Black Rabbit Projects

Build on your
own terms.

A working environment for artists seeking greater clarity, structure, community, and momentum around their creative practice.

Next Cohort

February 2027
Applications opening later this year.

The Program

No prescribed
path.

An art career rarely develops in a straight line. It can move through exhibitions, commissions, partnerships, entrepreneurship, public work, community, education, or opportunities that did not exist when the work began.

Black Rabbit Projects exists to help artists better understand those possibilities while developing the clarity and structure to make decisions around their own practice.

Created by artist and Black Rabbit founder Benny Bing, the program draws from firsthand experience across exhibitions, public art, licensing, corporate partnerships, entrepreneurship, and community building.

This is not a course. It is a working environment where artists examine their practice, test ideas, share knowledge, and move from intention toward execution.

Sessions take place at Black Rabbit Gallery in Regent Park, Toronto.

Philosophy

“The goal is not to create copies of one path, but to help artists discover and build their own.”

Cohort 01 · 2026

The inaugural cohort has been selected.

Six artists will take part in the first Black Rabbit Projects cohort, beginning a twelve-week period of group learning, individual mentorship, accountability, and focused development around their practices.

Cohort
01
Artists
6
Duration
12 weeks
Applications
Closed
Next cohort
February 2027

Program Format

How it works.

Each month centres on an area shaping a creative practice, explored collectively and then applied through individual mentorship to each artist's own work and circumstances.

Duration

12 weeks

Format

In-person

Structure

Group + individual mentorship

Cohort

6 artists

Investment

Free

Participants meet for two group sessions and one individual mentorship session each month.

The program concludes with a group exhibition at Black Rabbit Gallery, giving the cohort an opportunity to bring the work developed during the program into a public context.

The structure is designed to accommodate artists balancing careers, freelance work, family responsibilities, and other commitments.

Areas of Focus

The practice and everything around it.

The program looks at artistic development alongside the practical decisions required to sustain a creative practice.

01

Artistic identity & positioning

02

Building a cohesive body of work

03

Pricing, sales & monetization

04

Business fundamentals for artists

05

Licensing, partnerships & opportunity

06

Collectors, relationships & community

07

Sustainable creative practice

08

Presentation & professional readiness

What Artists Work Toward

Greater clarity.
Stronger foundations.

01
A clearer artistic direction and understanding of your practice.
02
A stronger and more cohesive body of work.
03
Greater confidence in presenting and positioning your work.
04
A deeper understanding of how opportunities can be created around a creative practice.
05
Meaningful relationships with fellow artists, mentors, and industry professionals.

Who It's For

Readiness
matters.

Black Rabbit Projects is intended for artists who are actively creating and ready to invest seriously in the development of their practice.

You are actively making work and committed to your practice.
You want greater clarity, direction, and structure.
You are prepared to move from intention toward consistent execution.
You value accountability, exchange, and learning alongside other artists.
You are thinking seriously about the long-term sustainability of your creative career.

Beyond the Program

The relationship
continues.

Black Rabbit Projects is designed as a point of connection, not an endpoint.

Participants become part of the broader Black Rabbit community, creating relationships that can continue beyond the formal program.

As Black Rabbit develops, that community may connect through exhibitions, gatherings, collaborations, conversations, and other opportunities that emerge across the gallery's wider ecosystem.

Cohort 02 · 2027

Next cohort:
February 2027.

Applications are not currently open. If you are interested in the next Black Rabbit Projects cohort, register your interest to receive program updates and be notified when the next application period begins.

Cohorts are intentionally limited to six artists to preserve the depth of mentorship, exchange, and individual attention at the centre of the program.

Register Your Interest