Our Facilities are sufficient for many processes.

There is a complete wood-shop representing most every tool one would need.
Some Printmaking and Digital Photography tools.
Light is ample, as is space for painters.

Writers and researchers will find our library a great place to find everything from obscure local native legends, to biology, anatomy or taxa.
Musicians - Recording space & equipment supported.  We also have a piano, keyboard, a couple guitars and ukelele's, and some other various instruments. 

We currently do not have ceramic facilities, but do plan to host a kiln building workshop and pottery workshops in the near future.

Most any material needed can be flown in, given enough notice.

There are 3 ways to participate as an artist at Chulitna.

Fellowship – No fee, all expenses related to room and board + travel stipend, participate in chores and dishes
Resident Artist – Highly reduced fee, small daily chore participation.
Honarary Resident – No application required, no work required, full-fee with full-service, come make and enjoy!

Fellowships:

• All expenses covered including gourmet meals, travel stipend, and charter flight from Anchorage to the lodge.
• Family/partner and/or studio assistants may join for part or all of fellowship period for a fee on a case by case basis.
• Full 6 week commitment required. Three Fellowship Periods between May 18 and Ocober 11, 2025.

Resident Artist:

• Must apply for acceptance.
• Includes all expenses including gourmet meals from arrival in Port Alsworth, Alaska to departure.
• $800/week/person - double occupancy cabin (can be a spouse/partner/family member/studio assistant/etc.)  If coming alone, you may possibly share a room and studio with another artist.
• $1300/week/person - single occupancy cabin (Just you in your own private cabin, which doubles as a studio)
• Travel expenses not included in weekly rate
• Staff members are available to help with tool usage or technical assistance given enough notice. 

Honorary Resident:

• No Application Needed!
• Includes all expenses including gourmet meals from arrival Port Alsworth, Alaska to departure.
• $2200/week/person - single occupancy cabin or yurt (Just you in your own private cabin.)
• Monthly rates available
• Spouse/partner/family member/studio assistant/etc. may share cabin at discounted $800 rate.
• Travel expenses not included in weekly rate
• Staff members are available to help with any tool usage or technical assistance

Applications for Summer 2025 are now OPEN!

The deadline is December 31,  2024.

Please follow this link to our Slideroom page to submit your Application:

https://chulitnalodge.slideroom.com/

Can't afford to pay residency rates?  Many of our past residents have applied for grants to cover their 'Chulitna time'. Check out this list of funding sources:

https://artistcommunities.org/funding-fees-fellowships

Here's one in particular for Artists wishing to attend with Dependents!

http://www.sustainableartsfoundation.org

National Endowment for the Arts - Creative Writing Fellowships/Funding

https://www.arts.gov/grants/creative-writing-fellowships

Early summer is a fantastic beauty full of hope and spring blossoms.  Mid-Summer has great intensity with the midnight sun. Late summer to fall brings salmon, the changing of the leaves, and Aurora Borealis.

Fellowship Sessions 2025:

Session 1: May 10 – June 20

Session 2: June 22 – August 2

Session 3: August 4 – September 14

Session 4: September 15 – October 11 

Residency Blocks 2025:

We also offer 1 or 2 or 3 week long residency periods for the weekly fee outlined above.

Block 1: May 25 - 31

Block 2: June 1 - 7

Block 3: June 8 - 14

Block 4: September 21 -27

Block 5: September 28 - October 4

2025 Visiting Artist Lecture Series

Throughout the summer we will be hosting a series of art talks we call 'Chulitna Chat', which are open and free to all community members on Lake Clark. 

Dates TBD

Current Fellows

Click HERE for a list of Summer 2025 Fellows

Past Fellows

Click HERE for a list of all who have participated in our Fellowship Program.

Participating Artists

Click HERE for a list of all the Artists who have ever stepped foot at Chulitna Lodge.

Go to our video blog page to see more on the work made by our artists at Chulitna!