Putting the arts on center stage
Since founding the nation’s first arts council in 1957, Winston-Salem has enjoyed a rich history of supporting the arts. Ironically, as central as the arts are to the fabric of the community, the Arts Council itself did not have a visible downtown base for its operations. This award-winning adaptive re-use, renovation, and expansion of a former hosiery mill and vehicle maintenance garage resulted in a creative, inclusive, and accessible hub for the regional community to engage with the arts.
The expanded two-story, 72,000-SF facility provides general-purpose classrooms, art studios, an art gallery, a theater and other event spaces, and offices for the local Arts Council. The renovation replaced all building systems and provided full accessibility. It also preserved some facades and replaced others to give the facility an exciting new appearance.
Joe Bircher, AIA
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