Autumn: Initiation

Beginning in September through an invitation and orientation process, a cohort of new and returning Studio Residents are organized into a season of collective study guided by our Intuitive Pedagogy alongside the Archive Caretaker Fellows.

We approach collective study and the ritual of re-membering as an initiation into one’s intuition, and recognize this as the first step in creative practice.

Winter: Incubation

Continuing in December, a thesis briefing is facilitated as a retreat experience to orient the Studio Residents towards a focused research area for continued exploration through their respective creative practices.

We acknowledge wintertime as a season for incubation and create conditions for independent introspection as well as guided collective reflections.

Spring: Production

Flowering and flowing into March, we celebrate spring through an assessment of abundance, the reviewing of research projects proposed by studio residents, and an allocation of resources towards production budgets.

We honor the springtime as a moment for planting seeds and approach it as a productive season where ideas may be cultivated and begin to take shape.

Summer: Presentation

Culminating through June, July, and August, the studio residents presented their culminating thesis collection through a thesis exhibition experience in September 2024 at Moonwater Farm designed to hold space for extended community to intimately connect with our research findings and memory work.

We understand the summer season as a vibrant portal for solar energy ideal for birthing new worlds and nostalgic ways.