Art Space/Space to Create Colorado

Established in 2015, Space to Create is America’s first state initiative for the development of affordable space – housing, work space, and commercial space – for artists, artisans, creative industry workers, creative entrepreneurs, and arts organizations. Its goal is to stimulate economic and community development in small towns and rural communities by providing permanently affordable, financially sustainable space for the creative sector. By 2024, Space to Create will have facilitated the development of nine projects in Colorado. Communities are selected based on the following criteria: 

• Concentration of creative sector workforce
• Availability of historic buildings for adaptive reuse
• Available property for development
• Commitment of resources by local government
• Demonstrated ability to execute community-based initiatives

To date, all Space to Create projects have been developed by Artspace, the nation’s leading developer of sustainable, affordable space for the creative sector. 

Grand Lake’s Preliminary Feasibility Study site visit took place March 6-8, 2019. An Artspace Consulting team visited the community, toured candidate sites, met with focus groups, and collected information. This report contains the findings from that visit.

Learn more about Space to Create Colorado here!