TOMAINOS CONSIDER SHOPS TO SERVE WESTCOTT PLAZA Mysterious Project Linked To Artspace By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – The mystery is clearing: A privately developed – and thus taxable – Artspace may rise above the Westcott Parking Lot, and Anna and Jim Tomaino’s “transformative” project may open perhaps related shops along the side of the building next door. Mayor Gary Herzig was interviewed from Australia, where he is vacationing, to provide details that had…
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ARTISTS WANT TO COLLABORATE Feasibility Report: Oneonta Is Perfect For Artspace Project By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Artspace believes that Oneonta would be an ideal location for a mixed-use, live/work spaces for artists, according to a report from the Minneapolis-based non-profit released today. “The report speaks clearly,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “They found a lot of support and a real sense of need for this kind of construction.” Collaborative workspace/maker space was the most-needed usage, the…
City Ready For Artspace, Initial Findings Report ONEONTA – Oneonta may be ready for Artspace. “We were able to gauge the temperature of the community as a whole, but more specifically the arts community, and found that the interest was perhaps stronger than expected,” according to the press release issued by City Hall today.…
50 At Foothills For Artspace Public Forum By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – If you call yourself an artist, you are welcome at Artspace. “People think they have to have a fine arts degree to consider themselves an artist,” said Anna Growcott, Director, consulting and strategic partnerships for Artspace. “But we don’t feel that way. If you think you’re doing something creative, we agree.” More than 50 citizens turned out for Artspace’s public forum this evening, concluding the…
Artspace, Meet Artists! Focus Groups Underway Today, Thursday By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Whether they were painters, metalworkers, glassblowers or sculptors, many of the 31 gathered at the first Artspace focus group had one thing in common. They were all using their own homes as their creative space. “I do wood-burning at my dining room table,” said Anne Vrooman. “I practice my dance and music in my living room,” said Elizabeth Raphaelson, owner of the Underground Attic.…
Artspace Plans 3-Day Oneonta Exploration Tours, Multiple Public Meetings Planned ONEONTA – Artspace, which is considering creating affordable spaces for artists and creative businesses in Center City, will be holding “stakeholder meetings: in Oneonta next week. The visit, exploring the feasibility of a live-work building, including the Oneonta Ford site, will include a tour of the DRI area, meetings with local artists and businesspeople, and end with a community meeting preceded by performances of local dance groups, musicians and artists.…
Common Council Approves $25,000 For Artspace Survey Full Story In Hometown Oneonta, On Newsstands Wednesday Afternoon…
County Manager Idea Quickly Gains Traction AVAILABLE AT THESE FIND ESTABLISHMENTS TRY HOME DELIVERY OF FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…