Hello Base community! As we enter our 10th Anniversary, we’re delighted to unveil our 2025-26 season highlights.
Base has spent ten years creating access, visibility, and opportunity for experimental artists, growing our impact within the Seattle arts community. Through the power of our Flourish fundraising campaign, we’re enhancing our Residency program, 12 Minutes Max, and introducing two new pilot programs!
Our Base Residency will host six artists, participating in two-week residencies at Base from January to July 2026. We’ll host an extra edition of 12 Minutes Max–three in total for the season. And introducing…
Pairings: Collaborations in Movement and Music, curated by Bebe Miller and Lori Goldston.
Jump/Cut: The Moving Body On Screen, curated by Jay Kuehner.
Our pilot programs respond to the call from our community to create more diverse offerings that centralize multidisciplinary, experimental research.
Start saving dates in your calendar for 2026! Thank you for being part of ten years of Base–we couldn’t have done it without our remarkable community.
Only two days until Artie Thomas/Stasia Coup’s Entry Point—and just a handful of tickets remain!
This Saturday, May 16, at 7 PM, Artie transforms Base through performance and altar-like installations created during his two-week residency.
Come partake in what’s been unfolding ✨ Masks required. RSVP in bio.
Video of @stasia_coup in Love Letter From the Afterlife
In just a few weeks dynamic duo slowdanger, co-founded by anna thompson and taylor knight, will join us for their Base Residency, hosting two opportunities to connect at Base!
Workshop:
LIVEWIRE, an intimate sound and movement lab.
May 30, 12 PM - 2 PM
**Limited capacity, please complete the inquiry form to register**
Entry Point:
ABYSS, a site-specific performance.
June 6, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
Head to our bio to learn more about slowdanger and RSVP for their events!
We’re excited to share that we’re $14,000 away from reaching our Year Two Flourish goal!
Because of you, Base is growing—expanding our team, strengthening existing programs, and creating new programs. For as little as $5 a month, you can join the 100+ individuals carrying this momentum forward.
Thank you for uplifting Base and championing multidisciplinary and experimental performance artists in Seattle, and beyond!
#givebig #baseartspace #flourish
Photo by Allina Yang from Pairings: Collaborations in Movement + Music
Artie Thomas begins his Base Residency today!
Join us Saturday, May 16 at 7 PM for his Entry Point exploring an altar-like installation of mementos, audio recordings, and writings, culminating in an intimate live performance.
RSVP for tickets and learn more about Artie Thomas/Stasia Coup in our bio.
Volunteer at BASE, and in exchange for your time, receive two hours of FREE SPACE!
We couldn’t accomplish our work without the numerous volunteers who help maintain our beautiful space and provide front-of-house support at our programs. Head to our website and complete the inquiry form to join our volunteer program, or email [email protected] to learn more.
Photo by Chloe Collyer
Announcing our curators for 12 Minutes Max Edition Three, Rasheena Fountain and Miss Texas 1988!
APPLICATIONS EXTENDED! Apply by Friday, April 24 at 12 PM for auditions at Base on April 26.
Rasheena Fountain is a multidisciplinary writer, performer, and educator who centers environmental advocacy and justice in her work. She has received fellowships and support from the Jack Straw Writers Program, National Audubon, and Sundress Academy for the Arts. She has partnered with the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) to highlight Black environmental stories through interviews, writing, and performing eco-poetry.
Miss Texas 1988 is a Seattle drag artist, performer, host, writer, and all-around creative oddball. She dabbles in everything from the silly to the sublime with curiously crafted costumes and climactic characters. Catch her as a cast member of Tush, The Sunday Sip, Lashes, Glory Hole, Jawbreaker, and as the host of High F@ggotry . You can also find her rampaging around as a reporter for The Stranger, and on OUTtv as the winner of Camp Wannakiki Season 5.
Submit at the link in our bio!
Our next ‘25-’26 Resident Artist Artie Thomas/Stasia Coup begins his residency in just a couple of weeks! “I intend to take dedicated, intentional time to sift through all the feelings around the biggest question in my life right now: should I become a parent?”
His Entry Point is on May 16 at 7:00 PM, with a live performance at 7:30 PM. Head to our bio to secure tickets and learn more about Artie Thomas/Stasia Coup!
Today is the day! Alex Tatarsky @tartar.biz shares their work in progress at Base—come experience the magic.
Free and Reduced cost tickets available through @kc4culture .
Friday April 10 7 PM | April 11 2 PM + 7 PM | link in bio
Video excerpt from Tatarsky’s “Nothing Doing”.
Alex Tatarsky has been at Base for a week now as part of their residency through our partnership with Under the Radar Festival! You will have the opportunity to experience what they’ve been working on THIS WEEKEND during three public showings at Base. You don’t want to miss this, Seattle!
Friday, April 10 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, April 11 | 2:00 PM + 7:00 PM
“As a clown, the work really doesn’t exist until it meets the audience. The audience teaches me what it is—if it’s funny or tragic or both or neither. In the pressure of trying to communicate with a crowd outside my head is where the thing begins to cohere. Although it’s terrifying, it’s also very thrilling.” — Alex Tatarsky
And…we have Free and Reduced-cost tickets available, with support from 4Culture! Snag a ticket at the link in our bio.
If you are interested in volunteering at the showings, email [email protected]
Inquiries for ACCESS Base are OPEN! If you’re looking to self-produce in any capacity or hold a mini-residency, Access is the perfect opportunity. This program allows individual artists and groups to rent Base for various periods (one day, three days, or one week) at a discounted rate.
PLUS, our regular RENTAL program is open year-round and offers some of the most affordable rates in the city. We have availability leading into the Summer, so check out the calendar, book some space, and create your art!
Learn more about Access Base and Rentals on our website thisisbase.org, or head to our bio.
Photos of Base by Jim Coleman
Interested in sharing the beginnings of a new work, or revisiting an idea? Audition for 12 Minutes Max on April 26! We welcome artists from all artistic backgrounds to apply. A brief application is due by April 22.
12MM: Edition Three is on June 21 @ 5 PM and June 22 @ 7 PM. Find more details about 12MM at the link in our bio, and stay tuned for a curator announcement.
Photos from Edition Two by Jim Coleman
