Hamerspace Artist Cohort

The Hammerspace Artist Cohort is a small, intentionally structured program for mother artists seeking sustained engagement with their creative practice, professional development, and artistic community.

Over nine months, cohort members engage in structured critique, mentorship, visiting artist conversations, reflective exercises, professional practice workshops, and collaborative peer accountability. Participants receive individualized feedback, opportunities to engage with curators and arts professionals, and support in developing work toward a culminating public exhibition.

The program recognizes that artistic development rarely unfolds in a linear way. Many artists move through periods of fragmentation, interruption, reinvention, isolation, or disconnection from their work. These experiences are often intensified by caregiving responsibilities, domestic labor, financial realities, and cultural expectations surrounding productivity and success.

Program Length: September 13th 2026 – May 16th 2027
Culminating Exhibition: May 8th 3-6pm
Total Duration: 9 months including exhibition
Cohort Size: 6-8 artists

Program Cost:
Tuition: $1,500
Payment options:
Pay in full: $1,500
Two payments: $750 / $750
Quarterly payments: $375 x 4
Monthly Payments: $167 x 9

**Scholarship support pending sponsorship / fundraising capacity! We will provide payment options and due dates upon acceptance**

Ideal Participant

Designed for:
Mothers, emerging artists ready to deepen practice, mid-career artists seeking renewed accountability, interdisciplinary artists, artists preparing for exhibitions, grants, residencies, or career transition, artists seeking sustained peer and professional engagement

The cohort may be especially valuable for artists experiencing:
Interrupted or inconsistent studio time, creative isolation, burnout or overstimulation, difficulty maintaining momentum, tension between caregiving and artistic identity, uncertainty around professional direction

Not ideal for:
hobbyist/casual makers seeking drop-in workshops, artists unable to commit to regular participation
artists seeking only exhibition access.

What Participants Receive

Monthly Cohort Meetings
Second or third Sunday of each month
1:00pm –4:00 PM

Structured gatherings focused on:
- critique
- project development
- discussion
- accountability
- strategy
- professional practice

Combination of:
Zoom sessions
quarterly in-person gatherings

Visiting Artists / Guest Professionals
3–5 guest sessions throughout the year
Potential guests:
- working artists
- curators
- arts administrators
- collectors / consultants

Topics may include:
- studio practice
- exhibition development
- documentation
- grant writing
- institutional navigation
- public art
- commissions
- pricing / sales
- sustainability

Mentorship / Individual Feedback
Participants receive individualized support through:
- mentor check-ins
- one-on-one feedback
- project troubleshooting
- accountability support
- Professional Practice Development

Culminating Cohort Exhibition
Public exhibition in May featuring cohort participants.
Includes:
- exhibition planning support
- artist statement development
- curatorial feedback
- exhibition preparation
- installation coordination
- public presentation opportunity