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Seattle Commons — The Case For
Why this is a win for Allied Arts of Seattle
civic advocacy
The Win
The Seattle arts infrastructure has no home in the downtown core. Allied Arts
represents the organizations that compete for limited nonprofit venue space;
the Arch at Pike & 8th, operated as a commons by Seattle Center, is the first
credible prospect for that in a generation. 435,000 square feet, year-round,
available for programming that doesn't fit anywhere else in the city.
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I want to analyze this proposal from the perspective of Allied Arts of Seattle.
There's a civic proposal to convert the WSCC Arch building at 7th & Pike into a year-round public commons operated by Seattle Center.
The case being made to Allied Arts of Seattle: The Seattle arts infrastructure has no home in the downtown core. Allied Arts
represents the organizations that compete for limited nonprofit venue space;
the Arch at Pike & 8th, operated as a commons by Seattle Center, is the first
credible prospect for that in a generation. 435,000 square feet, year-round,
available for programming that doesn't fit anywhere else in the city.
The full proposal: https://commons.conventioncityseattle.com
What are the strongest arguments for and against, from Allied Arts of Seattle's perspective?