2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
RESIDENCYResults out
Kala Art Institute Artist-in-Residence & Fellowship
Kala Art Institute, BerkeleyFellows: Iván Acebo Choy, Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩, emet ezell +3 more.
The odds
6
The organiser did not publish how many applied.
- Fellows6
From 3 countries
Fellows
2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
Kristiana Chan 莊礼恩
Artist; MFA Art Practice, UC Berkeley 2026. CV lists the 2026 Kala Fellowship.
2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
emet ezell
2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
Sheng Lor
2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
Kris Rumman
Glass artist and performer raised in Toledo, Ohio; BFA Bowling Green, MFA Tyler School of Art 2018. Lives and works in Brooklyn.
2026–2027 Kala Fellowship
Yanbin Zhao
Jury and selection panel
3- TTalia Heiman
- MMahwish Chishty
- MMayumi Hamanaka
Prizes, shows and programme
- prize
- USD 3,000 + housing for artists outside the 9 Bay Area counties + culminating group show
- result
- Six 2026–27 Kala Fellows published on the Fellowship page (USD 3,000 stipend, 1–9 months). 2025–26 cohort not attached.
- What the call offered
- Fellowship includes a $3,000 stipend, studio access, and an exhibition. The standard AIR program offers subsidized residency access. Facilities include an 8,000 sq. ft. print studio, digital lab, and a sculpture/textile lab with a wood shop and kiln.
- Who could apply
- International artists.
Sources
3- 1kala.orgchecked 4 Oct 2026
- 2kristiana-chan.comchecked 4 Oct 2026
- 3kristinerumman.comchecked 4 Oct 2026
Names and numbers are copied as the organiser published them. Spotted a mistake? Write to us and we will fix it.