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Oakwood Arts is soon to be located at the corner of 35th and P Streets in the Oakwood-Chimborazo Historic District. The property, which is currently under restoration, is comprised of comprises a former church, an adjacent Sunday school/daycare building, and a small cottage.
We are currently seeking a special use permit to allow the renovated church building to be used as a space for our community-focused education services. When the renovation is complete the building will be fully accessible.
Oakwood Arts is a nonprofit organization that seeks to make art and careers in creative industries accessible to all through community engagement, inspiring programming, and experiential education. We aim to support creative opportunity for all and serve as a secular space in a rapidly changing neighborhood for economically and culturally diverse neighbors to gather and interact.
Our programs include classes and workshops that focus on the digital and technical skills students need to succeed in the creative workforce.
Steps towards a special use permit…
We have submitted the Special Use Permit (SUP) application and awaiting comments and approval from the city.
We are contacting our neighbors to let them know the SUP was submitted
We are also holding a virtual meeting through Zoom meeting for anyone to attend on on September 2nd at 6:30 to learn more and ask questions. The link to the meeting is https://zoom.us/j/3292085684. We will also email you the link directly if you sign-up at red button above. The password to the meeting is NEIGHBOR.
Sam Page (Oakwood Arts Community Engagement Coordinator and Instructor in Residents) will be at the building to meet any neighbors that have any questions on August 27th from 6-7 PM and September 5th from 1-2:30 PM. To ensure everyone's safety, we will request that you wear a mask if you stop by.
We will also be holding a second in person meeting at our building. The date of this meeting is tentatively set at September 22nd at 6:30 PM. Again we will request that you wear a mask if you attend the meeting to ensure the safety of others.
We will hold a meet with the neighborhood association so neighbors will have comment and/ or ask questions about the SUP
If you have questions and are unable to attend the meetings, please do not hesitate to email our community engagement coordinator, Sam Page at sam@oakwoodarts.org, or Oakwood Arts Board President, Shantell Chambliss at sjmalachi@gmail.com with any questions, comments or concerns.