Overview

Liberation is a small, cross-disciplinary gallery and studio project supporting artists, curators, writers, and culinary practitioners whose work engages equity, social imagination, and collective making.

The space operates on a break-even, non-extractive model: modest fees support access to space, tools, programming, and visibility, while underwriting a larger cultural intervention rooted in care, rigor, and community accountability.

This is not a traditional residency or commercial studio. It is a participatory, artist-led environment for people who want to work seriously while thinking collectively.

What We Offer

Shared Studio Space & Programming

• 3–12 month studio residencies (visual, community, hybrid) with access to: 

  • Semi-private studio bays (10×10 to 10×20) facing a shared gallery and workshop

  • Access and training for shared tools (wood, metal, 2D/3D, fabrication-friendly)

  • Weekly programming: studios visits, talks, collaborative community interventions, and resident artist-led critiques

• Curatorial micro-residencies of 1-6 weeks each.

• Digital residencies available for non-local artists. 

• Community-responsive programming shaped by residents

Gallery

• A converted shipping container serving as the public gallery

• Exhibitions, screenings, performances, and pop-ups

• Resident-led shows alongside invited and community projects

Freight Container Culinary Residency (Launching Phase II)

• Short micro-residencies for marginalized chefs and food-based artists