Project Overview - Visual Arts Education Center - Arts Council of Snohomish County, Everett, Washington

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Project Overview

The Arts Council of Snohomish County is partnering with Artspace Projects, Inc. to build a new multi-use regional arts center in downtown Everett. This 80,000 sq. ft. facility will be located at 2919 Hoyt Avenue and provide a new home for Arts Council programs, as well as affordable housing for working artists and their families. For the Arts Council’s portion of the project, we will design and build-out the first floor of the facility as a new Visual Arts Education Center. The first floor is approximately 18,000 square feet and will include areas for art exhibits, classes & workshops, and art production. Our partner, Artspace, will develop 40 housing units on the upper levels.

The Visual Arts Education Center will include:

• A multi-purpose classroom that can be used as

one room or divided into multiple rooms allowing for flexibility.

• An education gallery that features rotating student

exhibits.

• A teacher’s resource center that will serve as a

free lending library, supporting educators with curriculum and Cultural Art Outreach Suitcases.

• Exhibit and retail galleries with more lineal feet

to hang exhibits, allowing for more flexibility in exhibit design

• Specialized art production spaces for ceramics,

printmaking, silversmithing, and warm/cold glass that will accommodate high-demand community art classes and provide artists access to specialized equipment and resources.

• A glass hot shop, fully equipped and available for

glassblowing from emerging to established artists. It will feature demonstrations from renowned regional artists.

• Observation areas that allow community members

to watch and interact with artists.