Base Residency Entry Point: Stasia Coup/Artie Thomas

Come to Base and see our fourth ’25-’26 Resident Artist, Seattle drag artist, Stasia Coup!

Please join us Saturday, May 16, at 7:00 PM for local Seattle drag icon Stasia Coup/Artie Thomas!

His Entry Point will explore an altar-like installation of mementos, audio recordings, and writings, culminating in an intimate live performance from Stasia/Artie. Base is delighted to support Stasia/Artie in his deep state of inquiry with time, space, and organizational support. The event begins at 7:00 PM with a live Performance at 7:30 PM.

Learn more about Stasia Coup/Artie Thomas on our website, thisisbase.org.

About Entry Points
Entry Points are opportunities for our Resident artists to share their process. They may take the form of a showing, a conversation, or another expression of the artist’s imagination. It’s an opportunity for the community to engage with the deep dives the artists undertook during their Residency and, possibly, discover a new artist or deepen their connection to an artist they support.

About the Base Residency
The Base Residency program is an artist-curated program that provides resident artists with 24/7 access to Base for two weeks of development, self-challenge, and experimentation. The 2025-2026 program supports three Seattle-based artists/duos and three artists/duos outside the greater Seattle area with a suite of resources, including unrestricted space, technical, marketing, and administrative support, a financial stipend, and travel and housing for out-of-town artists. Each residency wraps with an Entry Point, a public event that invites the community into Base to witness and connect with the resident artists. The 2025-2026 program was curated by Parisa Ghaderi, Joseph Hernandez, and Keyes Wiley. Since 2016, more than 35 artists have completed Base Residencies as the program continues to evolve and grow within a national context. Meet Base Residency Alumni here.

Support for Base
Flourish is a three-year fundraising campaign leveraging community support to grow and expand in response to local, regional, and national demand. Flourish is generating $300,000 over three years to support three areas of growth: increased artist residencies, a more robust staff, and new, community-facing programs. Learn more about Flourish here.

Accessibility + Directions

Base is an ADA-compliant, accessible space on the ground floor, with all-gender and wheelchair-accessible restrooms. More on accessibility at Base here.

Any additional accessibility needs/requests for the show? Reach out to aaron@thisisbase.org

Interested in volunteering in exchange for a free ticket and free space at Base? Reach out to akoiya@thisisbase.org