The second edition of In Fellowship centers the act of gathering as a tool for building movements, distributing resources, and nurturing new futures. Over a year of virtual meeting, cohort members will explore artistic models in response to the conditions of our current moment. In this time of escalating crises, what structures are emerging, and what existing strategies are finding new relevance? How are artists bringing people together to further these goals?

The cohort of three artists and collectives will gather regularly over the year under the facilitation of artist and culture strategist Sage Crump to build a network of mutual support and learning.

Cohort members receive an honorarium of $25,000 and an additional budget of $25,000 to organize a gathering of their communities. This year’s work is supported by Wagner Foundation, a Cambridge, MA-based foundation committed to investing in health equity, economic wellbeing, and the transformative power of art and culture, whose partnership expands the program to include dedicated funding for each cohort member to produce these gatherings.

In its pilot year, In Fellowship brought together three artist collectives, organizations, and networks to explore the possibilities and challenges of collective work within the context of interconnectedness and shared power. A Blade of Grass has been exploring forms of collaboration and shared power between our small staff and artist board, and as we experiment with our shape, our team has been in conversation with artists, organizers, and peer initiatives to investigate models for collective work and support for collaboratives.