Artists and Grantees
Imagine what can happen when the right artist meets the right opportunity. Explore artists and organizations that have been supported by Santa Monica Cultural Affairs through artist opportunities and grants for arts organizations.
2024-2025
Artists-in-Residence
- Marzieh Karimi & Karen Gibson Roc - July to October 2024
- Christian Sampson & Sophia Allison - October to Feb 2025
- Flora Kao & Raphaele Cohen - Feb to June 2025
2023-2024
Artists-in-Residence
Our City Yards Artists
- Tanya Aguiñiga (2023-2024)
- Debra Scacco (2023-2025)
Artist Fellowships
Artist Fellows
Project FellowsGrantees
Organizational Support Program (OSP)
- 18th Street Arts Center
- The Broad Stage
- Building Bridges Art Foundation
- California Heritage Museum
- City Garage Theatre
- Dancessence, Inc.
- Elemental Music
- Highways Performance Space & Gallery
- Jacaranda Music
- Jacob Jonas The Company
- Jewish Women's Theatre
- KCRW Foundation, Inc.
- Morgan-Wixon Theatre
- Orchestra Santa Monica
- Ruskin Group Theatre
- Santa Monica Conservancy
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Monica Symphony Orchestra
- Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
- SOL-LA Music Academy
- Verdi Chorus
- Westside Ballet of Santa Monica
Community Access & Participation (CAP)
- 18th Street Arts Center
- The Broad Stage
- Building Bridges Art Foundation
- California Heritage Museum
- Dancessence, Inc.
- Elemental Music
- Highways Performance Space & Gallery
- Jacaranda Music
- Jewish Women's Theatre
- Morgan-Wixon Theatre
- Orchestra Santa Monica Association
- Ruskin Group Theatre
- Santa Monica Playhouse
- Santa Monica Repertory Theater
- Santa Monica Symphony Association
- Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
- SOL-LA Music Academy
- Theatre for a Small Space
- Verdi Chorus
Artist Fellows
- Meg Cranston
- Kaitlin Drisko
- Yrneh Gabon
- Kio Griffith
- Tanya Maria White
Arts & Cultural Grantees – Organizations
- 18th Street Art Center
- Broad Stage
- Building Bridges
- California Heritage Museum
- City Garage
- Donna Sternberg & Dancers
- Elemental Music
- Highways Performance Space
- Jacaranda Music
- Jacob Jonas The Company
- Jewish Women's Theater
- Orchestra Santa Monica
- Ruskin Group Theatre
- Santa Monica Conservancy
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Monica Playhouse
- Santa Monica Repertory Theater
- Santa Monica Symphony
- Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
- Suarez Dance Theater
- SOL-LA Music Academy
- Westside Ballet
2021-2022
Artists-in-ResidenceArtist Fellows
- Yule Caise
- Debra Disman
- Jacob Jonas
- Phranc
- Jody Zellen
- 18th Street Art Center
- Ballet Folklorico Flor de Mayo
- Barak Ballet
- Building Bridges
- Broad Stage
- California Heritage Museum
- City Garage
- Donna Sternberg & Dancers
- Elemental Music
- Highways Performance Space
- Jacaranda Music
- Jewish Women's Theater
- Morgan-Wixson Theatre
- Orchestra Santa Monica
- Ruskin Group Theatre
- Santa Monica Conservancy
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Monica Playhouse
- Santa Monica Repertory Theater
- Santa Monica Symphony
- Santa Monica Youth Orchestra
- SOL-LA Music Academy
- Suarez Dance Theater
- Verdi Chorus
- Westside Ballet
2020-2021
Artists-in-Residence
- Marsian De Lellis
- Nataša Prosenc Stearns
- Ray Chang - Final Exhibit
- Edwin Ushiro - Final Exhibit
- Chinwe Okona - Final Exhibit
- Sichong Xie - Final Exhibit
Artist Fellows
- Toba Khedoori
- Marcus Kuiland-Nazario
- Hans Baumann
- Leo Garcia
- Lauren Weedman
Arts & Cultural Grantees – Organizations
- 18th Street Art Center
- Broad Stage
- California Heritage Museum
- City Garage
- Donna Sternberg & Dancers
- Elemental Music
- Highways Performance Space
- Jacaranda Music
- Jacob Jonas The Company
- Jewish Women's Theater
- Morgan-Wixson Theatre
- Orchestra Santa Monica
- Ruskin Group Theatre
- Santa Monica Conservancy
- Santa Monica History Museum
- Santa Monica Playhouse
- Santa Monica Repertory Theater
- Santa Monica Symphony
- SOL-LA Music Academy
- Suarez Dance Theater
- Verdi Chorus
- Westside Ballet
2020
Artists-in-Residence
Artist Fellows
2019
Artists-in-Residence
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Writer - Wally Rudolph: The Ox, the Horse, and the Boar
interview - Public Practice: Beach Dances; Guest Curator, Allison Wyper
interview - Choreographer-in-Residence Paola Escobar: Darning Without a Needle
interview - Writer-in-Residence Analisa Raya-Flores
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Mimi Haddon
Final event and interview -
Natalja Kent
Final event and interview -
Alex Wand
Final event , and interview -
Dahn Gim
Final event and interview - DaEun Jung
Final event, and interview -
Max King Cap
Final event , and interview
Artist Fellows
Santa Monica Arts Foundation Arts Leadership Awardees2018
Artists-in-Residence
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Writer - Luis Alfaro: Mother of the Row & The Golden State
interview, video -
Public Practice: Therese Kelly: Under the Umbrella
interview -
Public Practice: Sunny Allis: The Storytelling Machine
interview -
Writer - Catherine Coan: Mistakes Have Been Made
interview - Public Practice - Beach Dances; Mecca Vazie Andrews, Suchi Branfman, Rebecca Bruno, Jay Carlon, Sarah Elgart, Jeremy Hahn, No)One. Art House, Alexx Shilling, and Pieter Performance Space.
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Huong Nguyen
announcement -
Debra Disman
announcement -
Kate Ingold
interview -
Brittany Ransom
interview -
Aparna Sindhoor
interview -
Lisa Diane Wedgeworth
interview -
Echo Park Film Center I’ll Be Your Mirror project
interview
Artist Fellows
2017
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Dinah Berland: Fugue for a New Life
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Choreographer - Jay Carlon: Out of Bounds
interview -
Writer - Sakae Manning: Kimono Blues
interview - Public Practice: Kiel Johnson
- Public Practice: Beck + Col
Artist Fellows
2016
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Jennifer Caloyeras: Time May Change Me
- Theater - Post Mortem Dance Theater Company: Ubuntu
- Public Practice - Machine Project: Snorkel Dreams, the Machine Project Guide to Art Underwater
- Patricia Mitchell
- Francisco Valdez
- Zeal Harris
Artist Fellows
Santa Monica Arts Foundation Arts Leadership Awardees
- Malissa Shriver
- Fred Deni
- George Small
2015
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Laurie Horowitz: Hemlock Gorge
- Choreographer - Rebecca Bruno: Fixtures
- Zeina Baltagi
- Miles Lewis
- Alexis Macnab
- Richard Hutman
- Leslie Robinson
- Christine Suarez
Artist Fellows
Santa Monica Arts Foundation Arts Leadership Awardees- Herb Alpert & Lani Hall
- Jan Williamson
- Susan Hayden
2014
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Helen Lessick
- Theater - Four Clowns: Noah & Jonah
- Choreographer - Ana Maria Alvarez / Contra-tiempo Urban Latin Dance Theater: Agua Furiosa
- Luke Haynes
Artist Fellows
Santa Monica Arts Foundation Arts Leadership Awardees2013
Artists-in-Residence
Santa Monica Arts Foundation Arts Leadership Awardees- Abby Sher
- Wayne Blank
- John Swihart
- Bruria Finkel
2012
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Lucy Wang
- Theater - Salty Shakespeare: Salty Shakespeare’s Hamlet
- Choreographer - Sheetal Gandhi: I Am You
Artist Fellows
2011
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Sandro Meallet
- Theater - Santa Monica Rep: The Tempest!
- Choreographer - Keith Glassman: Timeless: Marxist Dances at the Beach
Artist Fellows
2010
Artists-in-Residence
- Choreographer - Holly Rothschild: This is Not Here
- Theater - Shakespeare Santa Monica: Merchant of Venice
Artist Fellows
2009
Artists-in-Residence
- Writer - Majid Naficy