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Artspace Projects, Inc. <br />• and the Regional Cultural Facility Consulting Program <br />Artspace Projects, Inc. is a unique non - profit development corporation that creates space for arts <br />organizations and individual artists. Artspace's mission reflects its commitment to strengthening <br />the role of the arts as a source of cultural and economic vitality in our communities. <br />The mission of Artspace as put forth by its Board of Directors is as follows: <br />The mission of Artspace Projects, Inc. is to create space where artists can <br />live, work, exhibit, perform, and conduct business. By creating this space, <br />Artspace supports the continued vitality of the surrounding community. <br />We pursue this mission through development projects, consulting services <br />and community- building activities which serve artists and arts <br />organizations of all disciplines, cultures, and economic circumstances. We <br />address the space needs of art organizations and artists for the long -term. <br />By encouraging dialogue among artists and between artists and members <br />of the surrounding community, we foster community and economic <br />growth. <br />. Our success is measured both by the creation of functional space for <br />artists and by the enduring positive impact on artists and the communities <br />around them. <br />While most widely recognized for its role in the development of artists' live/work space in <br />Minnesota, Artspace's consulting work takes staff to communities throughout the country. In this <br />capacity, Artspace has developed expertise in the areas of arts facility development and operation, <br />housing and planning. In addition, Artspace is a national advocate for the arts and assists local <br />arts groups and individual artists in their search for safe, affordable and appropriate space. <br />In response to the need for'human resources in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota, <br />Artspace has created the Regional Cultural Facility Consulting Program. The intent of this <br />Program is to assist organizations in the tri -state region with the technical, procedural and <br />organizational elements of facility development, renovation and operation. This report outlines <br />the work completed through this program for the Elk River Area Arts Council. <br />• <br />