2027 Pioneer Works Residency
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Deadline
Posted
The application window for the 2027 Open Call for Visual Arts and Music Residency will open on June 15.
Pioneer Works Residency provides space, resources, and a collaborative environment that adapts to the interests and practices of each cohort, fostering public engagement through exhibitions, performances, open studios, and educational programming. Visual arts residents receive a one-time $5,000 award, while music residents receive a one-time $3,000 award.
About
Even before creating a formalized program, residencies have been a cornerstone of Pioneer Works’ mission. Before adopting the name Pioneer Works, their founding team proposed the “Museum of the Working Artist.” While the name didn’t stick, the ethos did. Pioneer Works is deeply committed to providing emerging artists and musicians a space to work, tools to create, and a platform to exchange ideas.
Each year, they select artists-in-residence through an open call. Aided by a jury of experts and alumni residents, Pioneer Works welcomes artists who work outside existing models and “norms” of their field, and who will benefit from their unique facilities and culture. As such, Pioneer Works shifts and evolves to reflect the interests and work of each new cohort of residents, from public education offerings to Second Sundays: a monthly forum of artistic experimentation through activations, open studios, and performance.
All residents who complete the program join Pioneer Works’ ever-growing alumni network of collaborators who continue to teach, partner, and lead public programming at Pioneer Works.