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Santa Cruz, Tannery center artists take stock after deadly Oakland fire

Jan 16, 2017

SANTA CRUZ >> Some 75 miles south of Oakland, Santa Cruz’s artist community is not far removed from its San Francisco Bay Area cousins and reverberations from December’s Ghost Ship fire.As the poignant stories of each of the 36 lives lost in the converted East Oakland warehouse blaze emerged in the weeks after the tragedy, legislators, municipal officials and other arts groups began taking stock of similar situations, examining where improvements might come.

Keeping Your Artists Close to Home

Jan 19, 2017

On busy days, trombonist Marc Francis, 26, goes from gig to gig, playing his horn with different bands at a series of different venues—the convention center, a street parade, a nightclub. Sometimes Francis would like to be able to make a quick stop at his apartment to change clothes between gigs. And at 3 a.m., when his New Breed Brass Band finishes its Wednesday-night gig on the Frenchmen Street strip a few blocks from the French Quarter, he’d love to be a short drive, or better yet, a short walk, from his bed.

Artists and their families thrive amid community and creativity

Dec 20, 2016

Artists and their families thrive amid community and creativity in artspace housing Artspace is known around the world for creating affordable artist live/work housing in communities across the United States. But the nonprofit developer’s concerns and principles go far beyond the rigorous processes involved in renovating underutilized warehouses and schools or constructing new buildings to house artists.

Artspace El Paso Lofts Aiming to Revitalize Downtown El Paso

Jan 6, 2017

EL PASO, Texas - The new Artspace lofts located on the corner of Oregon and Missouri are expected to attract creative artists to the Borderland.Eric Pearson, CEO of the El Paso Community Foundation, said the lofts are a great and much needed addition to the city."The best way to sustain downtown in the arts was to support the artists and build not only an arts scene," Pearson said, "But make downtown an actual community, a bonafide neighborhood."

Artspace Receives $3.75 million Grant from Ford Foundation

Jan 6, 2017

Artspace is pleased to announce a major grant from the Ford Foundation that will provide $3.75 million for the organization to build internal capacity; restructure a number of aging properties to ensure their long-term affordability for low-income artists; and launch a new fellowship program to support emerging leaders of color working at the intersection of arts and community development.

Pullman Artspace Lofts Makes Significant Progress in 2016

Dec 13, 2016

The development team of the Pullman Artspace Lofts (Artspace Projects, Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives and PullmanArts) has received the city, state and federal approvals needed to proceed with the project, and is in the process of raising the remaining funding needed to close on the project by mid-2017 and begin the 12-month construction phase.Pullman Artspace Lofts will be an affordable mixed-use art space with live/work artist housing and ample community space suitable for classes, exhibitions and workshops located in the Pullman National Monument / Pullman Historic District.

Investing in Creativity, and in the Greater Good

Nov 28, 2016

LORRIE MEYERCORD wants her portfolio to be made up entirely of investments that aim to do social good while earning a return. But in addition to established categories like the environment, clean energy and organizations benefiting women and girls, she invested in arts and creativity. And she hopes others will follow her lead.

Beautiful modern living space with minimal decorations featuring one large painting.

Artspace Uptown Artist Lofts Grand Opening

Nov 20, 2016

ARTSPACE UPTOWN ARTIST LOFTS CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING DECEMBER 1 Artist studios open to the public from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Artspace is pleased to announce the Grand Opening celebration for the Artspace Uptown Artist Lofts, scheduled for Thursday, December 1, 2016 in Michigan City, Indiana. The ceremony will take place at the Lofts at 717 Franklin Street.

2016 Artspace Award Winner Introductions

Oct 19, 2016

View the introductions for the four 2016 Artspace Award recipients. Juan Alonso-Rodriguez received the Dejunius Hughes Award for Activism Watch Juan's Introduction Dave Rogers, received the Steve Kramer Award for Community Service Watch Dave's Introduction Osh Ghanimah, received the Su Job Award for Education. Watch Osh's Introduction

Dark matter made visible: artists illuminate breaking ground "idea lab"

Oct 18, 2016

Dark matter, what physicists call the invisible stuff binding the universe together, is also what Carlton Turner calls the equally invisible “stuff that holds community together—like history, memory and relationships.” Artists, Turner continues, are among the alchemists who are able “to identify, witness and translate this history—dark matter—into art, creative process and visioning.” During Artspace’s

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