Who: Live in a vintage Victorian with a family of locals and visitors

For: The residency is for emerging fine artists interested in SF history and culture, with priority towards Black, Native, Latin American, and under-represented artists.

Recent artists in residence at Sunbeam Arts include

Anthony Jimenez

I am a first generation Mexican-American college graduate, with a B.A. in Visual and Public Art from CSU Monterey Bay. I grew up in the bay area, living between Morgan Hill & Gilroy in Santa Clara County. This area’s diversity created the foundation for which concepts I would later grow up to explore in my artwork. 

My mediums include acrylic on canvas, pencil/charcoal, and digital painting/illustration. I use my art to engage and educate my community, with a goal to create dialogue about environmentalism, social issues, human condition, and vulnerability. I do this by exploring themes of nature, politics, self-reflection, & imagination. My style involves the use of colorful, dynamic imagery, movement, and shape to evoke an emotional response, hiding underlying themes if examined more thoroughly. 

My process involves researching a subject that I am interested in, so that I may be well versed in the history and context in which it relates to the community & myself. This means looking for historical meaning behind certain imagery, finding out how that imagery is related to the community, and building a catalogue of reference images to help guide the work. This all accumulates into a piece of art that can speak on/interpret a subject from an entirely new perspective. 

Shani Zhang

Recent additions to the collection at Sunbeam Arts include

[courtesy of the artist]
Miguel Arzabe
Samantha Stein

Nearby art collectives

Minnesota Street Project, Kadist, Southern Exposure, MCCLA, Ruth's Table, Galeria de La Raza

How it Works

Residency is up to a 4-week stay in a private room and a shared bathroom, at no cost. There is a separate room as shared studio space. We do not provide a stipend or materials.

Application fee and terms

$0, rolling applications, year-round

Apply

Apply by sending an email to SunbeamArtsResidency @ jperla.com with your portfolio, past residencies if any, desired time period, letter of intent, and what you'd get out of the residency in SF