wipCRIT

wipCRIT

Work in Process Critical Cohort (wipCRIT) launched at the Cambridge Art Association in Spring 2022. wipCRIT is for artists committed to deepening their studio practice and developing a sustained body of work. Facilitated by Mary Bucci McCoy, the intent of each session will be to cultivate an open, reciprocal, and fully engaged dialogue between artists, and catalyze your studio mojo together with an intimate like-minded cohort.

This was a profound work experience, made possible by a completely open, encouraging leader who taught this diverse group by example how to look at each other’s work, how to think about our own, and what for each of us the next steps might be. I think we each left with this gift of a being given a direction forward that feels right for each participant’s particular vision. What a gift. ~ Cohort 1 participant

What you can expect in wipCRIT:

– Give and take constructive criticism, and supportive exchange

– Clarify personal and conceptual framework for your work

– Articulate and refine proposals and artist statements 

– Develop a studio journal writing habit 

– Research and discuss readings and essays on art, artists, art theory and criticism

– Expand through grounding assignments, challenges, and topical conversation

– Share links to podcasts, virtual shows, related YouTube videos

– Connect with opportunities and new networks

– Thrive in a community of invested peer inspiration and support 

– Practice presenting your artwork in person and virtually 

– Explore art-making process (yours and others) through readings and written exercises

Next Cohort: Spring 2025

February 27 – mandatory tech check-in (Online with CAA staff)

March 6 – Session 1: Intro (In-person)
March 13 – Session 2: Group 1 Crit (Online)
March 27 – Session 3: Group 2 Crit (Online)

April 3 – Session 4: Group 1 Crit (Online)
April 10 – Session 5: Group 2 Crit (Online)
April 17 – Session 6: Visiting Artist Session, (in-person)

May 1 – Session 7: Group 1 Crit (Online)
May 8 – Session 8: Group 2 Crit (Online)
May 15 – Session 9: Final Meeting (In-person)

CAA Member Tuition: $675
General Admission Tuition: $800

Registration Opens: Monday, Dec 2
Registration Closes: Thursday, Feb 6

Please read through the following list of requirements before registering.  

The CAA wipCRIT program is for professional artists.

Artists should have a consistent body of work, a record of participation in juried shows or evidence of working towards inclusion in juried shows, a working professional website and access to a laptop or desktop computer (no ipads or iphones). You must be comfortable using zoom, chat, google docs and drive, and other platforms. All artists will participate in a one hour mandatory tech check-in before the first class.

We are excited to announce that we will be offering two partial scholarships this spring. One scholarship will go to an artist currently enrolled in art school or up to five years out and one scholarship will go to an artist to a historically underserved community.

If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please contact Steph Todhunter at stodhunter@cambridgeart.org before registering and for more information.

Have questions about wipCRIT? 

Contact Steph Todhunter at stodhunter@cambridgeart.org 

Cohort Leader: Mary Bucci McCoy 

Mary Bucci McCoy is a visual artist as well as a designer, writer and educator. Her intimately scaled, non-objective paintings — materially resonant, poetic meditations on the interrelationships of the human, animal, vegetal and mineral — have been exhibited at venues including Gray Contemporary, Houston, TX; CG2 Gallery, Nashville, TN; Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA; Museum St. Wendel, St. Wendel, Germany; Boeckercontemporary, Heidelberg, Germany; The Curator Gallery, New York, NY; Marquee Projects, Bellport, NY; Key Projects, Long Island City, NY; The Neon Heater, Findlay, OH; Divisible, Dayton, OH; and Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. Mary has been an artist in residence at the Studios at Mass MoCA and the Vermont Studio Center, and her work has also been supported by a Painting Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and Faculty Development Awards from Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA where as part-time faculty she taught the senior fine arts capstone seminar, graphic design, ceramics, and professional development. Her design practice encompasses web and print design for artists and other creative thinkers and practitioners as well as branding and content development. She has written about art extensively including feature articles and exhibition reviews for the art press and exhibition essays for artists. Mary has also worked to support and expand opportunities for artists by service through the Beverly Cultural Council, Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition, and the Women’s Caucus for Art. Mary was born in northern New Jersey, spent her formative years in the greater Philadelphia area, and now lives and works on the coast north of Boston. She holds degrees from Tufts University (English) and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. In addition, she has studied ceramic sculpture and glaze technology at l’Ecole des Arts Decoratifs in Geneva, Switzerland (now Haute École d’Art et de Design Genève).

Website: www.buccimccoy.com

Instagram: @buccimccoystudio

wipCRIT Cohort 1 Artists

wipCRIT Cohort 2 Artists

wipCRIT Cohort 3 Artists

wipCRIT Cohort 4 Artists