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title: The 2026 Pie Ranch Residency
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  Two-week self-directed residency on a non-profit educational farm for artists
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deadline: '2026-10-15'
location: 'Pie Ranch, Pescadero, CA, United States'
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  No artist stipend, travel stipend or materials stipend; residency fees are
  paid by the artist ($1,050–$2,030 for two weeks) and include private bedroom,
  shared kitchen and access to the farm.
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  - animation
  - art conservation
  - ceramics/clay arts/pottery
  - digital media
  - documentary
  - drawing
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  - environmental arts
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# The 2026 Pie Ranch Residency

**Hosted by:** Pie Ranch

**Type:** Residency | **Location:** Pie Ranch, Pescadero, CA, United States | **Deadline:** October 15, 2026

## About This Program

> "Food issues, farmworker issues, agroecology, Indigenous foodways and food self sufficiency — the intersections of art, food, and farming"

Self-directed, project-based two-week residency on a 28-acre nonprofit educational farm for artists whose work addresses food issues, farmworker issues, agroecology, Indigenous foodways, and/or food self sufficiency, or who propose new work on these topics. Open to multiple and cross-disciplinary practices — visual artists, painters and muralists, film makers, writers and poets, musicians, chefs, photographers, dancers, and more — and to artists' collaborations working on a project together. Artists may continue a pre-existing project addressing food justice or develop a new body of work; proposals aligning with Pie Ranch's mission and the intersections of art, food, and farming are prioritized.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** animation, art conservation, ceramics/clay arts/pottery, digital media, documentary, drawing, ecology, environmental arts, film, fine metals/jewelry, graphic design, history, illustration, installation arts, interdisciplinary arts, landscape architecture, literature, mixed media, multimedia arts, music, painting, paper arts, photography, playwriting, poetry, sculpture, textile & fiber arts/weaving, urban planning/design, visual arts, woodworking, writing, ceramics
- **Age Requirements:** 23+ years old
- **Note:** Artists or artist collaborator teams whose work addresses food justice, agro-ecology, and/or food sovereignty movements, or artists who would like propose new works addressing these topics. Artists who are 23 years of age or older. Artists who are not currently in a 4-year degree seeking program. Open to artists based anywhere in the world; any stage of career.

Collaborative residency: must apply and be accepted individually, may apply as a team. Languages: English, Spanish. Pets are not allowed. Family friendly: N/A.

## Compensation & Benefits

No artist stipend, travel stipend or materials stipend; residency fees are paid by the artist ($1,050–$2,030 for two weeks) and include private bedroom, shared kitchen and access to the farm.

Artist stipend $0. Travel stipend/material stipends $0. Due to lack of funding, this year we can only offer paid residencies. Rental options for the 2 week residency: Farmhouse + Studio $2,030.00; Farmhouse $1,750.00; Yurt + Studio $1,330.00; Yurt $1,050.00. The fee includes a private bedroom in a recently built farmhouse or 13ft yurt; shared kitchen, toilet, bathtub, laundry and wifi; 28 acres of land to explore; and a safe and supportive creative community. A shared studio in the farm's Classroom barn is a small additional fee.

## What's Provided

- **Housing:** Provided - Private housing on campus (individual apartment/cabin/house) or a private bedroom in a shared housing facility on campus: your own private and comfortable bedroom in a recently built farmhouse or 13ft yurt, with shared kitchen, toilet, bathtub, laundry and wifi. Included in the residency fee. Accessible housing: N/A.
- **Studio Access:** Provided - Shared studios and exhibition/installation space. For a small additional fee you can also have your own shared studio, the farm's Classroom barn with heating and wifi, open 24/7. Each station has a desk with an oil cloth, chair, and large window for natural light.

## Timeline

- **Opens:** September 3, 2026
- **Deadline:** October 15, 2026

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.pieranch.org/cascade