Knoxville’s newest theater/venue space is coming to “Happy Holler” this Fall with Modern Studio. A unique blend of retail, co-working, maker studios and live performance venue, Modern Studio will provide a stable home for local performing arts groups as well as support the local maker movement in Knoxville.
Partnering with KPAX (Knoxville Performing Arts Exchange), Modern Studio will feature affordable venue space to live performances. Our unique model allows affordability where other venues are too costly to provide a multi-week run of a play, or even a one night performance in some cases. KPAX is led by local actor Carolyn Corley.
Features of Modern Studio include: Built-in capacity for live streaming events, an acoustic-friendly space, retail for local makers, donation-based co-working during daytime hours, flexible meeting and production space, and inexpensive performance space showcasing local and regional talent.
Modern Studio will be housed in 109 W. Anderson Ave, in the heart of the area of North Knoxville known as Happy Holler. The space is being renovated by Fox and Fogarty and should open in late September.
Modern Studio is currently crowdfunding the interior buildout, including the stage area, studio spaces and other amenities. More information about the crowdfunding can be found at: https://www.indiegogo.com/
Modern Studio is the brainchild of Burke Brewer (burkebrewer.org), and Victor Agreda, Jr. (superpixel.us). Burke is a UT Knoxville graduate, seamstress and local entrepreneur. Victor is also a UT Knoxville graduate, and worked as a journalist for AOL for 9 years, and was featured in Knoxville Mercury last year: https://www.knoxmercury.com/
More information about Modern Studio can be found at its website: https://modernstudio.org
