multiple media.
Accommodations:
Artist housing is located across the street from Kala’s facilities. Kala offers two shared artist apartments, each apartment is a 2 bedroom unit, meaning you will be living with a roommate and sharing a kitchen, living room, and bathroom. A $200 non-refundable housing deposit to reserve artist housing is due in two weeks upon confirming the dates of your residency and will be applied toward the residency costs or to the fellowship stipend.
An Alternative Housing List is available for artists who would like to be responsible for securing alternative housing accommodations.
Location description: Kala Print Studio is located at the top of three flights of stairs, a total of 52 steps. Please reach out with any questions to Ellen at ellen@kala.org and Leyla at leyla@kala.org. Kala Print Studio, 1060 Heinz Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710.