Jill Downen, visual artist, will participate in the Art Omi Artist’s Residency in upstate New York as the Charlotte Street Fellow. While in residence, they will generate new work and expand their professional development. Downen will be one of four Americans in a cohort of 25 international artists, 2 Critics-in-Residence, and 25 visiting arts professionals. Grant funds will be used to create a new immersive installation and for professional development. Jill Downen plans to transform their Art Omi studio space into an architectural installation and publicly present for the first time, plaster drawings incorporated into the site as meditative focal points. Jill Downen is the Chair of Sculpture at Kansas City Art Institute and is represented by the Bruno David Gallery in St. Louis.