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The national non-profit organization Artspace made a pre-feasibility visit to Olympia on September 16 & 17, 2009. The mission of Artspace is to create, foster and preserve affordable space for artist and arts organizations. The purpose of the visit was to assess whether Olympia is a good match for a future Artspace project. During the course of their visit, Artspace representatives:

• Toured existing studio spaces and downtown properties;
•  Met with artists, cultural, educational, financial and civic leaders in our community, and;
•  Held a community meeting.

Preliminary Feasibility Study (9.6 MB) - Presented to Council on November 30, 2009. 

Watch the Artspace Community Meeting, courtesy of TCTV.  Or view the newspaper coverage, courtesy of The Olympian.  

The Artspace visit was made possible by the City of Olympia and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.  For more information on Artspace, visit their website at www.artspaceusa.org.