A nonprofit organization that develops affordable space for artists will be in Knoxville this month. The April 23 visit by Minneapolis-based Artspace will include tours of local historic properties, meetings with local officials and a public meeting. According to a news release, the aim is "to provide preliminary feedback about the feasibility of creating a live/work, multi-use, or other arts facility development" in Knoxville.
Representatives of a national non-profit arts developer will be in town next month to assess the feasibility of developing an artist live/work community in Tacoma.
ELGIN — Citizens of Elgin, beware. They’re coming to the city — robots; one, nine feet tall with a TV screen in its gut; another, disguised as a shiny silver couch; still others, painted and drawn.
All are part of pop-up art installation Calling All Robots from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday only at the Artspace Lofts, 51. S. Spring St.
The $38 million redevelopment of Tremé’s Andrew J. Bell School into affordable artist housing and work space by a unique developer with community partners is a powerful symbol of neighborhood changes to come.
City Manager William “Rusty” Geisler...has been speaking with representatives from Artspace for about four months about the possibility of using the unfinished Fountain Square development to provide lower- to moderate-income housing for artists and small business owners.
O’Reilly said Wednesday that Artspace, a nonprofit group, likely will pay $1.65 million to buy the existing City Hall, 13615 Michigan Ave. at Schaefer, the total determined by a mutually agreed-upon appraiser.
A new project offering affordable housing and work space for local artists and their families will break ground near the Mt. Baker Link light rail station in Rainier Valley next week, according to the developer, Artspace.
This series of articles in The Line tell artists' stories, share the impact of artists on their diverse communities, and delve into the importance of artist live/work housing in fostering stability, vitality and creativity in urban and rural areas across the United States.
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