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By Camille LeFevre

By Camille LeFevre's Latest Articles

The 1310 Bandits Film Group
Immersive ‘idea lab’ celebrates artists as community leaders

Artspace's annual Breaking Ground event evolves this year from one dynamic evening of speakers and performances to an immersive, two-day "idea lab" on Friday, October 14 and Saturday, October 15.

Grand Opening of El Barrio
How affordable artist housing can help cultural communities ‘celebrate themselves’

Artspace enjoys a long history of working with culturally distinct groups in the development of affordable artist live/work housing and community spaces. From El Barrio in New York to Honolulu, Hawaii, these projects allow artists to celebrate themselves.

Al fresco ballerinas in Trinidad, CO
Helping artists across the U.S. build capacity and community

Artspace started 30 years ago with a simple plan to develop more affordable housing for artists. Now they're taking a place-based consulting approach to help artists build capacity, raise funds, and learn from each other -- on a wider scale than ever before.

Artspace's Mount Baker Lofts
Is affordable artist live/work housing the new normal?

Since Artspace pioneered affordable artist live/work housing in the 1990s, disrupting the SoHo Effect in communities across the U.S., demand for such projects has grown. Which begs the question: Is affordable artist live/work housing becoming the new normal?

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