I want to own a commercial Art
studio one day. I had a lead on a property this past semester, but before I
could get the capitol raised the property was bought in a cash deal. I still
desire to have a studio, Ambrose Studios and Gallery, but I haven’t pursued it
since then. Once classes are done I’ll follow up with some leads for support
that I have been given.
This property is the second one that
I thought would have suited my needs well but failed to materialize. The first
was a second floor office that I could have rented for $250 a month, and
because I would have been the only tenant, I could have utilized the rest of
the floor for storage or discrete events. Unfortunately, that time the
building’s owners decided to convert it to apartments, with some storefronts on
the main level, so that went away. I am trying to understanding and stay
encouraged, but it is proving more difficult to do.
My idea is to have a place that
offers room for a teaching space, a small gallery space, and individual
studios, enough that the rent for each space will be affordable and that
collectively they can cover expenses. Originally the idea came to me that
trying to make sculptures or staging still lives to draw in my living room with
four teenage and preteen children, pets, and a mother who is sometime oblivious
to her surroundings. I was looking for an office space that I could divide up
and sublet. Talking to some of the other artists in Mountain Home, and a couple
professors, I altered my plan slightly. I’ve even visited other studios around
Boise and in Seattle, learning how they are run, incorporating new ideas into
my own business plan.
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