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Contribute Your Ideas For The New U.I.C.A.
The UICA (Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts) recently had the great news that our Grand Rapids City Commission gave approval to the $34 million project of a new UICA home to be built on the city-owned parcel at the intersection of Fulton Street and Division Avenue – at Grand Rapids’ emerging “Avenue of the Arts.”
The new UICA home is expected to open in 2010. Developer Sam Cummings, president of Second Story Properties, plans to break ground this spring or summer. This project involves a 325,000 square-foot, mixed-use building with retail space, 66 apartments, and a 262-space parking structure.
UICA is a multicultural institution and with its new facility, hopes to expand its current popular programs such as:
- Alternative films series
- Urban Clay Studio
- ArtWorks job training program for youth 14 to 21 years old
- 25 art exhibits each season.
UICA wants to present new amenities such as:
- A multipurpose, black-box theatre
- A gift shop
- A rooftop patio and sculpture garden
You are invited to contribute your ideas for the new U.I.C.A. and its functions and events. Your input will be given to the Jeffrey Meeuwsen, Executive Director and the developer, Sam Cummings.
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