ARTIST + MAKER
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS
You bring the spark
We light the
forge
FUEL
AT THE
FARMHOUSE
Fuel at the Farmhouse is a FORGE-curated retreat offering makers of all kinds a chance to spend a weekend working in the company of like-minded creators at a quiet country farmhouse in a pastoral corner of Connecticut. With plenty of opportunities for feedback and collaboration, Fuel at the Farmhouse provides the ideal conditions for lighting a fire from your creative spark.
Fuel at the Farmhouse is offered to individuals and teams by application, with a flat fee of $250/person plus travel costs. If you'd like to attend as a small team or solo maker, you can learn more and apply via the button below.
REDBARN
PROGRAM
FORGE’s Red Barn offers inspired space to collaborate and create outside of the swings and doldrums of daily life.
Dedicate up to five days to develop and play in our 1,500 square foot Red Barn in Danbury, Connecticut, sleep in the farmhouse next door, and enjoy a splash in the pool on your downtime. FORGE is on-hand to host your stay, coordinate meals, facilitate retreats, and offer opportunities for feedback and consultation.
FORGE provides room and board for teams of up to 8. We welcome additional collaborators in the Barn and can direct you to local hotels and AirBnBs if you need additional lodging.
FORGE
FELLOWSHIP
For artists, creators, makers, entrepreneurs, revolutionaries, and idea-havers like you: the FORGE Fellowship is a fully-subsidized all-online six-month engagement designed to help you build the skills, systems, plans, and practices that will carry you through your life’s work as a creator.
FORGE co-founders Chie Morita + Greg Taubman believe that how you work matters just as much as why you create + what you want to make. And when we say “make,” the sky's the limit. Whether it’s a much-needed service or design, an immersive restaurant or game pitch, or a push for justice or art for all, FORGE believes in the power of process.
Use your FORGE Fellowship as an opportunity to step off the “production treadmill” and focus on you.
With unfettered access to Chie + Greg as mentors + creative consultants, a library of templates for your creative + business needs, and a community of likeminded makers for support, you’ll learn to articulate yourself with clarity, concoct creative solutions to today’s conundrums, and retrofit your process for your vision of success.
This opportunity is focused on you as a maker, not on a specific project. We focus on how you make anything before what you’re currently creating. You do not need a project to apply. We welcome individual makers + small teams (of no more than three) at any point in your journey to spend six months (January - June) defining, pursuing, and achieving goals defined by you. Our Fellowship is fully online and you can participate from anywhere in the world. We prioritize process over project deadlines, and people over productivity. We invite folks from all backgrounds, lived experiences, and cultures of expression to join in functional friction to re-envision the givens, guidelines, and glee of creative work.
You bring the spark. We light the FORGE.
The FORGE Fellowship is offered through the generous support of The Richenthal Foundation.
FAST
FUEL
Fast Fuel is a full-day digital micro-retreat for makers, hosted free of charge over Zoom by FORGE NYC. Come get your work done in a supportive atmosphere surrounded by fellow artists, with FORGE on hand to offer on-the-spot feedback, consulting advice, and organized workflow guidance. Our special blend of cohort building, goal setting, and artist accountability is now available online to makers across the country and all over the world.
RSVP below to join us for 7 hours of freeform co-working with bookend check-ins in the morning and evening.
FORGE
TOGETHER
DISCORD SERVER
Whether you're an applicant, current or former Fellow, client, collaborator, Fast Fuel regular, general supporter, or plain ol' friend, FORGE Together is your space for sharing resources, getting the word out, and connecting with like-minded makers. Our community chat channel is always open, and we have dedicated channels for requests, resources, social justice engagement, and project promotion with weekly prompts.