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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.
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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."
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Artspace 2016 Annual Report

Jan 1, 2017
Artspace continues to experience extraordinary growth both in our new projects in development and projects in operation. We ended the year with 46 projects in operation, representing nearly a $600 million investment in America’s arts infrastructure that spans 30 cities and 19 states. We are pleased to be called “home” to thousands of artists and their families and more than 300 creative enterprises from coast to coast.
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Winter 2017 Newsletter

Dec 31, 2016
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. 
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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.
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Artspace kids.

New Partnership Seeks to Fund Artists' Businesses With Impact Investments

Dec 13, 2016
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.
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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.
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Pullman Artspace Rendering

Fierce Battle, Sweet Victory

Dec 3, 2016
"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.
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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.
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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.
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Lit building exterior at dusk.