WASHINGTON CITY PAPER | Anacostia Arts Center Expected to Open May 1

Proposed rendering of Anacostia Arts Center

It's coming! The Washington City Paper Arts Desk covers the story behind and the hopes for the new Anacostia Arts Center, a project of Anacostia nonprofit, ARCH Development Corporation. When complete the 10,000 square foot space will include a 1,000 square foot rehearsal and performance space, creative retail, art galleries, and a coffeeshop cafe on site. The anticipated open date is May 1, 2013.

The Anacostia Arts Center will be located at 1231 Good Hope Rd SE in the former ARCH Training Center. Arts in Anacostia is looking good! To learn more about the opportunities available at the Anacostia Arts Center go HERE.

Go HERE to read the full article by Ally Schweitzer. 

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The idea is to concentrate creative spaces in Anacostia to make the neighborhood an arts destination, says Gautier. ARCH has been pushing that boulder up a hill for a while now: It helped bring the forthcoming Anacostia Playhouse (formerly H Street Playhouse) to the neighborhood; it runs nearby galleries Honfleur and The Gallery at Vivid Solutions; and it was a chief organizer of last year's three-month-long LUMEN8 Anacostia arts festival. 

Much of Anacostia Arts Center will be for rent. A pop-up gallery space will be available for short-term rentals, and three other gallery rooms can be rented for six or more months at a time (and split between rotating occupants, if necessary). All spaces will be available at an affordable flat rate, says Gautier, and they include 24-hour access, utilities, and free Wi-Fi.

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