Around the Community: California Arts Council & Kala Individual Artist Fellowships

Kala is administering the California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship for the Bay Area Region, which includes the following counties: Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Marin County, Napa County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Sonoma County.

The application is open until June 5, 2026 with grant awards from $5,000 to $50,000. The activity period must take place September 1, 2026 to August 31, 2027.

You can find more information about the application and sign up for an info session here.

About Kala

Kala is a non-profit arts organization and a vital community hub for artistic experimentation. Located in West Berkeley, Kala annually serves 175+ artists-in-residence and offers exhibitions, art sales, public programs, and arts education for youth and adults. With access to a wide array of traditional and digital equipment in the print studio, digital lab, darkroom, and the opening of a new sculpture lab, Kala fosters a fresh approach to artistic experimentation, as Kala artists investigate the interface of digital work, work made by hand, and everything in between. Now in its 52nd year, Kala has grown from its early days in a garage studio with a single etching press and a hot plate to its current 15,200 square foot facility with studios, gallery, print and media study center, and community classroom space in the historic Heinz building, and with artist housing across the street. Kala’s mission remains the same: to be a thriving, creative center for artists and to provide accessible and engaging, artistic public programming now and into the future. Learn more at kala.org.