And I think, for Albuquerque, both our organizations have been meaningful.” But 516 Arts and Outpost have a long history of collaborating. “This is an uncommon idea in our country: To have these organizations come together under one roof. In the video Sbarge praises the Sawmill neighborhood, calling it a “hotbed of creative thinking and learning.” Guralnick, meanwhile, highlights the teamwork behind this meeting of artistic minds. In the meantime the organizers released a six-minute video detailing the initial aspects of the project. That approval is expected to take place next month. The Sawmill District is also controlled by a community land trust, and any projects must be approved by residents. Funding is planned to come from a mix of foundations, government, corporations and individual donors. (Both declined to comment for this article.) The Sawmill Center is still in the preliminary fundraising phase.
The main organizers of the project-516 Arts Founder/Executive Director Suzanne Sbarge and Outpost Performance Space Executive Director Tom Guralnick-have remained mostly mum on the project.
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Want more news like this? Get it delivered to your inbox for FREE The Seattle-based architecture firm of Olson Kundig has mapped out plans for the center, which include an interdisciplinary arts space, a film/lecture hall, a café, a music education classroom, a performance space, an art studio, a gallery and “an incubator space for arts-related businesses.” The facility would be roughly broken into three areas, one controlled by Outpost for music, one by 516 Arts for art and the final third given over to a new nonprofit called Sawmill Center, Inc. The new Sawmill Center for the Arts would solidify the area, alongside Nob Hill, as one of Albuquerque’s hippest destination neighborhoods. Sawmill, located between historic Old Town and the Museum District, is already home to the popular indoor/outdoor dining hub the Sawmill Market and to the upscale mini-mall Spur Line Supply Co. Now these two groups have found a way to combine their talents, collaborating on a proposed $10 million 31,600-square-foot arts center in Albuquerque’s up-and-coming Sawmill neighborhood. Outpost Performance Space is a University-area nonprofit performance space dedicated to “a uniquely eclectic mix of performances ranging from jazz to experimental to international to folk and roots and more.” Downtown Albuquerque’s 516 Arts is a contemporary art museum that “celebrates thought-provoking art in the here and now.” Together, these organizations are at the forefront of Albuquerque’s art scene: Music on the one hand, visual arts on the other.
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