2021 FORGE Fellowship

For artists, creators, makers, entrepreneurs, revolutionaries, and idea-havers like you.

At FORGE, co-founded by Chie Morita + Greg Taubman, we believe that how you work matters just as much as why you create and what you want to make. And when we say “make” we believe the sky’s the limit. Whether it’s a fresh product line, a much needed service, an innovative design concept, a push for justice, a new script, a board game idea, an immersive restaurant concept, or a sandwich for lunch, FORGE believes in the power of process, and in building the skills, systems, plans, and practices that will carry you not only through your next set of goals, but your life’s work as a creator.

With a FORGE Fellowship, we invite individual makers and small teams (of no more than three) at any point in their career or process to spend a year (February through January) digging in, getting curious, and defining success. Learn to articulate your work to fellow innovators, concoct creative solutions to today’s conundrums, and retrofit your process with guidance from FORGE and leaders in your field.

We invite folks from all backgrounds, lived experiences, and cultures of expression to incite creative friction and re-envision the inherited systems and accepted norms of our fields. Together, we will foster an ever-growing community of confident creators who are unafraid to ask for what they need, actively challenge implicit and explicit bias, support each other with generosity and enthusiasm, and ultimately, change the understanding of what we can do in the world.

You bring the spark. We light the FORGE.

HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A FORGE FELLOWSHIP :

Accomplices + Accountability

-Skilled and passionate peers to celebrate, commiserate, collaborate and collide with

-Bi-Monthly touchpoints to share your musings, struggles, and successes

-Structures and systems for naming, pursuing, and reflecting on your personal and creative goals

Training + Tools

-Two FORGE Fuel Retreat Weekends (online) to focus and scheme with Chie, Greg, and your cohort

-Two skill-building Masterclasses, including FORGE’s own Artist’s Roadmap

-Access to FORGE’s templates + resources for planning and promotion

Inspiration + Expertise

-Two intimate Salons to collect first-hand wisdoms from expert makers

-Four 60-minute consulting sessions with FORGE to awaken insight and project success

-Twelve digital Fast Fuels to connect + conspire with the larger FORGE community.

For more information about FORGE, what’s included in the Fellowship, key dates, to read our FAQ, or to apply, visit:
https://www.forgenyc.org/forge-fellowship

Requirements

Identify as a maker.

Apply by November 1st, 2021.
Be available for an interview, if selected, between December 6th - December 16th, 2021.
If chosen, be available to participate between February 1st, 2022 - January 31st, 2023.
Have access to Zoom (our program is fully digital due to COVID-19).