Your artistic practice is booming and you are looking for a studio space that better fits your specific needs. You are ready to find the right space, sign a lease, and take on a new expense, but where do you begin? Finding the right space, with the right amenities, in the right community and navigating the landlord/renter relationship can be tricky.
Join us for a panel discussion on what to look for in a studio space, the landlord/renter relationship, the shifting geography of studio spaces, and the value of studio spaces as a connection to communities.
Panelists:
- Cait Kenney, MaKen Studios
- Johanna Wincester, New Kinsington Community Development Corporation
- Gina Michaels, studio building owner and sculptor
Cait Kenny is the outreach and communications manager for Shift Capital–a real estate impact group dedicated to revitalizing urban neighborhoods by creating shifts in environmental, social and economic viability. She handles leasing and outreach at MaKen Studios, a project owned and managed by Shift Capital.
Joanna Winchester is the Economic Development Director at New Kensington Community Development Corporation, where she manages the organization’s arts-based revitalization efforts and commercial corridor management of four business areas (East Girard Ave; Allegheny & Richmond; Front & Kensington; and Frankford Ave Arts corridor). Joanna has lived in Philadelphia for six years; her background is in community organizing and leadership development, and she holds a masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania in City Planning with a focus on Community & Economic Development.
Gina Michaels’ bronze sculpture and monotype prints have been featured in numerous solo, group and public art exhibitions. In New York her work has been exhibited at Ceres Gallery, Prince Street Gallery and Paula Barr Chelsea. Other shows include Palm Springs Art Museum, La Salle University Art Museum, El Paseo in Palm Desert, California; Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey; Woodmere Art Museum, iMPeRFeCT Gallery, Gratz College, Projects Gallery, Center for Emerging Visual Artists, Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Fairmount Park, City Hall and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; Keystone Art and Culture Center in Lancaster, PA; Washington Square in Washington, D.C. Fellowships include Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center, New Courtland Fellowship in Philadelphia, and upcoming Dorland Mountain in Temecula, California. Gina received an M.F.A. from University of Pennsylvania, a B.A. from Oberlin College, and studied intensively at the New York Studio School. Gina lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.
Made possible through the generous support of The Knight Foundation with support of the Center for Emerging Visual Artists.
