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Treme School Being Transformed Into Homes For Artists

Apr 14, 2016
The former Bell School Campus in Treme is being transformed into residential and work space for artists and their families. The project is being led by the nonprofit Artspace. Eileen Fleming met up with Artspace spokesman Joe Butler for a look at the historic property – inside and out.
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Treme Neighborhood To Welcome New Arts Campus

Apr 6, 2016
On April 14, Artspace Projects will join with community partners to host a ceremonial groundbreaking celebration for the new Bell Artspace Campus.
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An ‘Arts Park’ Is Coming to Brookland

Apr 4, 2016
Carla Perlo is twirling a ribbon and dancing around a formerly vacant alley off 8th and Kearny Streets NE. Right off the sidewalk, one of those flailing inflatable tube men flaps over itself in the wind. A steady stream of local officials, artists, and community residents are filing into the alley and a ground level dance studio in the Brookland Artspace Lofts, to celebrate the groundbreaking of what will officially be known as the 8th Street Arts Park.
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Rendering of the future arts park.

4 Projects Making Real Estate Cheaper for Artists To Live and Work in NYC

Apr 1, 2016
After opening the successful affordable housing complex for artists at East Harlem’s abandoned P.S. 109, Artspace is now turning its eyes to Harlem.
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Dance Place Announces Groundbreaking Ceremony for the 8th Street Arts Park

Mar 23, 2016
With the Public Space Permit unanimously approved by the DDOT Public Space Committee, Dance Place announces the Groundbreaking of the 8th St Arts Park on Thursday, March 31 at 4pm.
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Everyday items take on new life as art

Mar 22, 2016
From her Artspace studio, Heather Fortin Rubald creates art from recycled material, mainly plastic bags that would have otherwise ended in a landfill.
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Cohorts, capacity building, creative communities: the evolution of Artspace’s geographic approach

Mar 22, 2016
ERIK HOWARD WAS IN A PANIC. The founder of The Alley Project (TAP)—a community center and gallery for youth creating street art and garage murals in Southwest Detroit—was working on an ArtPlace America Grant for Creative Placemaking. But his application had gone all wrong. “We found out late in the process that somehow we’d applied in the wrong category,” Howard recalls, “so we were improperly prepared for what we had to submit.”
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Detroit Immersion Cohorts group photo.

Dearborn Artspace Project 1 of 6 State Preservation Winners

Mar 18, 2016
The former city hall building recognized with 2016 Governor’s Awards for Historic Preservation.
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New Live/Work Space for Artists Coming Soon to Downtown Hollywood

Mar 17, 2016
The Hollywood CRA in collaboration with Artspace Projects is conducting a major online survey of artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses in South Florida to determine the size and nature of the market for an Artspace affordable live/work/create project planned for Downtown Hollywood.
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Artists revitalize push for live/work housing

Mar 14, 2016
Seeking fundraising help, advocates for an affordable artist housing project believe their work could help revitalize the North Trail. Will they succeed this time around?
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