Subsidized housing for a specific population would not be welcome in every community, and might not be expected to receive unanimous support from the city council of America’s most conservative big city, Mesa, Arizona.
The Artspace gallery and meeting space was packed with supporters Thursday evening to celebrate the new artist community in Loveland. The event featured live music, speakers and an opportunity to tour the spacious loft apartments and meet the artist that live there.
A long-awaited plan to provide affordable living and working spaces for artists in downtown Mesa will be considered by the Mesa City Council on Monday, according to city documents.
Artspace is pleased to announce the Grand Opening celebration for Artspace Loveland Lofts, scheduled for Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 4:00 pm in Loveland, Colorado. The ceremony will take place at the Lofts at 140 W. 3rd Street.
In Memphis as in other places, artists struggle daily with a multitude of issues, from securing affordable housing, to raising capital, to just having a space to showcase their work. Add the factor of race to the equation, especially in an unequal city, and you hit even more roadblocks. This is the case for all artists of color, and in Memphis, for black artists in particular.
Over the last decade, Artspace Consulting has worked with many clients – arts organizations, arts councils, foundations, government agencies, and, occasionally, individuals – all of them seeking to tap into our unique experience and skills.
But what are those skills? What do we know, and what are the things we’re good at?
Now comfortably expanded after a $4 million renovation in 2014, Dance Place remains unchanged: It is still the heart of the region’s dance life, as it has been for 35 years.
