Sara Jimenez - VIRTUAL 2026 Canopy Cohort

Sara Jimenez - VIRTUAL 2026 Canopy Cohort

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Program Cost:

$5 Application Fee
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Course Tuition
Details about tuition and financial aid below

Application Instructions:

Application Information and Requirements
Applications are due Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
Applicants will be notified January 19th - 23rd, 2026
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 2026 program year.

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Cohort Overview

Faculty Mentor:	Sara Jimenez
Cohort Type:	virtual
Meeting Day:	Tuesdays
Meeting Time:	6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST)
Cohort Size:	10 Artists
3 Semesters:	Spring 2026 \| 9 Weeks Summer 2026 \| 2 Weeks Fall 2026 \| 9 Weeks *specific start dates below
Group exhibition in Chelsea, NYC:	December 3rd - 5th, 2026

Faculty Mentor Bio

Sara Jimenez (she/her) received her BA from the University of Toronto and her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design. Selected exhibitions include Rachel Uffner Gallery, El Museo del Barrio, Morgan Lehman Gallery, BRIC Gallery, The Brooklyn Museum, The Bronx Museum, and Smack Mellon, among others. She has performed at numerous venues including The Dedalus Foundation, The Noguchi Museum, Jack, The Glasshouse, and Dixon Place. Selected artist residencies include Brooklyn Art Space, Wave Hill’s Winter Workspace, the Bronx Museum’s AIM program, Yaddo, BRICworkspace, Art Omi, Project for Empty Space, LMCC’s Workspace and Bemis. Her work is part of the permanent collection of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. Selected awards and grants include NYFA’s Canadian Women's Artist Award, Canada Council for the Arts’ Explore and Create and Travel Grants, and BRIC’s Colene Brown Art Prize. Jimenez is represented by Chozick Family Gallery.

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 \| Spring 2026 Tuesdays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST) 9 meetings via Zoom 9 weeks / 1 week off March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 April 14, 21, 28 May 5 (No cohort meeting week of April 6th)	Mentorship Group Critique Personalized Prompts Artist Talks Guest Artist Melissa Joseph Guest Artist Nickola Pottinger
LECTURES & DEVELOPMENT Semester 2 \| Summer 2026 4 meetings via Zoom + Asynchronous Lectures + Workshops Monday, June 1 Tuesday, June 2 Monday, June 15 Tuesday, June 16	Mentorship Visiting Critics Artist Statement Edits Artist Lecture + Visiting Critic Sto Len Artist Lecture + Visiting Critic Rose DeSiano Artist Statement Edits Amanda Nedham
THE FULL PICTURE Semester 3 \| Fall 2026 Tuesdays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST) 9 meetings via Zoom 9 weeks / 1 week off September 15, 22, 29 October 6, 13, 27 November 3, 10, 17 (No meeting week of October 19)	Mentorship Visiting Critics Professional Practices Show Prep Visiting Critic Tie Jijoma Curator of Global Contemporary Art at the Phillips Collection Visiting Critic Amy Smith-Stewart Chief Curator, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
GROUP EXHIBITION - CHELSEA, NYC December 3rd - 5th, 2026 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 MENTORSHIP Throughout The Canopy Program, artists will have numerous opportunities to work with additional faculty and hear from special guest speakers. Canopy Salons are cross-Canopy small group critiques, that are offered weekly to provide fresh eyes and feedback on your work. Virtual Salon Michael Berryhill Virtual Salon Rick Briggs Virtual Salon Meena Hasan In-person Drawing Salon Loren Erdrich
ADDITIONAL CONTENT Canopy artists will get access to The Canopy Portal, an archive of recorded Canopy lectures, readings, and resources. Additionally, here are some of the live lectures and worskhops taking place this cycle. All Canopy artists are invited to attend virtually! Artist Lecture Mark Thomas Gibson Special Topics Lecture: Color Julia Norton Keynote Lecture: Art Life Balance Basil Kincaid Techincal Drawing Workshop Andrew Prayzner Materials Workshop TBA Professional Practices Speaker TBA

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 January 23rd, 2026 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.