Public Art Info Session | Ridgway Space to Create

675 Clinton Street,Ridgway CO 81432

08 February, 2023

Description

Ridgway community members are invited to our upcoming informational session to learn about public art opportunities at Ridgway Space to Create and bring their own ideas forward. We'll have a brief presentation about Ridgway Space to Create itself, some public art examples Artspace has done at other properties, and time for small group discussions. We're ultimately looking to create buzz around the project and meet interested creatives who want to submit their proposals for consideration. (No decisions or selections will be made at this event. It's just info and awareness-building at this point) Ridgway Space to Create is one in a series of real estate development projects for Space to Create Colorado, a state-led initiative to create affordable workforce housing and workspace in rural Colorado communities, and is the first to be selected in a competitive statewide process. Located in Southwest Colorado near the San Juan Mountains, this town of 1,016 people can be seen as the backdrop in the film "True Grit." The Ridgway Space to Create new construction will provide 30 one- and two-bedroom units of low-income workforce housing, as well as 2,000 square feet of community space, in the Town of Ridgway's downtown core and certified Creative District. This project will align with the Town's clear goals for affordable housing production, Main Street economic development, and added density and volume; and will leverage the Creative District and recently completed Ramp Up Ridgway project with the Colorado Department of Transportation, which paved downtown Ridgway streets for the first time. Learn more about Artspace | artspace.org Learn more about Ridgway Space to Create | artspace.org/ridgway Follow Artspace: Facebook | facebook.com/artspaceusa Instagram | instagram.com/artspaceusa LinkedIn | linkedin.com/company/artspace-projects TikTok | tiktok.com/@artspaceusa