the max thelen studio residency
The Max Thelen Studio Residency provides a quality art space for an emerging artist to create artwork and receive community support. The Residency includes a free art studio for 12 months with additional benefits. Candidates must live in the Marin / San Francisco / Oakland Bay Area and commit to regularly making art in the studio and participating in the program activities.
Art Works Downtown offers a diverse mix of studio artists and mediums in the heart of the San Rafael commercial core for regular interaction with the public. The Max Thelen Studio is a located on the street-level of the AWD complex. Art Works Downtown believes that an emerging artist will stimulate new ideas among established AWD studio artists and vice versa. Our community will be better served as they recognize and understand the importance of supporting emerging artists in their career endeavors.
Residency: September 4, 2026 through August 27, 2027
Founders Gallery exhibit: August–September, 2027