Through several phases of work between 2009 and 2015, Artspace worked with the City of Olympia, Olympia Artspace Alliance, and the JP Morgan Chase Foundation to help articulate the space needs of the arts community, identify and prioritize potential sites, secure letters of interest from key community-based commercial tenants, identify funding tools, and build support among local leadership for an arts facility.
Since Artspace's Arts Market Study, plans for two new developments in downtown have been announced: one new-construction artist residential, and one mixed-use residential with 13 artists studios in a historic building. There are also conversations about a new art museum/center, and an initiative to put temporary art installations in downtown storefronts.
Olympia, WA Case Study