For the Artist
Art Residency Programs
Reconnect and trust the process. Monte Azul Center for the Arts is a customizable experience, giving you permission to play and find inspiration – in the environment as well as within – to rediscover what’s most important to you with our Art Residency Programs.
Monte Azul Center for the Arts caters to artists in a number of disciplines. We offer an inclusive residency program, where diversity is a creative advantage.
24 Hour Studio Facilities
The new Monte Azul Studios, opening December 2023, offer artists 24-hour access to quality facilities that are equipped with a 1978 Griffen large formate press for a number of printmaking techniques, kiln for ceramics and glass, and facilities to explore screen printing, digital arts & photography, theater and movement, writing, painting, and sculpture.
Stewart Gallery
Allied gallery in the United States
Over the years, Stewart Gallery has collaborated with MACA in providing artists with a personalized experience to nurture the artists’ creative process.
By harnessing the collective power of our complimentary diverse strengths and experiences, Monte Azul and Stewart Gallery provide collectors and artists alike with an innovative program designed to offer a deeper appreciation of the creative process and its sources of inspiration.
Artists and collectors alike receive opportunities to participate in, and experience, the spectacular MACA property and have exclusive access to private Art Residency Programs co-produced between Stewart Gallery and Monte Azul.
MACA Gallery
Monte Azul rotates curated exhibitions at the gallery space located in the Atrium Gallery, as well as in the Visitor Suites, and throughout the grounds.
Works from the collection are inspired by the artists’ experiences at the Monte Azul property and produced on-site. The works are available for acquisition, which also helps to underwrite the Fellowship Programs.
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