Warehouse Arts Management Organization

The Steinfeld Community Arts Center: Moving Forward

Elizabeth Burden — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:11:14 +0000

Topic: Sharing Designs and Timelines
When: Saturday, February 11, 10 am
Where: UA Downtown, Roy Place Building, 44 N. Stone Avenue

On January 26 , we critiqued three different designs for the Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center. Based on the input and feedback, Poster Frost Mirto has revised and focused the designs. Join us Saturday, February 11 for coffee and bagels, and to see the latest designs.

In this final session of our planning series, participants will:
• Review the criteria for success for the Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center project;
• See final design ideas for the space; and
• Learn about the project timeline;
• Hear about the stabilization work that began February 1.

Steinfeld Warehouse in the News

Elizabeth Burden — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:21:14 +0000

Downtown Tucsonan: Steinfeld Warehouse Poised for Resident Artists

A vision is taking shape for the next chapter of the 105-year old Steinfeld Warehouse, 101 West 6^thStreet, which is now owned by the Warehouse Arts Management Organization.

A corridor may lead from the left door to the Steinfeld Warehouse’s courtyard in back.

Imagine as soon as the next couple years seeing artists living in the portion of Steinfeld along 6^th Street and commercial arts enterprises and public art studios along the 9^th Avenue section.

WAMO members and the Poster Frost Mirto architecture and urban planning firm have been collaborating over the past month or so to come up with a conceptual plan for the Steinfeld, which has sat empty since 2007.

Artists came to a basic consensus on January 26 after picking and choosing elements from three different conceptual plans presented by Post Frost Mirto.

Read the complete article >>

KVOA: Help Decide What Happens with the Steinfeld Warehouse

A 100-year-old brick building is sitting empty in downtown Tucson, but not for long. You can have a say in the future of the Steinfeld Warehouse.

Back in 2007 the Arizona Department of Transportation evicted all tenants from the fragile brick building. Now a non-profit is working to bring it back as a focal point of the area.

The Steinfeld was built in 1907. Today, if you were to pass 101 West Sixth Street, it looks a lot different than it did then. The Warehouse Arts Management Organization, or WAMO, hopes to change that.

View the video >>

Toole Avenue Streetscape/Artscape Event a Success!

Elizabeth Burden — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:48:33 +0000

On Saturday, October 22, community volunteers planted trees and other flora to green the landscape, and artists, arts organizations, and creative businesses spruced up the avenue with permanent, semi-permanent and temporary art.

Check out the updated Toole Avenue Artwalk during the fall Open Studio Tour, November 12-13!

Thanks to everyone who participated in or contributed to the Streetscape Project : Downtown Tucson Partnership, City of Tucson, Pima County, Warehouse Arts Management Organization, Norris-Design, Peach Properties, Fenton Investments, Arizona Autoparks, Skrappys, Providence Corporation, Cox Communications, Santa Teresa Tile Works, Poster Frost Mirto, Bens Bells, BICAS, Borealis Arts, Borderlands Brewery, Citizens Artists Collective, Cook & Co Signs, Dinnerware Art Space, Sarnoff Art & Writing, Skrappy’s, Solar Culture, Mat Bevel Institute, Old Pueblo DJs, Siobhan Clothing, Toole Shed Art Studios, Trees for Tucson, Tucson Arts Brigade, Pan Left Productions, Elizabeth Albert, Titus Castanza, Cristina Cardenas, Crane Day, Ariel Diaz, Simon Donovan, Salvador Duran, Gonzalo Espinoza, Steven Eye, Ryn Gargulinski, Susan Gamble, Ignacio Garcia, Nick Georgiou, Jorge Gonzalez, Joe Hatton, Carl Hanni, Shawn Jackson, Susan Kay Johnson, Carolyn King, Sally Krommes, Patrick McArdle, Jodi Netzer, Joe Pagac, Iris Patten, Robert Redding, Micahel Ritzenthaler, Ned Schaper, Paul Schwam, Marvin Shaver, Charlie Spillar, Kurt Tallis, Bradford Turner, Paco Velez, Wilson, and Liz Weibler.

Why Artspace is Needed

Ned Schaper — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:12:17 +0000

We asked some of the folks on the studio tour what they liked about the Warehouse Arts District. Here’s what they said.

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Next Board Meeting: March 3, 2012

Ned Schaper — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:20:41 +0000

The next regular WAMO board meeting will be held Saturday, March 3 , 2012. The meeting will be at 10:30am at Santa Teresa Tileworks Conference Room (enter through rear middle door from 6th Ave. parking lot, first door on left off foyer area). Board meetings are open to the public.

Looking at Other Places

Elizabeth Burden — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:04:35 +0000

As you likely know, what we are trying to do in Tucson’s Historic Warehouse Arts District is similar to that of many organization’s across the country. WAMO believes that we do not need to be like these places; rather, we need to do as they have done, and build upon the assets that make the district unique.

Following are some notable organization that are working to preserve or develop artist spaces.

Donate to WAMO

Elizabeth Burden — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:28:29 +0000

Donate now, and help WAMO to preserve, protect, promote, and program the Tucson Historic Warehouse Arts District.

Please, make your tax-deductible contribution today; click the donate now to contribute securely with your credit card via PayPal.

Or write a check payable to Warehouse Arts Management Organization.
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WAMO

PO Box 1882

Tucson, AZ 85702