CORE RESIDENCY SEASON: mid-March through mid-November

AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF ARTIST: 60

RESIDENCY SESSIONS: 7

SESSION LENGTH: 4 to 5 weeks

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ARTISTS IN EACH SESSION: 8 TO 9

DISCIPLINES IN EACH SESSION: There are generally 3 writers, 1 choreographer, 1 composer, 2 visual artists, and 1 media artist in residence for each session.

COST: The residency is at no cost to artists. Artists must cover the cost for travel and materials.

APPLICATION FEE: $35

APPLICATION POSTMARK DEADLINE: February 15th each year. For applicants in the US if it falls on a holiday, the next day US postal services are available.

AWARD NOTIFICATION: All applicants are notified of selection in August of the year they applied.

APPLICATIONS: Applications for 2014 residencies will be available in October 2012.

RETREAT EXPERIENCE: The Residency Program is designed as a retreat experience to pursue personal creative work and share in collegial interaction within a small community of artists. It is unpaid with no practical training or educational components involved. In this spirit residents are expected to commit themselves for the entire residency session awarded to them.

RESIDENCY AWARD
Residencies are awarded competitively, at no cost, to national and international artists in the disciplines of choreography, literature, music composition, visual arts, and media arts/new genres. We seek applications from emerging and mid-career artists, for whom appointments as resident artists may make a significant difference to their careers, as well as from established artists with national and/or international reputations. Applicants are evaluated by panels of arts professionals in each category. Those selected are offered living and studio space for four to five week sessions during the season which runs from mid-March through mid-November.

HOUSING, STUDIO SPACE & MEALS
Residents work and are housed in two buildings on the ranch according to artistic discipline and creative project. Living quarters and studio space consist of a four-bedroom house and a unique, remodeled twelve-sided barn.

The rooms in the Artists' House are set up to accommodate writers, each with a large desk, work space, and outdoor deck. The Artists' House also contains the main kitchen, living and dining area, a library, laundry facilities, shared bathrooms, and a large deck.

The Artists' Barn contains three visual art studios, a large dance studio, a darkroom, and a music composition studio with a baby grand and electric piano. The studios are rustic with wood burning stoves and modest sleeping lofts. There is also a kitchen, a large common area, shared bathrooms, and laundry facilities in the Barn.

The Program employs a chef who prepares communal dinners Monday through Friday, and provisions both kitchens. Residents are expected to prepare their own breakfasts, lunches, and weekend dinners using ingredients supplied by the Program. Vegetarian meals are available.

CLIMATE, LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION
The Djerassi Program is located in a spectacular rural setting in the Santa Cruz Mountains over-looking the Pacific Ocean, yet is within easy driving distance of San Francisco and the rest of the Bay Area. Annual temperatures range from lows in the mid-30s to highs in the mid-90s. Fog and wind occur during the spring and fall months. The rainy season extends from October through May, but there are sunny days all through this period. The property is located 40 miles south of San Francisco and 15 miles west of Palo Alto. The special quality of the residency experience centers around its genuine "retreat" atmosphere. There is no access to public transportation from the ranch. Rides to Palo Alto for errands are provided by the staff at least once a week. Transportation to and from the San Francisco Bay Area airports is provided by the Program on the first day and last day of each session.

EQUIPMENT, INTERNET & CELL PHONES
A slide projector and screen, digital video camera, digital video projector, TV, and VCR can be checked out to use on projects or for presentations. Standard power tools can be checked out of the shop. There are Internet/email stations set up in common areas to be shared by all of the residents. The email/work station in the Artists Barn is an IMac Intel with Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium and Microsoft Office. It has a scanner and large format printer connected to it.The Djerassi Program has a WF Internet connection. Personal cell phone coverage may vary depending on the provider.