People in Woodstock are motivated to find a solution on how to use the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, Wendy Holmes said, but the city just needs a little bit of technical assistance to get there.
El Taller Latino Americano is proud to be partnering with Medgar Evers College Preparatory School on an all- day workshop on June 2, featuring artists from El Barrio’s Artspace PS109. As a part of their Spanish language studies, students at the Crown Heights school have been learning about the Latin American immigrant experience, and are coming to El Taller to get an immersive experience in El Barrio.
The recently completed conversion of the landmark, long abandoned Warren Building into the Artspace Uptown Artists Lofts (see related article), has been a springboard for private investment in downtown. Now, nearly all the Franklin Street storefronts are occupied with unique shops, restaurants, art galleries and other businesses.
Artspace, the nation’s leading nonprofit developer of affordable housing for artists, was recently included in a study by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity titled “The Rise of White-Segregated Subsidized Housing” (“Study finds racial bias in housing for artists,” May 21). The underlying thesis of this study is so far removed from the reality of the work we do at Artspace that I feel compelled to refute it. Since developing our first project in Lowertown St.
Minneapolis artist Vesna Kittelson's new show “Da Vinci and the Drone,” is an exhibition opening Thursday at Form + Content Gallery in Minneapolis. Featuring Kittelson’s drawings, a limited-edition handmade book and a sculpture built from a modified CIA Reaper spy drone, the show runs through June 25.
The former warehouse that has housed artists' studios since 1977 has been sold for redevelopment. The city and the nonprofit Artspace are helping displaced artists find new space nearby.
Five Wings Arts Council recently gathered to celebrate people who volunteer their time and resources to ensure Region Five residents and visitors can participate in and enjoy the arts in their lives.
The City of Reno Planning Commission approved the plans for The Eddy beer garden to move forward at their meeting on Wednesday night, but the decision didn't come without lengthy consideration.
