From left, Jonathan Pierre Lafleur, govt director and co-founder, Franck Henry Godefroy, inventive director and co-founder and Mc Alexander Ciceron, inventive director and lead curator.
Picture by @McAlexanderCiceron
Atelier Artist is a co-sharing house and inventive residency positioned in Central Brooklyn. The founders are opening their doorways, providing the marginalized creatives a possibility to attain success in New York Metropolis’s more and more unique artwork scene.
The residency is open to creatives throughout Brooklyn who’re proficient in visible arts, efficiency, media, design, writing, and sound. Precedence will probably be given to candidates from traditionally marginalized backgrounds looking for sustainable and intentional areas to develop their craft.
The initiative is led by Jonathan Pierre Lafleur, co-founder, Franck Henry Godefroy, and inventive director and lead curator, MC Alexander Ciceron. Their imaginative and prescient is to construct “a hybrid inventive hub” that capabilities as a workspace and a house for cultural connection and inventive empowerment.
In an interview with Caribbean Life Newspaper, Lafleur, govt director said that this house is rooted in cultural justice and collective empowerment. It’s a motion to mobilize artists of coloration, queer creatives, immigrants, and people traditionally pushed to the margins of the sideline.”
Picture by @McAlexanderCiceron
The programming is designed for the group, emphasizing therapeutic, storytelling, and cultural change. The house will provide dwell studio periods, inventive mixers, artist talks, and open mic nights. It gives a uncommon various that’s inclusive, seen, and fosters long-term inventive development.
Summer season and fall residency functions are open, with the pilot program operating from June by October 2025. Chosen artists will acquire 24/7 entry to shared and semi-private workspaces referred to as the “Altis Hubs,” in addition to unrestricted use of gallery house, discounted occasion leases, and a full slate of public occasions. It’s launching with an open name for its preliminary residency program. The initiative invitations rising artists, particularly those that determine as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and immigrants, to use. Candidates could have entry to reasonably priced studios, gallery house, and year-round group programming.
“If you happen to’re dreaming massive however feeling boxed out, this house is for you,” mentioned Godefroy, a Haitian-born artist.
“Atelier Artist is rooted in cultural fairness and collaboration. It’s not only a studio — it’s a group house the place artists can develop, exhibit, and thrive collectively,” mentioned Artistic Director Alexander
Functions may be submitted on-line utilizing the Submission Link.
