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.
Santa Cruz’s Sonia Le is picking up that tradition. Le, 38, is an independent fashion designer who works from her studio/office at the Tannery Arts Center. But she’s also a teacher, looking to instill the skills of fashion into a new generation.
A financing plan to build a rental loft tower where local artists with low incomes can live and work is being redrawn after the project slated for state land in Kakaako encountered a $10 million cost increase due to a construction delay.
Currently there are 12 certified creative districts across the state, including Salida, which was, along with Denver Art’s District on Sante Fe, one of the first districts certified in 2012.
