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HATCH Projects: Supporting an ecology of curatorial & artistic practice
2011-2012 Residents and Exhibitions
2012-2013 Curatorial Residency / Artist Residency
Current HATCH Exhibition
View of HATCH Projects exhibition space. CAC’s BOLT Residency artists and Detroit’s
Power House Productions partner for pilot artist exchange.
HATCH Projects is a yearlong, juried incubator for contemporary Chicago artists and curators that strives to support an ecology of curatorial and artistic practice. A pioneering initiative of Chicago Artists’ Coalition (CAC), HATCH Projects fosters shared experimentation, exchange and creativity to produce ground-breaking exhibitions and programs.
Twenty-four Artist Residents were accepted into the program based on an application evaluated by the program’s four selected Curator Residents: Jessica Cochran, Happy Collaborationists, MK Meador and Teresa Silva.
Current Artist Residents include: Noelle Allen, Jessica Bardsley, Victoria Bradford, Jesse Butcher, Theodore Darst, Chaz Evans, Kristina Felix, Brent Fogt, Amber Ginsburg, James Green, Rebecca Hamlin Green, Kasia Houlihan, Jordan Martins, Christopher Meerdo, Ryan Miller, Johana Moscoso, Jake Myers, Kristin Nason, Rebecca Parker, Mothergirl Performance, Nicholas Sagan, Matthew Schlagbaum, Hoyun Son and Latham Zearfoss.
Artist Residents are divided into groups of six to work with one Curator Resident throughout the year. Selected artists will participate in two exhibitions curated by the group’s assigned Curator Resident. Each Artist Resident receives professional development through dynamic exhibitions, one-on-one studio visits, public programs, and community building to develop a sustainable creative practice. Through this unique hands-on experience and professional development program, Artist Residents develop valuable insight and experience in contemporary exhibition making.
Four Curator Residents were accepted into the program based on an application evaluated by four leading and established Mentor Curators: (Romi Crawford, (Ph.D.) Associate Professor, Visual Critical Studies and Liberal Arts and Graduate Director, Visual Critical Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Lisa Dorin, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago; Sarah Herda, Executive Director, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts; and Lisa Yun Lee, Director, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum) and HATCH Projects advisor Tricia Van Eck, Founder and Director, 6018 North.
Curator Residents Jessica Cochran, Happy Collaborationists, MK Meador and Teresa Silva were responsible for selecting the twenty-four Artist Residents. Each Curator Resident manages a group of six artists for the year to realize three innovative and experimental exhibitions and public programs at CAC.
In addition, curators receive professional development through feedback from and working with Mentor Curators, as well as through conversations and critiques with an active peer-to-peer creative network. Through this unique hands-on experience and mentorship program, curators develop valuable insight and experience in contemporary exhibition making.
Applications for HATCH Projects Residency are now closed. For more info: Click here
To access complete program description and guidelines: Download PDF
HATCH Projects is generously supported by a grant from The John E. & Jeanne T. Hughes Foundation.
