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The Fort Point Artist Community

Submitted by james on 05/02/2009
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Innovation Blurb: 
Neighborhood revival through community arts
Web Site Link: 
http://www.fortpointarts.org

Fort Point was once the hub of Boston's shipping sector, but like many of America's port districts, it was laid idle in recent decades.  Today, however, the tide is turning.  The Fort Point Arts Community has transformed the district  through pioneering work, building partnerships between landlords and artists.  Now fused with the vitality of a thriving open arts scene, The Fort Point Arts Community demonstrates how grassroots organizing around the arts can transform a neighborhood from the bottom up.  Events coordinated by the Fort Point Arts Community now draw thousands of visitors each year and are creating an artist-driven sub-economy.

* Fort Point Open Studios weekend, now in its 30th year, draws an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 visitors each October.

* Several hundred artists have been able to maintain studios through affordable leases made available by Fort Point’s facilitation of tenant/landlord relationships.

* 249 A Street Artists Cooperative and The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street, were developed as limited equity artists cooperatives that provide live/work space for 90 artist households.

 

Their Description: 

The Fort Point Arts Community, Inc. of South Boston (FPAC) is a non-profit community organization founded in 1980 and run by neighborhood artists and volunteers. Our mission is to enrich the Fort Point area with a resident live/work artist population that contributes to the district’s and the City of Boston’s cultural life....•Developing 249 A Street Artists Cooperative and The Artist Building at 300 Summer Street, two limited equity artists cooperatives that provide live/work space for 90 artist households. FPAC assisted in the development of The Brickbottom Artist Building in Somerville and played an instrumental role in founding Fort Point Cultural Coalition, which developed Midway Studios, Boston’s largest artist live/work building.

Contact: 

FPAC
300 Summer Street M1
Boston, MA 02210
617 423-4299
http://www.fortpointarts.org

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Image Notes: 

James Moreau
to Fort

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Gabrielle Schaffner,

We're highlighting some of Boston's most innovative cultural programs and we'd like to use any good graphic that depicts the area or artists. I'd actually like to use your discretion as I'm sure you have access to more photos than I've seen. Please let me know if there are any more specifics you need.

Thanks,

James
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On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Fort Point Arts Community wrote:

Yes, but please let me know what image you would like to use so I can also get permission from the artist.
Thanks for including us.

Gabrielle Schaffner
General Manager
Fort Point Arts Community
info@fortpointarts.org

www.fortpointarts.org

On May 31, 2009, at 11:56 PM, James Moreau wrote:

> Dear Fort Port Artists:
>
> My name is James Moreau and I am working as a consultant for
> Planet-TECH Associates (www.planet-tech.com) on behalf of The Boston
> Foundation (www.tbf.org). I am writing to seek permission to use a
> logo and or photo from your website as part of a feature description
> of your program that is being highlighted by The Boston Foundation
> on their Boston Indicators Hub of Innovations website.
>
> http://www.bostonindicators.org/IndicatorsProject/Content.aspx?id=614
>
> The Boston Foundation is one of the oldest, largest, and most
> respected community development foundations in the United States.
> Their Hub of Innovations site highlights exemplary programs that have
> a positive impact on the quality of life for municipalities.
>
> The new site is being updated currently, so your prompt response is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you soon.
>
> Best regards,
>
> James Ryan Moreau
> James.R.Moreau@gmail.com
> 617-996-9157 (ask for James or Seth)
> Planet Tech Associates
> http://www.planet-tech.com/

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