Base

A platform for developing and publicly sharing original work, Base is committed to addressing experimental artists’ needs for time, space, creative freedom and critical discourse.

Seattle-based artists Dayna Hanson, Peggy Piacenza and Dave Proscia co-founded Base in 2015 to help counter the negative impacts of the city’s rapid development on the artist community, with their core values as artists—freedom, experimentation, rigor and grit––at the forefront of the Base experience. With operations manager Julia Sloane and technical manager Kate O’Day, the Base staff and board are currently evolving the organization to address equity and active anti-racism above all else.

Base is honored to host the Radical Black Femme Project (RBFP) as our sole program during the 2020/2021 season. A globally-focused residency program created by Solo Magic, the RBFP supports creative work in the realm of resisting racism, subverting transphobia, and supporting justice, safety, and equality with an emphasis on counter culture conversations. The residencies and other activities associated with the residencies will occur in digital, physical and hybrid models.

Base’s regular programs and performance activities, including the Base Residency, Base Independent, Base Occasional and 12 Minutes Max, along with hourly rentals, are currently paused.