Garden Fellowship
The 2023 - 2024
About:
Award- winning and nationally recognized fellowship program for Black Women visual artists looking to take their careers to the next level.
The Garden Fellowship is a 15 month commitment and each fellow will receive an all - expense paid trip to Miami for 5 days, access to art fairs and conventions, press and media opportunities, free professional development courses and much more. The selected fellows must be able to participate in the dates outlined below.
TILA Studios will accept 3 Georgia- based visual artists and 2 national visual artists. Fellows accepted outside of Georgia will be expected to travel to Georgia for required workshops and events.
2023 -2024 Fellowship Dates
March 8, 2023
Announcement of the 2023 - 2024 Garden Fellow Recipients
April 15, 2023
Welcome Meeting and Orientation
May 15, 2023
Miami Art Fair Informational Sessions & Curatorial Direction
June 2023
Art Basel Juneteenth Kick Off Experience (Atlanta)
October 14, 2023
Professional Development Workshop #1
December 4 - December 10, 2023
Prizm Art Fair
November 5 - December 10, 2023
The TILA House / Miami Art Week
January 27, 2024
Garden Fellowship Meeting
February 22, 2024
Professional Development Workshop #2
March 16, 2024
Garden Fellowship Meeting
April 2024 - June 2024
Garden Fellowship Homecoming Exhibition
June 6 - 9, 2024
Garden Fellows Celebration & Weekend Retreat
*** * Dates Subjected to change based on the selected Garden Fellows. Miami Art Week events to be added Summer 2023.
Program Benefits + Evaluation Criteria
Each fellow will receive an all - expense paid trip to Miami for 5 days, access to art fairs and conventions, press and media opportunities, free professional development courses and much more.
Candidates for the 2023 - 2024 Garden Fellowship will be evaluated on the following criteria and applications will be reviewed by a selected juror panel of art administrators.
Evaluation Tiers:
1. Artistic and studio practice and commitment to work
2. Ability to write and effectively describe their work via CV, Artist Statement and Bio
3. Online portfolio and digital presence - website, social media
4. Eagerness and career readiness for professional development program
Past distinguished FELLOWS
2019 - 2020 Garden Fellows
Selected by the TILA Studios Advisory Council
Adana Tillman, Textiles, Fabrication
Chloe Alexander, Printmaking
Ellex Swavoni, Sculpture, Toy-making
Marryam Moma, Mixed-Media Collage
Stephanie Brown, Photography
2018-2019 Garden Fellows
Selected by TILA Studios
Angela Davis Johnson, painter
Evelyn Quinones, photography
Grace Kisa, sculptor
Sachi Rome, painter
Ebony Black, painter
Jasmine Nicole Williams, printmaking
Christa David, mixed media collage
Ariel Dannielle, painter
Shon Pitman, painter
Ayanna Smith, painter
Give Her Flowers
2018 Garden Fellow
It was a great feeling to have our work shown while being in the same room as artists, curators, and influencers..
2018 Garden Fellow
I feel more confident in the direction of my current new work as it sits comfortably in the spaces that I visited. I made wonderful connections to curators and gallery owners, who could be pivotal in my art career. I found a sisterhood of artist that can continue this journey with me.
2018 Garden Fellow
Gaining confidence as an artist, meeting people in the art world, inspiration to not hold back on my craft
