Jessica Dickinson - IN PERSON 2025-2026 Canopy Cohort

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Jessica Dickinson - IN PERSON 2025-2026 Canopy Cohort

$5.00

Program Cost:

  • $5 Application Fee
    Donated to Alzheimer's Research

  • Course Tuition
    Details about tuition and financial aid below

Application Instructions:

  • Application Information and Requirements

  • Applications are due Sunday, July 27th, 2025

  • Applicants will be notified July 31st - August 6th, 2025

  • Each Cohort has the same application form. When applying, you will be able to select your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of Cohort Mentor for the 2025-2026 program year.

Applications are closed

Cohort Overview

Faculty Mentor: Jessica Dickinson
Cohort Type: in-person
Meeting Day: Saturdays
Meeting Time: 10:30-1pm (EST)
Cohort Size: 10 Artists
3 Semesters: Fall 2025 | 9 Weeks
Winter 2026 | 2 Weeks
Spring 2026 | 9 Weeks
*specific start dates below
Group exhibition
in Chelsea, NYC:
Spring 2026 - Date TBA

Faculty Mentor Bio

Jessica Dickinson is a Brooklyn based artist whose work is primarily situated in painting and encompasses drawing, writing, and installations. Exploring durational shifts in light, matter, consciousness, and perception, she works to create space for a slowed down encounter within our world of increasingly accelerated exchanges. Dickinson is represented by James Fuentes in New York/Los Angeles and Altman Siegel Gallery in San Francisco. Solo exhibitions include James Fuentes NY, Altman Siegel, David Petersen Gallery, Minneapolis and Maisterravalbuena, Madrid. Numerous group exhibitions include The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Cranbrook Art Museum, Michigan; Katzen Arts Center at The American University Museum, Washington D.C.; Gladstone Gallery, New York; The Warehouse, Dallas; Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens, and The Kitchen, New York. Dickinson’s work has been reviewed and included in Artforum, Art in America, The Brooklyn Rail, and The New Yorker, among others. Awards include Steep Rock Arts Residency, a Belle Foundation individual grant, Farpath Residency in Dijon, France, Change Inc. Grant, and The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program residency. Public collections include The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York and The Rachofsky Collection, Dallas. Dickinson received a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and an MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She has taught extensively, including Cooper Union School of Art, Columbia University School of the Arts, and Yale University School of Art.

Cohort Schedule Overview

ORIENTATION

Founder & artist, Catherine Haggarty will lead a virtual orientation with all Canopy Artists before each semester of The Canopy Program.

FOUNDATIONS

Semester 1 | Fall 2025

Saturdays, 10:30-1pm (EST)
9 meetings at the Canopy Studio in Chelsea
9 weeks / 1 week off

September 13, 20, 27
October 4, 18, 25
November 1, 8, 15
(No meeting week of October 6)

LECTURES & DEVELOPMENT

Semester 2 | Winter 2026

4 meetings via Zoom + Asynchronous Lectures + Workshops

Virtual Meetings:
Monday, January 26
Tuesday, January 27
Monday, February 9
Tuesday, February 10

THE FULL PICTURE

Semester 3 | Spring 2026

Saturdays, 10:30-1pm (EST)
9 meetings at the Canopy Studio in Chelsea
9 weeks / 1 week off

March 7, 14, 21, 28
April 4, 18, 25
May 2, 9
(No meeting week of April 6)

GROUP EXHIBITION - CHELSEA, NYC


Spring 2026 - Date TBA

After completing 3 semesters with your mentor, your cohort experience will culminate in a pop-up group exhibition at The Canopy Studio in Chelsea (NYC).

See previous Canopy Cohort Exhibitions at our Chelsea Studio!

ADDITIONAL CONTENT + MENTORSHIP

Throughout The Canopy Program, artists will have numerous opportunities to work with additional faculty and hear from special guest speakers. Artists will be invited to virtual + in-person meet-ups to connect all participating artists.
  • Office Hours with Canopy Mentors
  • Access to Recorded Archives from Lecture Club
  • Studio Visit Pairing with an artist from another cohort
  • Social Meetups

Tuition and Financial Aid

The full tuition total is $6,500, which includes:
Deposit: $500 deposit to secure seat in cohort
(part of tuition)
Semester 1 Tuition: $2000
Semester 2 Tuition: $2000
Semester 3 Tuition: $2000
The cost per contact hour is $88-92.

Please note: Upon acceptance, a $500 deposit is due on Friday August 8th, 2025 in order to secure your spot in the cohort. The deposit will be applied toward your tuition.

You may choose to pay the full tuition at the start of the 1st semester or enroll in a payment plan.

Please see Tuition and Financial Aid for more information regarding extended payment plans and Financial Aid.