The Birdell Project: Closing Reception

The Birdsell Project is pleased to invite you to the closing of our Summer 2016 Artist Residency Exhibit, which presents new site-specific installations in the basement of the Commerce Center in South Bend, Indiana. Eleven artists-in-residence-- Rocío Azarloza, Sarah Bryan, Laura Cuille, Kylie Little, Tom and Becca Nania, Heather Nuber, Jack O'Hearn, Nalani Stolz, Jacob Titus, Charity White --have used a diverse range of mediums to transform these abandoned spaces into new environments. Working with fiber, sound, clay, found objects, and other media, their work explorers concepts of space, community, spirituality, local history, and decay.

The show’s location, South Bend’s former power plant, was built in 1914 along the banks of the St. Joseph River. During the eighties and nineties, the space also housed a health club. The remnants of both these pasts remain in the Commerce Center’s basement. Come experience the unique stories that each artist has incorporated amongst the massive rusted pipes and structures of the powerplant and the pool, jacuzzi, saunas, and locker rooms of the old East Bank Club.

The closing reception on Saturday, October 15th from 7-10pm is the last time this exhibit will be open to the public. Come see this unique show one last time and celebrate our artists-in-residence. There will be music, food and a cash bar at the reception. All profits from the reception go to supporting artists and future artistic endeavors in the community.