About
Vulpes Bastille is an artist-run studio and gallery space located in the East Crossroads District of Kansas City, MO. Housed in a 100-year-old renovated dancehall, it provides emerging and local artists with affordable spaces to create and display their work. With a commitment to supporting Kansas City's artistic community at every stage of the creative process, Vulpes Bastille hosts monthly exhibitions through an annual open call, and offers studio rentals when available.
Vulpes Bastille is an ideal venue for experimental and installation-based exhibitions, with an emphasis on giving artists full control over their shows. Exhibitions are selected through an annual open call, with priority given to students and emerging artists. As a result, Vulpes Bastille has become a creative fortress for artists of all backgrounds and career levels, sustaining a diverse community of artists over the past decade.
Caranne Camarena in the Main Gallery Featured artwork by Josh Martin, photograph by Brandon Waldrop
History
In 2012, shortly after graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute, Caranne Camarena purchased an empty building on the corner of Locust & 18th Street. Almost one-hundred years old, the property had been founded originally as a dancehall during the 1920s, then transitioned to an auto repair garage and print shop over the course of its storied life. Concerned with where she and her peers would continue their artistic practices after school, Caranne envisioned its potential as an artists’ haven. Over the next decade, she built 12 studios and a spacious, white-walled gallery space that has remained a centerpiece of the local art scene.
(left to right) Caranne, Elinore, and Audrey Featured artwork by Josh Martin, photograph by Brandon Waldrop
Team
Vulpes Bastille is currently run by a small team of artists:
Caranne Camarena
Executive Director
Audrey Schuler
Gallery Director
Elinore Noyes
Communications Director