Visual Arts & Exhibition
Eight weeks of studio practice, finishing with a real exhibition at TROU Space or your venue.
What it is
The TROU Visual Arts & Exhibition Program is for young artists who want to develop a body of work, learn the practical side of exhibiting, and present at a live group show.
Eight weeks, weekly two-hour sessions, two facilitators in the room. Open across painting, drawing, photography, collage, mixed media, and digital practice.
Making work is one part of being an artist. Showing it is the other half — and most young artists never get a real chance at the second part. This program gives them both.
How it runs
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Weeks 1–2 · Concept & Practice
Finding your subject. Setting up a sustainable studio practice.
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Weeks 3–4 · Making
Guided studio time, individual mentoring, peer crit.
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Weeks 5–6 · Framing & Curation
Finishing work, framing, hanging, writing about your art.
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Weeks 7–8 · Exhibition preparation
Install, opening night planning, artist statements.
Who delivers it.
What participants leave with.
Two TROU facilitators — working visual artists with exhibition track records, drawing on our experience curating shows like Roots and Routes, Yemaja, Order in Disorder, and Reflections of Self.
2–4 finished, exhibition-ready works
Their first (or first major) public exhibition with documentation
A written artist statement and bio for portfolio use
Connection to TROU's exhibition network and ongoing opportunities
LET’S GET STARTED
Build a visual arts program with us
Download the full program document, or get in touch to talk through what a partnership could look like.