AtelierSTUDIO · COMMUNITY
Open Studio · Brooklyn, NY

A desk with good light.
People who get it.

Atelier is a shared studio for illustrators, painters, and printmakers — a place to show up, make work, and be surrounded by others doing the same.

47 active members·Open 7 days·Monthly crits
Orientation · Chapter One

Here's what a day
looks like.

ed. 3/12

The printmaking corner — etching press available Tuesday through Sunday

No assigned desks, no hot-desking hustle. Show up when you work best, stay as long as you need. The studio has its own rhythm — learn it and it becomes yours.

8:00 am

Doors open

Quiet morning hours — best light in the building

10:00 am

Open studio begins

Communal tables fill up, radio on low

12:30 pm

Lunch on the island

Everyone eats together — best conversations happen here

2:00 pm

Printmaking sessions

Press available by reservation, walk-ins welcome

6:00 pm

Evening open hours

Quieter pace, Cintiq stations free up

Every 3rd Thursday

Critique Night

Pin your work, get honest feedback from the room

Day passes available — no commitment required.

Book a free visit to see it yourself
Orientation · Chapter Two

Here's who you'll
work beside.

The mix is the point. Freelancers between commissions, recent graduates building their first serious practice, and working adults who finally outgrew the kitchen table. Everyone's here to make work — and everyone notices when you're not.

Young South Asian woman artist with paint-stained fingers examining a brush, warm studio light
GouacheEditorialPrint

Priya Mehta

Editorial Illustrator

Between commissions for The Atlantic and Wired. Works in gouache + digital.

Black man with focused expression at a printmaking press, ink-stained apron, studio background
LinocutLetterpressWorkshop

Marcus Webb

Printmaker & Illustrator

Letterpress and reduction linocut. Teaches the Saturday workshop.

White woman with short hair smiling in an art studio, canvas in background, natural light
OilLandscapePlein Air

Caitlin O'Rourke

Hobbyist Painter

Architect by day. Oil on linen on weekends. Joined for the honest feedback.

Japanese-American young woman artist at a digital drawing tablet, focused expression, studio space
Concept ArtCintiqCharacter

Yuki Tanaka

Digital Artist

Recent RISD grad. Builds portfolio between freelance game concept work.

"The person next to you is pulling a proof. The one across the table is inking a deadline. It makes your own work feel more real."

— Atelier member since 2023

Orientation · Chapter Three

Here's what
you'll learn.

The programming isn't curriculum — it's what naturally happens when working artists share a space for long enough. Everything here was started because someone needed it.

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Monthly Critique Night

Every 3rd Thursday, 7pm

Pin your work on the crit wall. Get specific, honest feedback from working artists — not polite encouragement. The kind of critique you stopped getting after school.

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Saturday Workshops

Bi-weekly, member-led

Marcus runs the linocut intro. Priya does the gouache workflow session. Yuki teaches digital-to-print. Skills shared freely between members who actually use them.

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Mentorship Pairs

Seasonal matching

Senior members paired with recent grads for one season. Not a formal program — more like finding a studio mate who's been here longer and is willing to talk.

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Portfolio Reviews

By request, monthly

Bring your portfolio, get real eyes on it. Members who work in editorial, licensing, and publishing will tell you what they actually see.

Critique night — third Thursday of every month. Bring work you're unsure about.

47Active members
12Workshops per year
3 yrsRunning strong
From the studio
"
I joined thinking I needed the desk. What I actually needed was to be around people who take their work seriously. That changed everything about how I show up to the page.
Portrait of Priya Mehta, editorial illustrator, warm studio light

Priya Mehta

Editorial Illustrator

Member since 2022 · Clients include The Atlantic, Wired

"
The critique nights are the real thing. Not the soft feedback you get from friends. The kind that makes you go home and rethink everything — and come back better.
Portrait of Marcus Webb, printmaker, focused expression

Marcus Webb

Printmaker

Member since 2021 · Teaches Saturday workshops

47 members. All glad they came in.

The seat is open

The brushes are soaking.
The radio's on.

There's a desk with good light waiting for you. Atelier membership starts at $120/month — unlimited studio access, critique nights, and a community of working artists who take the work seriously.

Book a Free Studio Visit

Come see the space before you commit. Bring work if you want.

🗝️Cancel anytime
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12 days/month · All programs
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$120/mo
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Unlimited · Crit nights · Storage locker
$60/mo
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Unlimited · Valid student ID