The Ritual Division is a new artist-run space where emerging artists can develop mutually supportive relationships through cooperation. In our fabrication shop, artist studios, exhibition space, and community-led programming, we create intentional opportunities to practice together and share resources. The Division grew out of its founding members' experiences as art fabricators, where it is common for arts workers with diverse skillsets to learn from one another and work together to create a single large-scale artwork. By applying this model in new and experimental ways, we hope to apply the many talents of our community to projects that reach farther than any creator can alone.

The many "rituals" of art-making are constantly on display throughout the two floors of The Ritual Division building located in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Our fabrication shop is open to member-artists to create their own projects, and our team is available for commissions and large-scale art-making as well as projects in woodworking, furniture, fabric goods, sculpture, and more. Our rotating artist studios currently house six working artists and are designed to facilitate community-building and collaboration. On the second floor, our spacious art gallery doubles as both exhibition and community space. In our inaugural group exhibition, Offerings, we invited emerging artists to create and display new works using funding and fabrication resources from our shop and studios. For future exhibitions, we are similarly committed to providing all artists fair compensation for their labor, and seek opportunities to experiment with building innovative fabricator-artist relationships.

Beginning in summer 2025, we will offer programs focused on the interests and needs of art workers in our community, including model drawing, group critique, and fabrication support. As a member-owned cooperative, we aim to share decision-making among our stakeholders, any of whom can propose new projects or initiatives and who are held mutually accountable through personal investment and shared values. In all that we do, The Ritual Division seeks to cultivate a knowledgeable, passionate, and diverse community of arts worker who value collaboration and experimentation.