The Pedantic Arts Residency (Pedantic) is seeking applicants for creatives and researchers to participate in the Summer 2025 and Winter 2026 terms. Open to non-Pittsburgh residents, Pedantic is a program that provides free housing and an immersion into the Pittsburgh arts community while fostering and strenghtening creative discussion and thought. Formulated to host a visual artist, curator, and writer, Pedantic aims to encourage dialogue and cross-disciplinary exchange while establishing connections between non-Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh-based cultural producers and artists. Pedantic is also seeking applicants for The Grant, a separate program from the arts residency that is independently-led and open to those aiming to do Pittsburgh-based research.
The open call is now live and the deadline is Sunday, October 27 at 11:59PM EST. To learn more and apply, click the button below.
Pedantic Arts Residency's New Website
Pedantic Arts Residency just got a virtual upgrade with a new website.
Designed by Pittsburgh-based graphic design firm Bear Left Bear, the website is a one-stop-shop for all information having to do with the residency program. Visitors can find information about Pedantic and its history, get to know about past and present residents, and learn about upcoming events. Prospective applicants can also apply for future iterations of the residency through the website, and locals can get in touch with Pedantic staff about getting involved.
Check out the new website by clicking the button below.
Pedantic Open Call and Info Session
APPLICATIONS DUE: Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 11:59PM EST
Casey Droege Cultural Productions (CDCP) in partnership with Headwater Media is pleased to host a call for applications for the next two rounds of Pedantic Arts Residency. The summer session of Pedantic will run June 9 through July 8, 2023. The winter session will run January 5 through February 3, 2024.
Pedantic is an arts residency that brings together an artist, a curator, and a writer under one roof for a collaborative arts experience. It is a unique invitation to open greater and more cross-disciplinary dialogue within the arts by re-embracing the significant impact that education, study, and structured contemplation can have on artistic output. It is focused on fostering artistic connections rather than production.
CDCP is seeking applicants with practices in either visual art, curating, or arts and culture writing. Individuals working across multiple practices are welcome, though we request you identify one field you are most keen to engage with while participating. Applicants must be non-Pittsburgh residents* and must be available to live in Pittsburgh at the Pedantic apartment for the duration of the program dates.
To learn more an to apply, click the button below: