Summer 2025 Residency OPEN CALL

Overview

Pitzer College Art Galleries, in partnership with the Art Field Group at Pitzer College, are offering a summer residency for artists who lost their studio or workspace due to the Eaton Fire in Altadena, located just 30 minutes west of the Claremont Colleges. We are offering four residencies in the following disciplines: Ceramics, Photography, Sculpture, and Painting/Drawing. Alongside galleries staff, studio art faculty from the Art Field Group will provide partnership and support from their respective disciplines to the residents. 

About the Residency

This 8-week summer residency provides artists with shared, discipline-specific studio space, access to institutional resources, and a stipend to help artists continue or rebuild their practice. Hosted at Pitzer College, part of the Claremont Colleges consortium, the program leverages shared facilities across Pitzer’s campus. Housing is not provided, and residents must arrange their own accommodations. There are no formal required outcomes for this residency, such as exhibitions or artist talks, allowing artists the flexibility to focus on their creative process.   

Residency Details

Disciplines: Ceramics, Photography, Sculpture, Painting/Drawing
Duration: June 23 – August 15, 2025
Stipend: $5,000 (inclusive of travel and materials)
Housing is not provided
Location: Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

Available Resources

Access to discipline-specific studio spaces (details below)
Shared Pitzer College and Claremont Colleges facilities

Studio Resources

Ceramics

Studio Equipment: Extruder, pug mill, slab roller, pottery wheels
Kilns: Electric and gas kilns, and kiln logs
Other: Clay and glaze mixing, hand tools for throwing and sculpting

Photography

Processing Sink: Film Dev station & Washer for 35 mm and medium format film (artist provides film + paper)
Analog Darkroom: Sinks, Beseler 45MX enlarger for 35 mm and medium format film printing; light boxes, air machine, paper cutter
Archival Inkjet Printer: Canon Prograf 2100 | 24 inch printer (limited supply of ink available; artist provides paper)
Book Binder: Thermal and spiral binding machines
Software: Adobe access
Camera and Equipment: Hot light set, Hasselblad 500c camera, and tripod

Sculpture

Studio and tools: Woodshop, table saw, basic hand tools, basic MIG welding

Painting/Drawing

Studios: Spacious, well-lit studios at the Robert Redford Conservancy with easels and worktables, and drying racks for canvases and paper

Application Requirements

Statement of Practice: Describe your artistic practice, including medium and themes (500 words max)
Impact of Loss: Detail what you lost in the Eaton Fire (e.g. studio, equipment, materials, or works) and its impact on your practice (300 words max)
Use of Facilities: Explain how you would use the residency’s studios and resources, including research or plans for collaboration (300 words max)
Portfolio: Up to 10 images of recent work
CV or resume: An outline of your artistic experience (max 3 pages)

Timeline

Application Deadline: May 23, 2025
Interview Notification: Week of May 26, 2025
Interviews: Week of June 2, 2025
Resident Awarded: Week of June 9, 2025
Residency Period: June 23-August 15, 2025
Onboarding: The selected resident will attend an on-boarding day with Art Galleries staff and a faculty sponsor in June 2025 (date to be agreed)

How to Apply

Submit your application, including all required materials, at this link by Friday, May 23, 2025

For more questions or additional information, please contact: pitzer_galleries@pitzer.edu