About the Residency Program

Our vision at Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts & Agriculture (PMRCAA) is to connect sustainable agricultural practices, conservation, arts and sciences with traditional and contemporary crafts and skills integral to ranching life including: metal, glass, wood and leather work, ceramics, fibers and textiles, writing, painting and drawing, photography, film and music.

Efforts consist of offering a space where cultural practitioners, ecological scientists and creative thinkers can immerse themselves in their work and/or research through access to studios, open space, and beautiful scenery, working alongside PMRCAA staff, volunteers and community members to preserve the natural biosphere and historic buildings of the ranch for years to come.

At PMRCAA, we strive to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures to find creative solutions to unique challenges. We hope to serve as a platform that fosters the exchange of knowledge between creative people from in- and outside of Central Oregon.

Residents are asked to contribute to the ranch or the local community by helping around the ranch and/or by presenting a workshop or artist’s talk in the community. At the same time, residents are given time and space for their own artistic practice.

Program Overview

Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture (PMRCAA) offers two-week and four-week residencies from March to mid-November. A residency cohort consists of two to four residents who share a large, historic home on the ranch property while each resident is assigned their own private studio.

Since 2018, the program has been supporting artists, scientists, writers and researchers from a variety of fields and with a range of experience levels. Applicants working on mediums such as painting, ceramics/pottery, printmaking, book arts, sculpture, fiber arts, mixed media, digital media, photography (digital), installation art, music and performance arts, writing, interdisciplinary work and any scientific and creative research are encouraged to apply.

2026 Residency: 

Application Opens May 1st

2026 Theme: Adaptation

All living things respond to a changing environment through adaptation, but what is the mysterious alchemy behind it? What catalysts lie within our world that spark individuals and whole species to adjust their characteristics? Adaptation is a demonstration of flexibility, openness and a desire not just to survive, but to thrive. Whether it takes milliseconds or millennia, a lifetime or generations, the process of adaptation holds infinite hope for the future. Join us in 2026, exploring the theme of Adaptation and all of its potential.

Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Arts and Agriculture invites artists, scientists, scholars and writers to apply for our 8th annual residency program in picturesque Sisters, Oregon.

Application Timeline

• May 1 – Application opens

• May 13 at 10:00 a.m. PST – Residency Program Info Session (Zoom)

• June 20 at 5:00 p.m. PST – Application Closes

• August 4 – 15 – Finalist interviews

• August 22 – Reference responses due

• September – Residency decisions announced

References

If you are a finalist, we will reach out and request that you provide contact information for three references:

• At least one from within your discipline area.

• If applicable, one from a former residency.

• One who can evaluate your ability to live and work collaboratively in a positive, community setting.

More information for the reference submissions will be provided after the finalist interviews.