$2.3M artist's center opens in NW Detroit

Thursday, October 30, 2008 | Source: Model D
The Arab and Chaldean Council opened an Artisana and Adult Learning Center on Seven Mile Road in Detroit, just east of Palmer Park.

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The $2.3 million building joins three others built in the last decade: the agency's Detroit headquarters, a youth center and a club house for a total of a $14 million investment into their stretch of street. Construction began a year ago on the building, which features a first floor gallery and a Middle Eastern-themed café. There is also work space for artists that will encourage interaction between different ethnicities and social and economic backgrounds. "As they do work side by side, they will learn from each other, learn about each other's backgrounds," says ACC executive director Isa Hasan. School field trips will also allow students to interact with these same artists as they work.

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