Open Studio Artist in Residence | Charlie Star

July 23 - August 27

We’re so excited to welcome our next Open Studio Artist in Residence for 2025 – Charlie Star! Charlie is an interdisciplinary artist and educator whose practice constellates sound, collage, multimedia installation and performance. She holds an MFA in Studio Arts from the University of Waterloo (2024). She is also a second generation astrologer and uses astrology as a framework for research alongside Black diasporic studies, DJ scholarship, and exploring the intersections of personal and collective identity. Recent highlights include her MFA thesis exhibition, In The Mix (2024) at the University of Waterloo Art Gallery and No One’s Little Bam Bam at Lumen Fest (2023). She has also performed as a DJ and solo artist, most recently at venues such as the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, the Niagara Artists Centre, and with the Tri-City Synthesizer Society. As an educator, Charlie currently teaches at McMaster University, has previously taught at the University of Waterloo, and was a project coordinator for Dr. Keleta-Mae’s project Black And Free.

While at Struts, Charlie will be working on a research-creation project to develop a mixed audio collage that pieces together local archives, field recordings, experimental sounds and music that explore the lived sonic experiences of Black community members in Sackville and the Maritimes.

To learn more about Charlie check out her website here.

The Open Studio Residency Program is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts & Culture NB, and ArtsNB.