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Information for Schools
Artist Residencies are a great way to add a stimulating new element to your arts education curriculum. Below, you will find he steps you need to go through to initiate this incredibly rewarding process.
- Read through the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts’ Artist Residency Directory to get an idea of the various
art forms, styles, and philosophies of the Resident Artists.
- Contact the Resident Artist(s) directly to see how you can work together or contact Mary Brenholts to
get suggestions on which artist(s) would be the best match for your site.
*You must make contact with the artist before a Request Form is submitted.
Confirm their daily rate and the number of days needed to make a residency
work best for all participants.
- Submit the Artist Residency Request Form as soon as possible to secure funding for your Residency
Project. Residency requests are accepted on a rolling basis. Funding amounts and availability
are determined based upon a variety of factors.
- Make sure matching funds from your site are made available and kept accessible for the Artist
Residency Project. Pittsburgh Center for the Arts pays the Resident Artist in full and invoices the
host site for their portion of the fee.
*Consider working with a local business or industry to help
fund the project.
- Once your Residency has been confirmed, schedule a Planning Meeting with the artist and PCA staff to
develop your Residency Plan. Set project dates with the artist as soon as possible; schedules fill quickly!
*Note: some artists prefer to develop full plans early in the
process.
The Artist Residency Directory for 2008 is available online! Beware, the file is rather large - it may take a while to download...If you would like to have the Residency Directory mailed to you, please contact Mary Brenholts at 412-361-0455 x368 or mbrenholts@pittsburgharts.org.
Residency Directory (.pdf 12MB)
The insert materials are just as important as the Directory for educators to get the process started. If you've lost the original paperwork, you can download it right here:
How To Initiate a Residency
Residency Request Form
The Planning Meeting: Guidelines
Residency Planning Form
Follow-up and Promotion
Residency Fact Sheets
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