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Call for Artists 
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY PARTNERSHIP  OPEN

The San Francisco Estuary AIR Program

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The San Francisco Estuary Partnership (Estuary Partnership) and collaborators are meeting the moment of climate change in the San Francisco Estuary. While traditional shoreline planning has focused on engineering and infrastructure, the scale and complexity of climate change demands new ways of seeing, feeling, and engaging with the world around us.

As sea levels rise across the globe, reshaping shorelines, ecosystems, and communities, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership's Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program is rooted in the belief that adaptation is not only a technical challenge, but a cultural one. With that in mind, the theme for this residency is Rising Seas.

Rising Seas invites artists of all mediums to explore the many dimensions of this transformation: from the physical reshaping of coastal landscapes to the emotional, cultural, and ecological impacts of living with water in a state of flux. Through your work, artists can help surface stories that are often overlooked in policy and planning spaces, such as stories of frontline communities, intergenerational memory, displacement, resilience, and care.

Eligibility: Artists may apply individually or as part of a group. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and live in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma County. A formal arts degree is not required.

All artists-in-residence (AIRs) will receive:

 

  • Three stipend installments across the six-month program

  • Support from the ABG Art Group with a history of supporting artists through artist-in-residence programs

  • Participation in a celebratory Exhibit event at the conclusion of the program

 

Dates and Deadlines:

 

  • Application Period: Live!

  • Application Deadline: November 20, 2026

  • Residency Period: January 11, 2026 - May 31, 2027

  • Exhibit Period: May 3, 2027 - June 30, 2027

To learn more about this program visit our Program Overview, FAQ and About Us pages. 

 

Applications are due by November 20, 2026.

Call for Artists 
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CITY OF LAFAYETTE  OPEN

Lafayette Mural Program

The City of Lafayette is partnering with ABG Art Group to produce 4 large-scale exterior murals and seeking experienced mural artists to submit portfolios to be considered for the opportunity to design and install murals in Lafayette. Four artists or artists teams will be selected to work on individual murals/locations.

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  • Eligibility: Mural artists from the Greater San Francisco Bay Area with strong preference given to Contra Costa County-based artists

  • Locations: The City of Lafayette - Specific locations to be determined

  • Deadline: The project will happen in phases, artist selection for each individual mural will take place as soon as February 2025.  Portfolios may be submitted through Dec. 2026​​
     

Deadline to Apply: December 2026​​

Call for Artists 
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ROTTEN CITY CULTURAL DISTRICT CLOSED

2026 RCCD Artist Residency Open Call


ABG Art Group is pleased to announce the open call for the 2026 Artist Residency Program at the Rotten City Cultural District (RCCD) Bay Street Home Base, located in our flex gallery space at the Bay Street shopping center unit 5610 in Emeryville, CA. This residency offers emerging and established artists a unique opportunity to develop and present new work in a vibrant, museum-style, high-traffic environment. Artists may apply as individuals, collectives, or organizations.

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The residency activates a retail gallery space at Bay Street and supports the creation of public-facing exhibitions, programs, performances, community-centered activations, and public artworks or experiences designed to exist temporarily or permanently in public spaces.

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Deadline to Apply: March 1st​​

ABG Internship 
Closing March 1st  CLOSED

Creative Entrepreneurship & Arts Operations Internship

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The ABG Creative Entrepreneurship & Arts Operations Internship is a six-month, hands-on program designed for emerging creatives interested in understanding how art, business, and community intersect. Interns work across both ABG Art Group, a creative agency and production company, and the ABG Foundation, a nonprofit organization supporting mission-driven creatives. The internship is intentionally cross-functional, offering exposure to creative production, nonprofit operations, community partnerships, administration, and creative business development. Rather than being siloed into a single role, interns gain experience across multiple operational areas and leadership styles—mirroring the realities of creative entrepreneurship and preparing interns to build sustainable creative careers.​

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Deadline to Apply: March 1st

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