Visit the GROW space to view artist-in-residence Gail Cooper’s paintings and learn more about her explorations of sound meditation during Downtown Greensboro’s First Friday on August 2 from 6-9pm (artist talk at 6:30 pm). Learn more.

The GROW residency space is located just inside the Davie Street entrance of the Greensboro Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St. This event is free, but space is limited. Register online to reserve your spot.

About the Artist

Gail Cooper is a painter (as well as an actor, singer, deep listener, and amateur ghost hunter) whose work explores shifts in perception through the use of sound meditation. She received her BFA in Painting from San Francisco Art Institute in 2015, studied painting in Ireland and Paris in 2014 and has received an MFA in Studio Art from Mills College in 2017. Her work has been shown in galleries in Ballyvaughan, Ireland, Paris, France and San Francisco, CA. Most notably she has displayed her work in the Start Up Art Fair, Mill Valley Art Fair and the internationally acclaimed Sausalito Art Festival in 2019. Her work is included in various personal art collections around the world.

About GROW

GROW is a flexible creative space, managed by Creative Greensboro, the City’s office for arts and culture. Compensated residencies of up to eight weeks are awarded to Guilford County-based creative individuals and organizations to produce new and original works that encourage visitation and engagement by the public. Each residency includes at least six hours of weekly programming that is offered to the public free of charge. This project is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, visit www.greensboro-nc.gov/GROW.