Artistic Statement

ARTSTILLERY PRODUCES EXPERIMENTAL AND IMMERSIVE WORKS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT PERFORMANCE LOOKS LIKE.

Founded in 2016, Artstillery creates performances centered around issues of racial, cultural, and social injustice. Sometimes a story needs a storyteller, but that starts with listening. Our process begins with research using a combination of community outreach and interviews. We combine these stories with an interdisciplinary artistic approach that creates a ‘total theatre’ experience. Artstillery’s goal is to give a voice to people who feel they have none. 

Audiences should be more than just spectators. We’ve traded the fourth wall for an experiential performance style that creates immersive theater. 

Artstillery’s approach is a process of research by gathering stories though community engagement, interviewing, and documenting experiences. 

We combine those stories with mixed media, performance, sound design, video, and art installation for a completely immersive performance. 

We activate spaces through empowering community. We activate artist ecosystems.

Our Community Advocacy Team are a sub-set of our Board of Directors. They are empowered to directly advise the Board and our Executive Director, Ilknur Ozgur.

Our board of directors is composed of thought leaders who have made significant contributions to our society. Each one brings a unique set of skills and expertise to our organization.