Reservations Required

Please join us for the one day of the year that the Djerassi Program’s Artists’ Barn and private grounds are open to the general public! Meet our resident artists, walk the stunning natural landscape, and view panoramic ocean vistas!

The Details  

Reservations may be made at this link.

General Admission: $35 per person

Alumni & Children: free

General Public, Alumni & Children: Reservations required

Alumni of the Djeassi Program and children 12 & under are admitted free of charge.
All guests must reserve. All tickets held at the door. Space is limited. Reserve early.

No Pets Please.

The Day

Open studios, dance and music performances, and literary readings. Self-guided tours of our site-specific sculpture collection, most created by past artists-in-residence, located on winding mountain trails among ancient redwoods, oak trees, rolling hills and fern-shaded glens.

Open House Artist Bios link

Open Studios

Mara Baldwin, Ithaca, NY. Visual Artist
Ashley Bellouin, Oakland, CA. Media Artist 
Ben Bracken, Oakland, CA. Media Artist
Chris Fraser, Oakland, CA. Visual Artista Artist

Performances

Michael Harrison, Yonkers, NY. Composer
Julie Mayo, Brooklyn, NY. Choreographer

Readings

Rita Kniess Barkey, Missoula, MT. Playwright
Chloe Honum, Lubbock, TX. Poet
Vijaya Nagarajan, Berkeley, CA. Writer 
Jacob Shores-Arguello, Lubbock, TX. Poet
Holly Simonsen, Salt Lake City, UT. Poet

Light Refreshments

Delectable light fare by the Djerassi Program’s
gourmet chef, Dan Tosh