Whitaker Artists-in-Residence Program

For over 15 years, the Craft Alliance Artists-In-Residence program has supported emerging and mid-career craft artists looking to expand their artistic horizons and develop their practice in a collaborative, community-based art center.

Craft Alliance is proud to offer this 11-month program to up to two artists each year, starting in September and ending in July. Artists share a private studio and have access to our six main studio areas outside of class. In addition, they receive a monthly materials stipend, a professional development reimbursement fund, tuition waivers for workshops per session, and various teaching and professional development opportunities. The residency culminates in a group exhibition at the Craft Alliance Staenberg Gallery.

Proudly sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation

Our 2024-2025 Whitaker Artist-In-Residence: Alisha N. Porter

Alisha N. Porter is an artist and educator drawn to the transformative power of clay and the endless possibilities of mixed media and craft processes. Inspired by personal experiences of joy and trauma, Alicia hopefully constructs surrealist worlds where the boundaries between the human and the abstract blur. Through these hybrid forms, Alisha aims to provoke thought and inspire dialogue about the complexities of queer identity. To learn more about Alisha, click here.

Craft Alliance is about learning. Having an adventurous view is key. You want to be open. Be crazy because here you can be. You can't afford to be crazy somewhere else, but here you can. So come with that open mind, and come prepared to take challenges upon yourself. And then feel free to drop back when you feel like okay, that's too much. That’s my limit. I can't handle it, but that's fine. You tried it all. This place offers you so much.

Mee Jey | 2022-23 Cohort