- Rent of building/property
- Cost per square foot for studio space- artist agreeing on cost at a realistic bracket
- Who gets windows… do you charge more
- Who could use the center- studio space/gallery space
- jury
- open
- what kind of artists: clientele, price brackets
- marketing
- more than advertising…
- reputation
- community support
- maintenance
- who will clean
- how will people be held accountable
- security
- locking doors
- protecting art
- ensuring space used appropriately
- not artist studio space not living space
- not a social party space
- Insurance
- For art
- For public use
- For potentially dangerous activities, ie welding
- OSHA
- Meeting standards for ventilation
- Health codes
- Structural elements
- Fire code
- Money
- Where is the money coming from
- Grants
- Donations
- Loans
- Creating a realistic budget
- How will it sustain its self
Additional things we should think about:
- involving the community
- all of the families are interconnected so don’t be careful not to burn bridges or talk down on anyone
- talk to the mayor
- create a web of possible allies or other groups that can benefit
- combating the resistance to anything new/unfamiliar
- visual aesthetics
- have solid visuals of the structure to accompany the proposal to counter the negative stigma attached to cargo containers
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