Adrienne Elise Tarver - VIRTUAL 2025 Canopy Cohort

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Adrienne Elise Tarver - VIRTUAL 2025 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, January 12th, 2025

  • Applicants will be notified January 15th - January 17th, 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 program year.

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Cohort Overview

Faculty Mentor: Adrienne Elise Tarver
Cohort Type: virtual
Meeting Day: Mondays
Meeting Time: 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST)
Cohort Size: 10 Artists
3 Semesters: Spring 2025 | 9 Weeks
Summer 2025 | 2 Weeks
Fall 2025 | 9 Weeks
*specific start dates below
Group exhibition
in Chelsea, NYC:
January 22-24, 2026

Faculty Mentor Bio

​​Adrienne Elise Tarver is an interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY with a practice that spans painting, sculpture, installation, photography, textiles, and video. Her work addresses the complexity and invisibility of Black female identity including the history within domestic spaces, the fantasy of the tropical seductress, and the archetype of the all-knowing spiritual matriarch. She has exhibited nationally and abroad, including solo shows at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Connecticut; the Academy Art Museum in Maryland; Atlanta Contemporary in Atlanta, Georgia; Dinner Gallery (formerly Victori+Mo) in New York; Ochi Projects in Los Angeles; Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY; BRIC Project Room in Brooklyn; and A-M Gallery in Sydney, Australia and two-person exhibitions at Hollis Taggart in New York; Wedge Curatorial in Toronto, Canada. She recently received the Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, Boston University, and the Nancy Graves Foundation Grant. She has been commissioned for projects through the New York MTA, the Public Art Fund, Google, Art Aspen, and Pulse Art Fair and has been featured in online and print publications including the New York Times, Forbes, Brooklyn Magazine, ArtNews, ArtNet, Blouin ArtInfo, Whitewall Magazine, and Hyperallergic, among others. She received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and BFA from Boston University. Adrienne is represented in Los Angeles, CA and Sun Valley, ID by OCHI

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 2025

Mondays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST)
9 meetings via Zoom
9 weeks / 1 week off

Feburary 24
March 3, 10, 17, 31
April 7, 14, 21, 28
(No meeting week of March 24)

LECTURES & DEVELOPMENT

Semester 2 | Summer 2025

4 meetings via Zoom + Asynchronous Lectures + Workshops

May 27 + 28
June 9 + 10

THE FULL PICTURE

Semester 3 | Fall 2025

Mondays, 6-9pm (EST) / 3-6pm (PST)
9 meetings via Zoom
9 weeks / 1 week off

September 8, 15, 22, 29
October 13, 20, 27
November 3, 10
(No meeting week of October 6)

GROUP EXHIBITION - CHELSEA, NYC


January 22-24, 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 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 by Wednesday, January 23rd 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 on Sunday, February 16th, or enroll in a payment plan.

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

Upcoming Info Sessions

RSVP for an upcoming Info Session via Zoom, hosted by Catherine Haggarty. Learn about The Canopy Program, ask questions, and meet the 2025 Cohort Mentors!