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Jun 6, 2017
Poet and Literary Underground founder Michele McDannold's monthly Legit AF reading series celebrates its first anniversary in Michigan City's Uptown Arts District next Monday. McDannold has given a stage at the Artspace Uptown Artist Lofts Building to local artists, and brought in notable writers from across the country. 
Jun 6, 2017
  About 600 people, many dressed in costumes of animals, danced and sang along the San Lorenzo River during the Ebb & Flow Kinetic Art Parade and River Arts Celebration at the Tannery Arts Center on Saturday afternoon. The event, which started with a parade from the Kaiser Permante Arena to the Tannery, included live music and interactive educational games for children interested in learning about their natural surroundings
May 31, 2017
Learn about updates on our projects in development; a feature on Consulting and Strategic Partnership's work in Tuscon, Arizona; supporter spotlights on Tashiro Kaplan artist, Juan Alonso-Rodriguez and Traffic Zone Center for Visual Art artist, Harriet Bart; a feature on the Bush Foundation's recent support and the Driehaus Foundation's lead gift on the Pullman Project in Chicago. Click the link below.
May 23, 2017
  Did you know that Artspace was a leader of historic preservation in affordable housing? Artspace has developed 22 Historic Preservation projects that are owned, operated, or undergoing construction to date, with two more historic preservation projects (in Trinidad, CO, and Chicago, IL)  that have yet to break ground. Check out a  slideshow of several of the historic preservation projects in our national portfolio. 
May 19, 2017
The Sailboat Bend Artists Lofts opened in late 2007, providing 37 affordable live/ work units for artists and their families, plus a three-story multi-use space for residents o hold meetings, exhibitions, lectures and other events. WPBT2 took time out to interview a few the building's artists during Open Studio, and talk about their current work and arts community a decade later.
May 18, 2017
The Artspace Riverside Artists Lofts with nearly two decades of being a creative space for the artistic community in Reno, Nevada was recently featured on KNPB's Arteffects. Watch the video to meet a few of the artists that live/work at the Riverside Artists Lofts, and see our mission in action.   Watch the Video at KNPB
May 11, 2017
Artspace, along with Loeffler Construction and Consulting, gave a "hard hat tour" of Artspace Hastings River Lofts to show the construction progress, spectacular views, and a sense of what it will be like for future residents. Hastings Community TV documented the tour and included floor plans, unit renderings, and other useful information in the video for those who want to learn more!
May 11, 2017
Artspace, along with Loeffler Construction and Consulting, gave a "hard hat tour" of Artspace Hastings River Lofts to show the construction progress, spectacular views, and a sense of what it will be like for future residents. Hastings Community TV documented the tour and included floor plans, unit renderings, and other useful information in the video for those who want to learn more!
May 9, 2017
Mesa Artspace Lofts will open in June 2018, says Heidi Zimmer, senior vice president for property development with Artspace. The development will include up to 50 affordable housing units designed for artists and other creatives.Artspace is a Minnesota-based nonprofit real estate development firm that specializes in affordable live/work spaces for artists. It's 2016 year-end review noted 46 projects in 19 states. This is the first Artspace development planned for Arizona.
May 4, 2017
Artspace is a non-profit organization that has been developing art facilities across the country in an effort to transform the art scene in cities. They have partnered with the El Paso Community Foundation to bring affordable living for artists while cultivating job creation and developing the art community.