chamberlain award 2026

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.

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.