Weekly Gathering — Tuesdays, 5:30pm–8:30pm

A dedicated weekly session to work alongside fellow artists, share thinking, and learn through proximity to other practices. Sessions are facilitated by studio owner, multidisciplinary artist, and arts-based researcher Gabie Mello, who offers mentorship and guidance where needed without directing or prescribing.

This weekly time is structured yet spacious—an environment that supports deep engagement with your work while remaining connected to a cohort of peers who hold diverse modalities, backgrounds, and creative languages.

Monthly Group Reflection Session

The first Tuesday of the month becomes a facilitated group reflection circle.

• Participants receive reflection prompts in advance from Gabie via whatsapp.

• The session focuses on opening thoughtful conversations about each artist’s process, values, challenges, and intentions.

• This is a space for honest, grounded dialogue that strengthens each artist’s understanding of their own work and the wider context it sits within.

A Shared Artist Community

This program acknowledges that we grow as artists in relationship—to materials, ideas, and to one another. The cohort becomes a supportive ecosystem where each participant’s unique perspective and ability enriches the collective experience. The emphasis is on mutual learning, critical generosity, and building sustainable, long-term studio habits within community.

Whatsapp Community Space

An ongoing group channels for:

• Sharing opportunities (exhibitions, grants, residencies, artist calls)

• Checking in on progress

• Staying connected between sessions

• Offering and receiving encouragement from peers

Studio Access (Optional Tier)

For artists working with clay requiring space and studio access

Access Included:

• Tuesdays from 2pm onward

• Thursdays 10am–4pm

• Saturdays 10am–4pm (except the first Saturday of each month)

Structured to support consistent, self-directed practice with community presence throughout the week.

End-of-Year Group Exhibition

The program culminates in a collective exhibition developed throughout the year—an opportunity to share resolved works, in-progress explorations, or research outcomes. The exhibition reflects the diversity of the group and the depth of inquiry cultivated over the year. Date to be decided by group.

Optional Mentoring

Participants receive access to discounted 1:1 mentoring with Gabie, focusing on:

• Studio practice development

• Artistic identity and voice

• Arts-based research approaches

• Conceptual refinement

• Project and exhibition development

Cohort Size

The Collective is strictly limited to 15 participants to preserve the intimacy, depth, and individual attention that define this community.

Tone, Intention, and What You’ll Gain

This program is an opportunity to anchor your practice within a supportive, thoughtful, and artist-led community. Participants can expect:

• A consistent weekly rhythm for creative work

• Access to a diverse range of practices and perspectives

• Conversations that challenge, clarify, and deepen thinking

• A place to test ideas, explore inquiries, and stay accountable

• A gentle, intelligent environment where emerging and established artists grow side by side

Built over years of practice-led facilitation, this space offers something rare: a community that honours the complexity of creative work while supporting each artist’s independent evolution.