The Reef offers a unique and supportive environment for dedicated postgraduate artists and designers seeking focused time and space for creative development.
These highly competitive residencies are designed for motivated, responsible, and collaborative individuals ready to engage with a shared studio setting and make significant strides in their practice.
The CalArts Postgraduate Reef Residency
Alumni (MFA and MA) from the schools Critical Studies, Film/Video, Art, Music, and Theater who graduated in 2024 and 2025 may apply. Graduates from The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance who graduated in 2023, 2024, and 2025 may apply.
The Residency supports two residents from each school. Shared applications may be submitted, in which case two residents may share one stipend and studio space.
The call for postgraduate residency applicants for the fall 2025 term closed on May 15, 2025. Please check back for updates on future application cycles.
The CalArts Graphic Design Reef Residency
Alumni from the MFA Program in Graphic Design that have graduated in 2024 and alumni slated for graduation in 2025 may apply. The CalArts Graphic Design Reef Residency supports two residents.
The call for graphic design residency applicants for the fall 2025 term closed on May 20, 2025. Please check back for updates on future application cycles.
