Casey Schachner
This winter, The Bascom welcomes sculptor and educator Casey Schachner as the 2026 Winter Resident Artist.
An Associate Professor of Art at Georgia Southern University, Schachner will develop a new site-specific installation for the Thompson Gallery through The Bascom’s Winter Resident Artist Program, known as W.R.A.P. Her exhibition, on view January 24 through May 2, invites audiences to consider themes of place, identity, and material experience.
Schachner approaches sculpture as a mode of understanding the world through the act of making.
“As a sculptor, I think and process the world through materials,” she reflects. “I find relief in systematic, time-consuming, process-heavy practices – like stone carving and casting – as a way to disconnect from an overconnected world. I value labor and process in my work because the time and effort spent making reinforce the act of creation. Materiality, and my connection to it, is what pushes my work forward.”
This philosophy underscores her commitment to process-driven work, where humor, cultural observation, and unexpected material juxtapositions shape her sculptural language.
Now in its 12th year, the W.R.A.P. remains a cornerstone of The Bascom’s educational mission. The program invites students and faculty from universities across the Southeast to propose ambitious installations created specifically for the Thompson Gallery. The selected artist lives and works on campus for four concentrated weeks, using the winter season to design, build, and install a project that engages directly with the gallery’s distinctive architectural space.
Over the years, the program has welcomed artists from across the country, each challenged to respond creatively and rigorously to the demands of site-specific work.
Working across cast glass, stone, nontraditional materials, and digital fabrication, Schachner explores sensory landscape and the layered ways individuals form attachments to place.
Visitors are invited to experience her completed installation beginning January 24 and are welcome to stop by while she is in residence to learn more about her evolving process and
artistic research.
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