Elm Street Arts Release Designs For Reeves House

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Architectural designs for phase two of the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village project have been released.

The designs were done by CDH Partners, the architectural firm chosen by the Elm Street Board of Directors for this project.

Phase II, known as the Revive the Reeves campaign, involves the development of the historic Reeves House to include a variety of art spaces, and is a complement to the Event Green and outdoor Resurgens Orthopaedics Community Stage completed in Phase I.

Funding for the second phase is being done through broad spectrum of community partnerships, including a grassroots brick campaign that involves the participation of individuals and small groups.

“We are extremely excited about the Reeves House and its potential to bring vibrancy to the community, but we are also excited to make this a community effort,” said Elm Street Board President Shawn McLeod.

Operations Director Christopher Brazelton said Elm Street ”has always been rooted in the community (and) this is just another example of why that community is special.”

Once completed, the Reeves House development will include:

• Roughtly 1,000-square-foot gallery space for local and international artists to display their work.
• Four studio work spaces for artists in any discipline to use.
• About 600 square feet of community space for lecture, large shows, special events, etc.
• 1,200 square feet of shared studio/class space including easels, kilns, pottery wheels, etc.
• A 200-square-foot catering kitchen to help support events hosted at the Reeves, and to provide a home for the culinary arts.
• An open porch and deck for special events and connectivity to the Culinary/Community Gardens.
• A 450-square-foot computer arts lab to include explorations in photography, graphic/web design and software engineering.

If funds continue to come in at their current rate, construction is slated to start in January. If that schedule holds in place, the renovated Reeves House is anticipated to open in August 2016.

For more information, visit the Revive the Reeves’ website.

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Photo credits: Elm Street Arts