Performance/Rehearsal Space:
Available to Public
Curated Access
Office Space:
For Resident Organizations Only
Multi-Purpose Space (e.g. for Community Use):
Available to Public
Curated Access
Additional Artist Amenities:
Natural light
Wide width doorways
Wide width hallways
Ventilation
Freight elevator
Wheelchair accessible
Lighting grid
Special electric (220v)
High speed internet access
Parking
Roof/patio access
Describe Sustainable Strategies Employed (250 words):
recycling of cardboard and paper products; bottles & cans; office equipment & electronics
Description of Preservation Work (50 words):
Renovating three contiguous 100-year-old brick buildings, architects “unwrapped” the building to reveal its narrative architecture and preserved or reused traces of earlier occupations including patches of original wallpaper, fragments of derelict stairs, and vintage windows and doors. Awarded 2002 AIA Minnesota Honor Award, Society of the American Institute of Architects.
Description of Incubation Facilities, Resources, Programming (50 words):
Open Book, through its founding tenants, provides professional development for teaching artists, continuing education for certified teachers, and career development grants, workshops, classes, and consultation for literary and book artists.