One of the many topics Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton touched on during her appearance in Buffalo on Friday was her role in the creation of the Artspace facility on Main Street.
Elizabeth, Colorado is under consideration as one of those communities as a possible site for an Artspace development. We are now waiting for the results of the feasibility study and depending on the results will move on to the market analysis portion of the project to find out how many spaces the town can support and in what capacity
On April 14, Artspace staff and members of the Board of Directors gathered with residents of the Tremé community in New Orleans to celebrate the long-awaited groundbreaking of the Bell Artspace Campus. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and other speakers praised the project as a true community effort. We were thrilled to be joined by partners from Providence Community Housing, Ashe Cultural Center, Junebug Theater, the New Orleans Master Crafts Guild and Make Music NOLA, among others.
A collaborative collection of street and chalk artists, poetry, music and opportunities for fledglings to sketch live models is poised for Arts on Terry Street on Sunday, May 15 in Patchogue.
The longtime low-cost hub of Lowertown’s arts scene has been sold and all the current tenants — dancers, sculptors, painters and photographers — must find new space.
Through its business programs, Rural Development helps provide much-needed capital in rural areas, often in partnership with private-sector lenders and community-based organizations. The funding provides is used by the Turtle Mountain Tribal Arts Association in the Minot Artspace Lofts for training, workshops and gallery space.
"We keep our rent artificially low," Lindquist said. "The artists control what businesses or restaurants move in, rent doesn't raise and cause eviction."
And for a number of artists, as Emerald writer Jeff Nguyen points out, the lofts help foster a sense of community in the city's constantly evolving arts scene.