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The
1020 building, located
(map) in the SODO District of Seattle,
houses workspaces for a variety of artists and crafts people with
a wide range of creative disciplines including:
Fine Art, Stained Glass, Installation Art, Digital Media, Sculpture, Interior Design, Performance Art, Jewelry, Furniture Design, Product Design, Photography, Fashion Design, Graphic Design, and Architecture...
Over the years the building (Built in 1912) has housed numerous artists after being converted from a warehouse in the 90’s by the late arts activist, Keith Tabellione’s of Art Star. In 2003 the torch was picked up by John A. Gascon who launched 1020first.org and organized open house events in the building.
In 2006, Gascon merged with Ouch My Eye, which moved into the ground floor creating a permanent studio/art gallery with edgy programming. Since 2006 most of the original artists from the early part of the decade moved on, creating opportunities for a whole new group of talented artists.
In the spring of 2009, the tiny Occhio Café, opened adjacent to Ouch My Eye helping to re-establish the building as a creative community, and bring other artists in the neighborhood together. Occhio has breathed new life into the 1020 Building community bringing artists out of their studios to meet their neighbors.
The 1020 Building has teamed up with the Bemis Building to build the artist community in SODO and organize a bi-annual open house for the neighborhood in May and October of each year.
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