The Ginny B is a multidisciplinary arts laboratory in Washington State. The Ginny B will consist of two main buildings that will be created from scratch.
Yes, you read that right, two new buildings, from scratch. Building one will be The Ginny B Arts Center, and building two is
The Residences @ The Ginny B. They'll be on the same grounds, and accessible by a short walk. Both are three stories tall, over 15,000 sq. ft., and dedicated to supporting the artist and the audience. The Ginny B Arts Center
The Ginny B Arts Center is designed to bring peop
le back again and again through new exhibits, performances, and events on a regular rotating schedule. The first floor entry way brings you into our Cafe/Lobby. There, artists and audience will have the opportunity to sit face to face and interact, collaborate, and network freely. Through the lobby we enter the Auditorium which houses retractable theatrical seating so that the floor is accessible to rent or house events or large gatherings. At the back wall we encounter the proscenium of The Stage, a 40 foot wide, 30 foot deep, and 20 feet tall beauty that can easily house concerts, performances, and we can even throw a screen up and project films on it! The second floor brings us to the Balcony where we can house smaller events or gatherings and removable seating for The Stage events. Then, we ascend to the third floor: The Galleries. The Galleries will house nine artists at once; Eight for our Artists in Residence Program, and one central one for a larger installation of a popular current artist. The back of the galleries leads to the roof of The Stage, which will be an outdoor sculpture garden/retreat to bring a coffee and enjoy the fresh Seattle air. Residences @ The Ginny B
The Residences @ The Ginny B is similar in structure, but diverges as soon as you enter the building. The first floor is our Laboratory: six spaces of varying size, from a simple 10'x10' room for small meetings or rehearsals, to a 40'x30' performance hall for workshopping new pieces. We'll also have a state of the art recording studio on hand so that musicians can lay down new tracks! The second and third floors are built exactly the same, accessible via private entry, with dual purposes. The second floor is for our Artists in Residence Program. Each month, we will choose, via an application process, eight artists for a residency. They will be paid a commission and invited to stay at The Ginny B for four weeks. Three weeks they will be in their creation phase, where they will create five pieces of art of their chosen form. Then in week four, their works will be put up into The Galleries with a beautiful gala opening. For a whole week, the artist will interact with their audience face to face. We will have a round of four new artists beginning their creative journey every two weeks, and each artist will have their work in-show and available for purchase for a full month. The third floor is dedicated to our year-long Artists Housing Program, where we invite eight artists to live at The Ginny B in our low-cost housing. They will be allowed to live and pay a reduced rent to The Ginny B, and have access to our facilities and perks for a whole year. On top of all of that is a 5,000 sq. foot roof top deck that will be solar paneled.
