Residency Artist: Mentored Creators Shaping Youth Well

Hopelab is launching its inaugural artist residency, inviting four emerging artists to help reimagine what youth well-being can look and feel like.
Over three months
, residents will receive mentorship, resources, and a week-long retreat at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program.

• Work in one or multiple of the following media: writing (poetry and fiction), visual arts (painting, drawing, photography, mixed media), and media arts (music, sound, film, video)
• Are exploring the intersections of art, liberatory mental health, and well-being
• Come from communities historically underserved by mental health systems
• Are rooted in a community or movement, such as your neighborhoods, organizing traditions, cultural communities, mutual aid, or collective care practices.
• Have a creative vision and are actively developing a body of work or practice that reflects both lived experiences and a point of view about the world you want to help build
• Are available to spend a week at the Djerassi Artist Residency Program on October 5-11, 2026
• Are available to build community with the artist cohort during biweekly check-ins and guest lectures
• Are available for a public showcase in San Francisco on or around November 5, 2026