Artist Residency
An inspiring experience in Costa Rica.
An Artist Residency located in the foothills of Mt. Chirripó in Costa Rica, the country’s highest peak, Monte Azul Center for the Arts is a residency program located on a private 100 acre (40 hectares) rainforest reserve, with more than a 1/4 mile (1,200 mts) of riverfront along the Río Chirripó Pacífico.
These Arts Residency Programs began in 2008 with an innovative focus on art, while offering a personal touch to nurture the artist’s creative process.
The program is for artists of many disciplines who want to be immersed in a world free of distractions – and feel embraced and secure to create what they came to accomplish.
The Chirripó Valley
Costa Rica
Monte Azul evokes a spirit of place, where you can live in the moment. MACA is located near the entrance to Chirripó National Park in the highlands of Costa Rica.
Nestled in primary rainforest along the majestic Chirripó Pacifico River the air and water are pure, the climate perpetually spring-like, and tranquility envelops you.
About Us
Our sense of gratitude for the planet and all it provides us extends to everyone who joins us here.
We work together to provide artists and visitors alike, with an inspirational experience along the Chirripó Pacífico River in the mountains of Costa Rica.
Whether providing the materials required by artists or selecting the best locally-raised organic produce, our clients are treated as important guests, and ultimately as our friends.
The Founders
Carlos Rojas Jara
Carlos brings his passion for art to life as co-founder of MACA. A curator and former San Francisco and New York gallery owner, Carlos now devotes his counsel and experience to encourage artists to succeed in the creative process. He understands how difficult making work is – as well as the pressures that come from living the life of an artist. As one former resident shared, “Carlos gets it.” Carlos feels happiest when he is building and nurturing the core of what is central to an artist, and helping artists to realize their dreams.
Randall Langendorfer
Before co-founding MACA, Randall left professional careers as a botanist and international marketer, including the dream job of Director of Product Development for Star Wars toys worldwide. You can depend on Randall for his generosity of spirit and for telling it like it is. In his element equally in a lab or studio, he inspires creativity through tactile arts such as ecological soap-making, textile arts and more. A true renaissance man, Randall is the Master Cheesemaker at Monte Azul Artisanal Cheese Company.
Artist
Visitors
Latest blog post
Monte Azul is Magical, Mystical, Love
My three-week stay as an artist in residence at Monte Azul was a transformative experience, filled with magic, mystery, and love. I am deeply grateful to Carlos Rojas Jara, Randy Langendorfer, and Henry Jackson for the generous Award. Although I have traveled...
Call for Submissions: MACA Inaugural Fellowship Competition 2024
Fostering talent Three selected artists will be granted fellowship awards by Monte Azul Center for the Arts in Costa Rica In recognition and celebration of the debut of our new studio facilities in Costa Rica, MACA underwrites full fellowship awards as...
Artist-Owned Monte Azul
Conceived, Created, and Operated by Artists Henry Jackson Director for Artistic Advancement With great enthusiasm, I announce Henry Jackson as our new partner at Monte Azul Center for the Arts (MACA). Henry, a longtime dedicated Advising Artist for MACA, is now:...
