During a special ceremony set for tomorrow – Saturday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m. the latest art-based development project in Bronzeville will officially begin. The project involves a previously City-owned duplex at 322 W. Meinecke Ave. that will be redeveloped into a live/work space for artists. The duplex was sold to HomeWorks: Bronzeville LLC, a local group led by artists Mikal Floyd-Pruitt, Vedale Hill and Sara Daleiden, for $1. The renovations will create a ground-floor studio to be utilized by CopyWrite Magazine and an upper-level living space.
The project is supported by the City’s ARCH (Art and Resource Community Hub) Loan Program. The ARCH Loan Program provides matching loans of up to $25,000 to buyers of City-owned tax foreclosed properties that will be used for art related uses or as community resource centers. Additional information on the program, created by Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs and Alderman Russell W. Stamper, II, can be found here.
Alderwoman Coggs, whose district will house this new development, is an avid supporter of the project. “I always love when members of the community and the City can collaborate to turn a blighted property into a hub that will support and uplift others,” she said. “I want to thank all the partners and stakeholders who have helped make this project happen, and I look forward to unveiling the final product in the future.”
Through support from the City’s ARCH Loan Program, Greater Milwaukee Foundation and Wisconsin Preservation Fund, HomeWorks: Bronzeville’s artist housing is adding additional life to the neighborhood and is their second such project with others on the horizon.
What: Bronzeville Artist Housing Project Launch
When: Saturday, March 26 at 10:30 a.m.
Where: 322 W. Meinecke Ave.
*Northeast corner of N. Vel R. Phillips Ave. & W. Meinecke Ave.
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