STUDIO Artist RESIDENCY

Our two-year residency supports emerging, practicing, and mid-level artists by providing free studio space, professional development, and educational outreach training. In exchange, fellows give time to underserved communities through outreach organized by TCP’s Community Arts Program (CAP). The artists’ works are showcased at a culminating exhibition, and exposure from the program gives access to new audiences.

In exchange for the gift of space, the selected artists complete arts outreach in collaboration with TCP’s community outreach partners. The studio space is located at The Goat Farm in Atlanta, Georgia while exhibitions are hosted in partnership with developers in various non-traditional spaces. While in the program residents will receive promotional support, additional exhibition opportunities, and professional development. 

ART-FORCE will create new opportunities for Atlanta’s burgeoning arts community and will enable the city to retain its creative talents. The program will have a profound impact on the areas social economy by enriching community life and preserving cultural integrity while encouraging connection with Atlanta’s citizens.

The Community Arts Program (CAP)

CAP is the arts education outreach program of The Creatives Project. TCP's Studio Artist Residents complete their community outreach requirement through this program. TCP provides students, teachers, and communities with direct hands-on arts experiences through personal interaction with artists. TCP encourages each artist to explore his/her discipline with students, teachers, and community members through a variety of components that may include workshops, classes, lectures and discussions, rehearsals, performances, community events, and mentorship.

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YOUTH:

We aim to develop arts/music education programming specifically for highly under served neighborhoods in Metro Atlanta by offering CAP programming to schools, community centers and neighborhoods with very high concentrations of children living in low income situations who may also have disabilities or other developmental delays. In conjunction with the Board of Education, these programs aim to help students develop a creative voice. It is our belief that by giving children an opportunity to explore vairious means of expression, they will become better equipped to face life’s challenges.

In conjunction with the educational program, a mentorship program has been developed to pair artists with at-risk youth, providing support and guidance for children to explore creative passions, ultimately building strong relationships that positively impact children's lives.

ADULT:

We aim to develop arts/music education programming specifically for our community at large through the creation and implementation of an adult education program consisting of studio classes, workshops, lectures, and open studio visits conducted by CCHP residents.

This program utilizes the talents and special skills of all TCP artist in residency program participants as each is required to give back to their local community through arts based outreach. We continue to develop our educational programs with the above goals in mind.

IMPACT:

Since 2011, TCP has presented dozens of exhibitions and served nearly 70 artists through residency opportunities who have volunteered thousands of arts service hours to help hundreds of underserved youth and seniors realize their creative dreams through one-on-one professional artist mentorship.

TCP's beneficiary organizations have included a number of area neighborhoods and schools, One Love Generation, VSA Arts of Georgia, Street Smart Youth Project, Blueprint 58, Paint Love, Big Bethel AME Church, Operation P.E.A.C.E. and Columbia Residential. (CLICK THE LINKS FOR IMAGE GALLERIES)