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Artists Urban Village and Arts Habitat Association
Artists’ Housing Co-op
Background
Arts Habitat Association
Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton was formed in 1995 as an initiative through the Edmonton Arts Council to provide safe, affordable and appropriate living and working space for artists. In 1999 Arts Habitat opened Edmonton's first artist live/work space, ArtsHab 1, in downtown Edmonton.
In 2008 the Edmonton Arts Council published The Art of Living 2008 - 2018, a ten-year plan with recommendations for securing the future of arts and heritage in the city of Edmonton. The first recommendation of this plan was to fund and reinvigorate the Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton. Arts Habitat will use the power of the arts as a catalyst for developing neighbourhood and community and will be an active partner in city revitalization and development projects. The mandate of Arts Habitat Association is to identify, develop and manage space for the arts
Artists Urban Village
Artists Urban Village (formerly PAL Edmonton) is a registered non-profit society dedicated to providing quality, affordable housing with support and creative opportunities for seniors, disabled, and low-income workers in Edmonton’s professional arts. Formed in 2007 the Society has a board of nine representing all artistic disciplines.
Artists Urban Village is a chapter of the PAL Canada Foundation, a national organization dedicated to providing affordable housing and care for older members of Canada’s artistic community. The first PAL residence was built in Toronto in 1993 and PAL Vancouver opened their doors in 2006. PAL Vancouver was recognized in 2009 with an award from Canada Mortgage and Housing as a leader in affordable housing.
Artists Urban Village was awarded $20,000 in seed funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing in 2009 to conduct a Needs Assessment Survey of the Edmonton arts community. The survey was completed by 345 artists and of that group 131 expressed interest in and demonstrated need for an affordable housing complex for artists.
For more information on this new project, visit www.artshab.com
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Background on Continuing Housing Co-operatives
Co-op Criteria General Information
