Get a glimpse at our 2016 year in review, supporter spotlights on Terrance Dolan and PS109 artist Osh Ghanimah, updates from Ford Foundation and impact investors, as well as a calendar of events for the upcoming months.
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.
Upstart Co-Lab is a nonprofit that has partnered with the Calvert Foundation and Artspace Projects to facilitate impact investments that support artists. Upstart Co-Lab is a startup itself, launching earlier this year. The Calvert Foundation is a leader in impact investing, making such investments accessible to ordinary investors--not just the wealthy. Artspace, also a nonprofit, develops live/work projects for artists around the country.
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.
"Welcome to my home," local artist Felecia Clark-Viou told a group of fellow artists, investors, community activists and art lovers filling the lower level of Artspace on Thursday. A grand opening was held to celebrate the Artspace Uptown Artists Lofts that opened earlier this year in the former Warren Building at 717 Franklin St. Clark-Viou was among several speakers that applauded the completion of the Artspace live/work units. "I'm proud to be part of an artistic community that endeavors to try to inject diversity into everything they do," she said.
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.
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.
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
"Where an artist works can be just as exciting and interesting as the actual artwork," said Loveland artist Amy Vialpando, whose studio at Artworks Loveland is one of the stops on the tour.
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
