About Us

Making Space is a virtual peer mentorship program focusing on the needs and wants of early career BIPOC artists. We operate mainly through an ongoing community Slack page where artists share their work, questions, and any resources that they feel may benefit artists in the collective (readings, calls for artists, etc.). Making Space used to host three events a month: a speaker series where an established BIPOC artist visits Making Space, a workshop facilitated by an early career BIPOC artist, and a studio hangout on the first Tuesday of every month. We’ve moved to a project based schedule - more details to come.

Through our programming, we prioritize collaboration, paying artists and facilitators above CARFAC fees, safe gathering in virtual spaces, and the overall autonomy and agency of racialized artists across contemporary arts communities.

All BIPOC artists are welcome, we follow a drop-in style that encourages artists to join the mentorship at any time, and to come in whatever capacity they feel suits them and their practice. Whether this is through a one time workshop attendance, or ongoing relationship building within the collective.