ISSUE Project Room celebrates the 20th Anniversary of its Artists-In-Residence (AIR) program throughout 2026 with performances by current residents and returning alumni. This anniversary season highlights AIRs whose work reflects the ongoing evolution of a much broader community of experimental artists who have helped shape ISSUE for over twenty years. 

Thursday, October 29th at 8pm, ISSUE presents performances by guitarists Noveller, the solo project of Sarah Lipstate (2009 AIR) and Axine M (2024 AIR). Noveller debuts selections from her latest album, I Am The Weather (2026), alongside music drawn from across her catalog. Working with electric guitar, pedals, and looping, Lipstate builds serendipitous compositions that create what Iggy Pop once described to Jim Jarmusch as “symphonies for people that don’t have a lot of time.” 

Returning to ISSUE following her release event for the EP Bored Giant Engine Sputter (2025), Axine M performs with fretless guitar, voice, and computer. With “puppet strings taut between the constellation of musical control points,” she continues her creative exploration across multiple genres and sentiments.