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At a time when the top five richest men in the world are all media executives who can determine what we read, see, and hear, it is important to create technology that is truly relational and community-driven. In a cooperative economy, we control our data and mediate our relationships.

Pollinator participant spotlight: Mowaffag Elsadig is a Sudanese visual artist, researcher, and archivist based in the UAE. His work takes the form of painting, drawing, and installation, and his practice sheds light on things that are not celebrated enough, or not taken care of well. He also explores the intersections of remembering and forgetting, and the trees around us which, while often treated as inanimate objects, he sees as metamorphosizing figures from a previous life.

Our spring Pollinator program begins on Friday! With over 400 cohorts and 3,500 participants, our May cycle will convene interdisciplinary practitioners across art, design, technology, and social impact to connect in small groups and build mutual support. If you’re an enrolled participant, your first meeting is this Friday! If you are the facilitator, there is a script, and back-up facilitator to support. Test the video interface we made from scratch and review the script embedded in the video at http://pollinator.coop/login Not enrolled? Stay tuned for future opportunities — we would love to connect with you soon 🐝 . . . . . [Image Description: Graphic with dark green text on yellow background with small colorful dots. There is a dark green text logo in the lower left corner and a dark green text link in the lower right corner.] #PollinatorCoop #Pollinator #Pollinator2026

Cohorts—with other students, fellows, teammates, and beyond—have led each of us to greater self-awareness and transformation, and to opportunities, collaborations, jobs, friendships, and a wider appreciation of the world. Participants in our May program can now sign in at pollinator.coop/login to see the cohort we’ve matched you with.

New opportunity: Pollinator 🐝 hechyeomoyeo alumni, staff, and community leaders are invited to join @pollinator_coop in May! Pollinator is a virtual, five-week residency of mutual support. Join peers from @pioneerworks , @art_omi , @tenthaus , @newinc , @hayamaresidency and other vetted orgs to expand your network while deepening your practice. Enrollment for Pollinator’s spring program is open now through April 18. If you want to bring more creative momentum and cross-connection to your work, join us at pollinator.coop with code 63610897 Not affiliated? You can still join Pollinator if a friend who’s eligible invites you! 👯 Use link https://pollinator.coop/invitation/63610897 to join. 새로운 기회: Pollinator 🐝 hechyeomoyeo의 동문, 스태프, 그리고 커뮤니티 리더 여러분을 5월의 @pollinator_coop 프로그램에 초대합니다! Pollinator는 상호 지지와 협력을 바탕으로 진행되는 5주간의 온라인 레지던시 프로그램입니다. @pioneerworks , @art_omi , @tenthaus , @newinc , @hayamaresidency 등 엄선된 기관 소속의 동료들과 함께하며, 자신의 창작 활동을 심화하는 동시에 인적 네트워크를 확장해 보세요. Pollinator 봄 시즌 프로그램의 참가 신청이 현재 진행 중이며, 4월 18일까지 접수합니다. 여러분의 작업에 새로운 창의적 동력과 다양한 분야 간의 연결 고리를 더하고 싶다면, 초대 코드 63610897을 사용하여 pollinator.coop에서 함께해 주세요. 해당 기관 소속이 아니신가요? 자격 요건을 갖춘 친구가 여러분을 초대한다면, 소속 여부와 관계없이 Pollinator에 참여하실 수 있습니다! 👯 #opencall #seoul #koreanarts #art #community

What does it mean to make “artist-designed tech?” At Pollinator, it means we build (and test, and change) things to work as well as possible for our community. It means we prioritize accessibility, inclusion, and relational repair within the product itself, and not as an add-on. It means we don’t take VC funding, and we don’t sell or share your data. It means we are literally building this thing for you, and with you. Image: @orzubalsky testing Pollinator’s tech across devices ❤️

Enrollment is now open until April 13 for the Pollinator cycle in May. One more week to invite friends, alumni, collectives, membership to five weeks of roundtable discussions with aligned peers. 🐝

We say that Pollinator is "by and for artists" because it's the truth Our technology builds on ideas that our co-founder @carolinewoolard has been pursuing for years: collectivity, mutual support, and coalition building for greater resilience At age 30, Caroline was the youngest person invited to give the annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture at the Schumacher Center for New Economics @schumacher_center In this clip from 12 years ago (!), Caroline is speaking about dreams that are coming alive today with Pollinator 🐝🐝🐝

Pollinator meetings use prompts to structure conversation. Each participant takes a turn sharing a response to a given prompt in rounds. Then, each participant will take a turn listening for commonalities between responses, and reflecting what they heard from the group in rounds—all without giving advice, making judgements, or practicing critique. This structure aims to support connection between peers. By listening and keeping an open mind, we hope you’ll become curious about all participants in your cohort. You might even be surprised by which participants you end up staying in touch with, well after the Pollinator cycle ends.

🐝Reminder: 19 Days Left for Enrollment--Participants have until April 6 to enroll in Pollinator's May cycle for free!🌼 Pollinator is opening up to all of DMA staff & leadership for free along with alumni! 🐝 Not affiliated or in one of these groups? You can still join Pollinator if a friend who's eligible invites you!🌼 Join @pollinator_coop in May! Pollinator is a virtual, five-week residency of mutual support. Join peers from @pioneerworks , @art_omi , @tenthaus , @newinc , @hayamaresidency and other vetted orgs to expand your network while deepening your practice. Enrollment for Pollinator’s spring program is open now through April 6. If you want to bring more creative momentum and cross-connection to your work, join us at pollinator.coop with code FB7293B8

Make real connections, and real progress. After our 2025 pilot, nine out of ten participants said our program helped expand and deepen their network. Many shared other ways the experience benefited them—creative breakthroughs, new collaborative projects, invitations to solo exhibitions, and more. The commitment is five 90-minute virtual roundtable discussions on Fridays in May + the first Friday in June, and enrollment is open now through April 6! pollinator.coop

Mary Rozzi is an Italian-American photographer, director, and founder of The September Issues, whose practice spans more than three decades across New York, Paris, London and Los Angeles. Her work moves fluidly between fashion, portraiture, and fine art, examining how women and the body are adorned, revealed, and represented. Mary participated in the Pollinator pilot with an invite from For Freedoms and shared this about her experience: “There was a lot of synergy in our circle in the sense that we are all experiencing very similar difficulties of sustainability, career trajectory and what we feel is expected of an artist, and how we can break those codes and find new pathways forward.” @maryrozzi @forfreedoms