As a nonprofit affordable housing developer for the creative sector, Artspace has a 40+-year history of being responsive to the needs of communities, often partnering with those that have traditionally been underrepresented—including Indigenous, low-wealth, and rural communities, and communities of color. Yet, during these unprecedented times, more is needed.
Naomi Chu, Vice President of Asset Management, brings more than 20 years of experience as a leader at Artspace. She and her team are responsible for the stewardship of Artspace buildings, and they work directly with the artists and families who live and work within them.
The new center features artist studios, a computer lab/classroom, production studio, credit union offices, and space for the Rolling Rez Arts to rest its wheels between traversing 2.1M acres to deliver art, business, retail and banking
Performance dance movements in a laundry room, a flourish of magic and servings of “radical reform to Spam musubi” were on display in a new Kakaako apartment building that recently held a very creative grand opening.
