Sara Jimenez - IN PERSON 2025 Canopy Cohort

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Sara Jimenez - IN PERSON 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: Sara Jimenez
Cohort Type: in-person
Meeting Day: Mondays
Meeting Time: 6:30-9pm (EST)
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:
November 20-22, 2025

Faculty Mentor Bio

Sara Jimenez (she/her) explores the material embodiment of deep transcultural memories. As a diasporic Filipinx-Canadian artist, she is interested in materializing invisible narratives around ideas of origins and home, loss and absence. She works in installation, sculpture, collage and performance, to create visual metaphors that allude to mythical environments and reimagined artifacts. Alongside her practice of researching intersectional histories, she also creates site specific installations that grapple with the legacies of their particular locations.

Jimenez received her BA from the University of Toronto and my 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. 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.

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, 6:30-9pm (EST)
9 meetings at the Canopy Studio in Chelsea
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, 6:30-9pm (EST)
9 meetings at the Canopy Studio in Chelsea
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


November 20-22, 2025

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!