HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-07-08 CorrespondenceJuly s, 1975
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- entering `rcr., rant, are two offand
ices where-the.post-.as e` cocr
o she le Dn ent_ri _. ---- _•- - he Arts Cou.-,c _-
sistan� postmaster sat. These offices would b ideal for 1;004-
Assist
and secretarial staff. Dispensing of tickets, informatioh on evoh s
ings and registration for mombership could be carried out 'here.
rant of where the main windows were located would be.a
fine area
lohg_ �e .ail in children's museum.
-for receptions during performances, exhibition space, or a
:while walking through the ticket window area (now torn out) one sees double door
spaces :with small gla pane extending to the ceiling. You enter a large died
�nere:-theemail was sorted. '. This ..area ..could booldainspector'sto a ewalkrfo�above ing acan beruse6
l events can takeplace-could be;�prayed
plays or mus�ca - - seat a- _ _
for -theatrical lighting needcreateand better1acoustics. The ramp 3- back could be u=ea
«,th acoustical :oam _
y handicapped persons.
At the rear and to the righo- this room are stairs going down. At the bo*tom o=
t
the stairs is a large men's washroom with showers and space enough for.a crossing
rco for performers.
and could possibly be use `o ac vities
.he:-.rest,of,the basement is very largo - rage
coordinated with _Other groups, such as the Recreation Center shave in o s to
rage_
iS being done now with bicycles sections of the basement have windows a'?his
are iairi.' 'aan and pleasant and might be used as studio space-ustior artists
vita e far artists dealing with -co rustible solo o.,s and
rich beparticular'y basement might be race into
torc'res such as retal-smithers. Another section of the
'a coffeehouse. -
If you go'bac}:'to the entrance hall again, or. the right are stairs to the second
::early
if
Gn the second leve'_ hall are lh large rooms. The ceilings are 12 to 14
feet high; the rooms are almost all light, airy- an ideal for studio space.
every room has a situ. andavailable and could be
'-water--._dividedin�o stucio s?ace
for three to four artists: One "room has hardwood floors and would beideal
as a electrical
dance studio. In addition to tremcnc}ous amount of natural light i�
o�erheac lighting seems very good for night work. Amazingly enough,
_- ty the rooms could be used i-rnedia el/ as
�'ics-
rich ,.ng and water a%aiiabil: - -..
The wall along the s ain.•a, going to the second -floor. -and the walls in ne ha_�ls
_ do the second floor. would provide a great dealof exhibition space anfl poss�blf
house a sales gallery.
:lis building ith a .. nrm.,l amount of erper.se;
could be made into a lovely P s
Certer:for Iowa City; and Johnson County. ..
Resp-cifull.y submitted,
rjonnr. Friedman and Andrea Schmidt representing,
unty Arts Council
the Iowa'_City-Johnson Co