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Chalk Hill Artist Residency

Providing Space and Time for Visionary and Contemporary Artists. Each agency has an art group whose members have attended the Studio Program since 2010.
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Chalk Hill Artist Residency is a place that encourages high-quality, creative output in all media for abled and disabled artists alike. Using a wondrous natural setting in Northern California as the catalyst for exchange and interaction between artists and the cultural community, Chalk Hill creates synergies that expand artistic horizons and opportunities. Artists from local nonprofits are invited

to spend a day at Chalk Hill making art and developing a reciprocal relationship with our current artist-in-residence. The Studio Program has a proven track record of working with local agencies and has been enthusiastically received by these artists. Together we schedule logistics for the day, then we are witness to the magic that happens when the participants arrive, meet the artist in residence and begin their art practice. We partner with the following agencies and their client artists: Becoming Independent Artworks, NAMI Sonoma County, Sonoma County Department of Health Services, and the Wellness and Advocacy Center. Following a format of “sharing” rather than teaching, the Studio Program creates an atmosphere of peer-to-peer exchange that leads to impromptu collaborations and new work. We offer creative time and space to artists that are underserved—there is an unmet need for artists with disabilities to access professional art spaces and contemporary artists. Artists with developmental disabilities and mental health challenges have long been a marginalized population. Far from being limited, these artists are incredibly talented, unbound by formal rules and current art markets. They create from their heart with emotional authenticity as their muse. Giving the space and time to develop their talents is key to the mission of the Studio Program. Here, they are respected as fellow professional artists and their individual gifts are recognized for their inherent artistic value. The Studio Program has had important outcomes for participating artists; it has allowed them to be introduced to Sonoma County museums, San Francisco galleries, and other professional Bay Area venues. The Studio Program offers unique access into the greater arts community for artists with disabilities. The natural setting of the ranch inspires them in ways not found in institutional settings and encourages independent living skills. Simply being involved in a professional art program as artists, rather than individuals with disabilities, is a meaningful step to help combat the stigma surrounding and affecting people who have a different experience of reality. Our Studio Program also leads to exhibition opportunities and performances during residency Open Studios. A recent example of this was a performance of the Artisticatz (of Becoming Independent) with resident sound artist Rinus Van Alebeek. Rinus conducted an Open House with a live radio cast on the global/Berlin-based channel: Radio On. This kind of collaboration and international exposure for the Artisticatz was wonderfully unprecedented and big time fun! Chalk Hill Studio Program’s goal is to become a nationally recognized program for artists living with disabilities, and to facilitate interaction between nonprofits that support those artists.

09/06/2024

Welcome Christina Kent While here, Christina will be meditating and walking on the ranch and painting plein air landscapes that capture her connection to nature.

Her project, “Common Home,” will focus on recovering our shared home in nature through careful study of the landscape. The paintings will capture how the light and landscape interact throughout the day.

Her work captures resonant moments of light in the landscape, moving past what we expect of traditional landscape painting and towards the edge of abstraction to create images reminiscent of faded memories. Some landscapes are intimate, reflecting close views of foliage and light, while others present expansive views of the distant mountains and valleys, evoking a feeling of vastness.

Her works here will reflect both her visual experience and the emotional resonance of the smells, sounds, and feelings of painting in nature. Instead of snapshots of one moment in time, they will be impressions over an extended period, layered to create a composite image. These layers will give the paintings a sense of time and the softness of memory, in contrast to the sharpness of a photograph.

08/30/2024

We are feeling lot of gratitude for everyone who participated and supported us, our fundraising ensures that we can continue to give back to artists.

We saw beautiful works at our open studio, ate yummy ice cream, swapped books, listened to Steve Pile's music, enjoyed delicious food, won a raffle of Carl I Warnecke Print, and took home incredible art pieces.

Since 2010, Chalk Hill Artist Residency has provided artists of all backgrounds, abilities, and mediums, with time and space to create new artwork at Warnecke Ranch & Vineyards.

Over 250 artists and multiple partner organizations enthusiastically recognize our program as integral to their creative development. The artists who have attended are at all stages of their career and eager to create.

08/29/2024

Don't forget to get your application in through our website by Saturday.

We've gotten amazing applications so far, we're looking forward to reviewing them all in depth and hosting wonderful artists in 2025.

08/28/2024

It was great having Brett Walker here while he worked on his photo series based on the novel "Autobiography of Red."

Brett put together scenes and dioramas that are inspired by the book.

We're looking forward to seeing his project finally completed at our Dec 12 Open Studio.

08/17/2024

Today is our Open Studio is combined with an Ice Cream Social, art book swap, and more. Bring a fun art book to swap out!

Featuring work by our very own and

The online auction is now live, and tickets are available through our link in bio (or at the door). We'll see you this sunny Saturday for many fun activities.

live music by Ice cream by

Location: Warnecke Ranch and Vineyards

08/16/2024

Which flavor of are you picking out tomorrow?

We're looking forward to seeing you (kids are free)!

08/16/2024

Reminder: Saturday Art Event! -

Did you know Warnecke Ranch & Vineyards is also home to Chalk Hill Artist Residency? In a few weeks my family is celebrating 14 years of hosting over 250 artists in residence at our historic ranch. We're proud to share Warnecke Ranch's idyllic Alexander Valley landscapes, pristine oak woodlands and....

08/14/2024

Former resident photographer has been busy capturing these beautiful ice cream images in his travels through the US.

Come Saturday for Ice Cream in person with other fun activities. Bring an art book to swap!

Bidding on auction items is now live, and tickets are available through link in bio. (kids are free!)

Whether you attend in person, bid online, or simply share our mission with your friends, your contribution makes a difference. Together, we can ensure that artists have the resources and opportunities they need to create, explore, and inspire.

08/12/2024

Welcome back to the residency Brett Walker!

Brett is a photographer from West Marin, California.

Utilizing digital, 120 and 35mm film formats and working in a cinema verite tradition, Brett creates pictures that articulate both our natural and built landscapes and the activities we carry out within those environments.

Brett is currently most interested in making pictures of California wine, bands in recording studios, the coffee industry at origin, semi-pro dirt track car racing, curious architecture and ethereal landscapes.

While in residence, he plans to continue his series on the "Autobiography of Red" by Anne Carson.

08/06/2024

At the residency, Cynthia Van Frank has been continuing work on her series "Emotional Realism" which captures the fragility of memory and found objects.

She's been painting nests, lichen, and Queen Anne's Lace that she's found on the Warnecke Ranch.

We're looking forward to seeing her work on display at our upcoming Open Studio and Fundraiser on August 17. (tickets available through link in bio)

08/05/2024

We're excited for our upcoming Fundraiser and Ice Cream Social, we hope to see you there!

Tickets available through our events on Facebook or Website.

Open Studio Artists:
Cynthia Van Frank
Susan Stephenson
Monique Lazard
Claire McConaughy
Sonja Holmberg

Live Music:
Steve Pile Band Steve Pile

Artwork Credit:
John Bucklin

Ice Cream:
Noble Folk Noble Folk Ice Cream and Pie Bar

07/26/2024

Welcome Cynthia Van Frank from Montreal.

Cynthia's work explores memory, trauma, and the preservation of life stories.

She developed a style of painting called emotional realism, which captures the fragility of memory and the profound stories embedded in everyday objects.

She uses this style to process her mother's journey with Alzheimer's disease and her own reactions to it.

During her stay here, she will delve into the concept of herself as an aging woman, often feeling invisible to others. She will create works in a combination of paintings and figurative clay pieces.

Her work has been exhibited in the USA and France, with pieces held in prestigious collections like the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec.

07/08/2024

Chalk Hill is pleased to welcome our next Artist in Residence, Sonja Holmberg . Sonja Holmberg is a watercolorist and arts educator who grew up in a small town in Western Massachusetts. In 2021, she graduated from UPenn's Graduate School of Education (GSE), specializing in visual arts education. For her undergraduate years, she attended Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, receiving a triple major in Studio Art, English, and French. She has a passion for teaching and has frequently incorporated graphic novels into her lesson plans to promote her students’ enthusiasm for reading and the arts. Her watercolors explore nostalgia through landscape and architecture, and her ongoing Americana series features detailed depictions of laundromats, diners, and gas stations from a bygone era. Sonja currently lives and works in North Andover, MA as a Studio Art, English, and French teacher at Brooks School. In her free time, she enjoys running, reading, traveling with her husband, and playing with her Border Heeler Scout.

06/28/2024

2025 CALL FOR ARTISTS

What could you do with more time & space?

We are currently accepting applications for our 2025 Artist Residency program! Please share this post and tag an artist who you think should apply!

Visit our website to Apply under the Artist Residency tab.

Artwork courtesy of 2024 Chalk Hill Artist, Grace Athena Flott

06/21/2024

Claire McConaughy@clairemc431 had an amazing and productive residency at Chalk Hill. Here are some fabulous works she created during her stay. These artworks will be on display during the Ice Cream Social Open Studio on August 19th. Please the events page on our website for details.

06/20/2024

Happy Summer!

06/18/2024

Chalk Hill is excited to welcome Susan Stephenson as the next Artist in Residence. Best known for the panoramic oil paintings she develops from direct observation, Susan Stephenson uses scenery from everyday life and transforms it through an exploration of color and light. A native of Louisiana, she received her BFA degree from Louisiana Tech University and her MFA degree from Boston University, where she studied with John Moore. After living and teaching in southern New England for over twenty years, Stephenson now lives in California’s San Joaquin Valley and teaches in the Art Department of the California State University, Stanislaus.

06/05/2024

Chalk Hill is excited to welcome Claire McConaughy as the next Artist in Residence. McConaughy's art combines elements to create poetic moments connected to the past and present. Her paintings are a reaction to the process of painting and the history of landscape. She has exhibited her work in various galleries. Additionally, McConaughy has received several prestigious fellowships and residencies. She has a background in rural mountain woods and life in New York City, and her artwork is influenced by her experiences. Originally from Southwestern Pennsylvania, McConaughy has lived and worked in New York for over thirty years. She earned her MFA in painting from Columbia University and her BFA from Carnegie Mellon University and currently is a full professor at Bergen Community College.

The artist plans to create a series of oil paintings called "Sweet Weird World" at Chalk Hill. The paintings will depict the fragile landscape of Northern California in a dreamy and expressive manner, using vivid colors and fluidly drawn lines to create layered imagery of interlaced trees and branches. The goal is to capture the essence of the landscape through expressive painting and intense color, creating spatial tensions and surprising metaphors.

05/21/2024

Monique is back!

Chalk Hill is pleased to welcome our next Artist in Residence, Monique Lazard . Born in the Bay Area, Chalk Hill Alumna, Monique Lazard received a BA from the California College of Art, and pursued graduate studies at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. After a successful career in fashion design and art direction, she left New York for Colorado, and began shifting her focus to painting. Monique now lives in Miami.

"What I try to achieve in my paintings is a sense of “aliveness” with brushwork and color. My aim is to paint the light and pieces of color that describes what I see. My experience with painting is impulsive and fluid rather than an organized plan of action. When I paint I am reacting to the excitement I feel when I see something that registers as beautiful to me. My focus is on the magic!"

05/16/2024

We are excited for this Century Plant (Agave americana) to bloom in Fred and Olivia's yard on Warnecke Ranch & Vineyard. Contrary to its name, the plant doesn't actually bloom every 100 years. Instead, the century plant flowers around every 10 to 30 years which is still quite a rarity. After 10 years or more — though not a century — at the end of the plant's life cycle, a lofty asparagus-like flower stalk is produced, reaching a height of 20-30 feet, with horizontal branching structures ending in panicles of 3-4" green to pale yellow blooms.The stalks are eaten by deer, squirrels, and many other animals, and the flower nectar is consumed by hummingbirds and bats in exchange for pollination.

05/10/2024

Chalk Hill is delighted to welcome artists from our partnership organization, Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music in Boston, the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.

Dr. Rhoda Bernard
Berklee Institute for Accessible Arts Education/Music Education Department Berklee College of Music.
Dr. Bernard will write a sample chapter for a book about Accessible Arts Education, which focuses on the ways that arts educators at all levels and in all settings can make their lessons, classes, and rehearsals accessible for all learners. The chapter will include the perspective of a disabled artist, along with teaching strategies and frameworks, and specific examples from educational practice.

Dr. Mila Thigpen
Dance Division, Boston Conservatory at Berklee.
Dr. Thigpen's project aims to explore the intersection of dance and social media, examining how digital platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube can be utilized to create, promote, and analyze dance content. The course curriculum will cover topics such as choreographing for the camera, digital storytelling through dance, branding and marketing strategies for dancers, and the ethical considerations of sharing dance online.

Jalon Smith
Piano Department, Berklee College of Music.
Jalon Smith's project aims to expand, develop, and compose source materials for the Gospel Music minor at Berklee College of Music. The comprehensive proposal will not only outline the core courses and structure but will also address the broader educational impact, exploring avenues for collaboration, performance opportunities, and community engagement.

Dr. Brian Gellerstein
Music Education Department, Berklee College of Music.
Dr. Gellerstein hopes to further develop a concept he calls culturally generative music-making, which draws from his research and experiences with dismantling White supremacy in music education and culturally responsive pedagogy. During the residency, he plans to write an academic journal article that positions music classrooms as powerful settings where students can explore themselves, their worlds, and build bridges with the worlds of others.

05/01/2024

Chalk Hill is pleased to welcome Mario Pires Cordeiro and Eliot Rattle representing Creativity Explored. These are the last of the teaching artists from our Bay Area Non-Profit Partnership organizations, NIAD, Creativity Growth, And Creativity Explored, which brings teaching artists from local nonprofits supporting artists with disabilities to spend a week at Chalk Hill to work on their various artistic endeavors.

Mário Pires Cordeiro MPC Studio is a San Francisco-based artist born in Lisbon, Portugal. He received his MFA at the University of London and completed three years of a PhD researching color trends in fine arts. He has been commissioned by the Olympic and Paralympic Games Committee and the Cape Farewell Foundation and has put on several solo and group exhibitions. He is an artist at the Minnesota Street Project Studios. Color is his main focus, unpacking the symbolic and cultural meanings imposed on it in contemporary society by sourcing colors from trends and design forecasts as well as from particular environments or publications. He often uses color as an entry point into understanding and establishing identity, whether it be of a given space, time, object, attitude, etc. He finds inspiration in modern architecture, engineering, and geometry, distilling extremely intricate concepts into distinct shapes. He works with a variety of media, from painting and sculpture to ceramic and clothing.

Eliot Rattle , born in the UK, moved to San Francisco in 1997. He attended Sarah Lawrence College in New York where he received a BA before returning to the Bay Area to study drawing and painting at San Francisco Art Institute. Having studied art and film history throughout his educational career, his work often uses theatrical faces or environments from black and white television to build abstract images/stories. Eliot Rattle has shown work in the Bay Area and abroad, including shows in Italy and London, and recently completed artist residencies at the Journal Building and Upper Market Gallery in San Francisco. Visit Eliotrattle.com to see his art and learn more.

04/25/2024

Yesterday, artists from our Bay Area Non-Profit partnership organization, NIAD Art Center had a wonderful visit with our current Artists in Residence Steen Kjorlie (representing NIAD NIAD Art Center ) and Brittanyana Pierro (representing Creativity Explored Creativity Explored )

04/24/2024

Happy Earth Day!

You are right! "Earth Day" was two days ago. For us at Chalk Hill, every day is Earth Day. Besides the picture was taken on "Earth Day" anyway.

Photo by Rajesh Jyothiswaran Ladybug Farm Images by Rajesh

04/23/2024

Chalk Hill Artist Residency is pleased to welcome Brittanyana Pierro with Creativity Explored Creativity Explored and Steen Kjorlie with NIAD Art Center NIAD Art Center, representing our Bay Area Non Profit Partnership organizations

Brittanyana Pierro is a multidisciplinary writer and creative, originally from the San Joaquin Valley of California. Inspired by their upbringing in the agricultural epicenter of the United States, Brittanyana is currently writing an autobiographical historical analysis of African diasporic agricultural trends and their relationship to the formation of Black American cultural identity. Brittanyana received their Bachelor of Arts with a dual emphasis in Writing and Black American Studies from The Evergreen State College.

Steen Kjorlie is an American figurative sculptor working out of Vallejo CA. During his stay at Chalk Hill, Steen will be working on an organic shaped abstract sculpture out of paper mache inspired by the area.

04/19/2024

Chalk Hill Artist Qi Ming performing at the Spring Open Studio.

04/17/2024

Chalk Hill Artist Residency is pleased to welcome Charlotte Moses and Tara Neuffer from our Bay Area Non Profit Partnership organizations Creative Growth Creative Growth Art Center and NIAD Art Center NIAD Art Center respectively. Both Creative Growth and NIAD are Studio and Gallery for artists with disabilities the San Francisco Bay Area.

Charlotte Moses is an Artist Care Manager who works with Creative Growth Artists/Staff by maintaining vital health records and dealing with any artist-related health & emotional issues on & off-site. Charlotte also has many other supporting roles inside the organization. Working for creative growth has inspired Charlotte to explore and invest in her creative side and learn and try different art mediums. Charlotte is a self-taught Artist with various talents, especially in DIY projects. Currently, she is exploring her talent in neurographic art, which she loves and uses as a form of meditation through art. Charlotte uses many different mediums and is inspired to be even more creative by going to a larger scale and adding different techniques to her neurographic art. Neuro graphic art is Charlotte's favorite thing to do and keeps her at peace & balance in an ever-changing world.

Tara Neuffer was born and raised in Chicago, but has made the Bay Area her home for the past 5 years. With a degree in Public Health, Tara has been working in the non-profit sector since graduating. She lives in Alameda and in her free time she loves to read, make art and take care of her animals and plants. She also enjoys volunteering with local organizing efforts in Oakland to increase accessibility to libraries.

04/15/2024

Here are some sights from the fantastic Spring Open Studio on Saturday featuring 2024 Chalk Hill Artists.

Qi Ming
Saree Robinson .robinson
Seth Gravette
Ruxue Zhang
Cherisse Alcantara
Lindsay Stripling

04/10/2024

*** RAIN OR SHINE***
(Rain likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 60% and diminishing as the day progresses).
Please join us for our Spring 2024 Open Studio
Saturday, April 13, 2024 1-4pm
art + drinks + food
Featuring live music by Tumbleweed Soul
To RSVP, please see link in Bio or visit the events page of our website.

Qi Ming
Saree Robinson .robinson
Seth Gravette
Ruxue Zhang
Cherisse Alcantara
Lindsay Stripling

03/29/2024

Chalk Hill Artist Residency is pleased to welcome our sixth 2024 artist-in-residence. Lindsay Stripling is a San Francisco–based artist and illustrator. She studied black-and-white photography at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and obtained a post-baccalaureate in painting at the San Francisco Art Institute. Currently, she works as an adjunct professor of illustration at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Having shown her work nationally and internationally, Stripling often works traditionally with paint on paper, but she also plays with incorporating traditional media into digital work, always coming from a place of layering, texture and experimentation. She likes to keep things playful and explores themes of nature, time, memory, community and psychology. Stripling’s clients include Adobe, Illustoria magazine, Kiva Confections, Nike and Target.

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Healdsburg, CA
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Artworks available for our fundraiser auction on Saturday! Bidding and tickets are now live through our link in bio. (kids are free!) Whether you attend in person, bid online, or simply share our mission with your friends, your contribution makes a difference. Together, we can ensure that artists have the resources and opportunities they need to create, explore, and inspire.

Qi Ming creates music at Chalk Hill

Music Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Qi Ming @qimingmusic had a very fruitful stay at Chalk Hill Artist Residency in January. One of the songs she created at Chalk Hill, "Paths" is being released next month. You can hear a demo in this video. Photos: Ladybug Farm Images by Rajesh

Salmon are back

Salmon are back to their spawning site at Warnecke Ranch Warnecke Ranch & Vineyard . We are not sure exactly what type of Salmon. Coho perhaps? Thank you Gerry for sending this video!

Our current artist in residence Seth Gravette @sethgravetteart sharing some of the finer points sculpting with visting Healdsburg High School Interns. Thank you Seth!

2023 Winter Open Studio at Warnecke Ranch

A timelapse of our 2023 Winter Open Studio at Warnecke Ranch & Vineyard . We can't wait for the next one in early Spring. Grace Athena Flott Grace Athena Flott Studio Winneke de Groot & Felix van Dam @wereoutofoffice Stephanie Robison @squishystone Katie Gong @katie.gong Winsor Kinkade @winsorkinkade_ Gregor Turk @gregorturk Pontus Lidberg @pontuskarljohan Fred Euphrat

Sophie on the River

Beautiful warm sunny day at the Warnecke Ranch. Moises Lopez brought his horse Sophie for a swim in the Russian River.

California Dreamin' Opening Reception

We had a great studio visit from a group of artists with Sonoma County Mental Health. Our current artist in residence, Flo Perkins, spoke about her art and techniques then everyone got involved and made some art! Learn more about our studio program here: http://www.chalkhillresidency.com/#!studio-program/u15uk

Contributors of KRCB joined us for art exhibitions, a tour of the Warnecke Archives, and presentations by NPR journalist Susan Stamberg and historian Pierluigi Serraino. Catered by the lovely Jimtown Store. Thank you to everyone who participated! Susan Stamberg, Pierluigi Serraino Architecture Jimtown Store Warnecke Ranch