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Max Thelen Studio Residency
Art Works Downtown
The Max Thelen Studio Residency provides an emerging Bay Area artist a free, street-level studio for 12 months at Art Works Downtown in San Rafael, with community support and public interaction at the heart of the downtown arts complex.
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The Max Thelen Studio Residency provides an emerging Bay Area artist a free, street-level studio for 12 months at Art Works Downtown in San Rafael, with community support and public interaction at the heart of the downtown arts complex.
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Open to emerging artists living in the Marin / San Francisco / Oakland Bay Area who can commit to regularly making art in the studio and participating in program activities.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- June 28, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT
- Programme dates
- 12-month residency
- Costs to the artist
- No entry fee
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