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MIXED MEDIUM
DECEMBER 2229, 2021
Art Center East
continues ADA
accessibility
project
ART CENTER EAST
Find out more about Art Center East’s improvement project
and events at www.artcentereast.org. Current regular gallery
hours at 1006 Penn Ave., La Grande, are Wednesday through
Friday from noon-5 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Galleries
are open to the public and admission is always free. Exhibits can
also be viewed on the center’s website.
Go! staff
L
A GRANDE — Art Center
East’s capital campaign to
install an ADA-accessible lift in
their building aims to make the
art center and its activities avail-
able to everyone, regardless of
mobility challenges.
According to a press release,
through Dec. 31, 2021, commu-
nity members can participate in
end-of-year giving by donating,
in any amount, toward ACE’s
$50,000 goal. Community mem-
bers may donate via AmazonS-
mile, Venmo, PayPal, in person,
by phone, by check mailed to
ACE (P.O. Box 541, La Grande,
97850), or at www.artcentereast.
org/support/donate/#donate.
Art Center East occupies the
1913 Carnegie Library building
owned by the City of La Grande
at 1006 Penn Ave. Following a
2018 Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) assessment and a
community survey in which 95%
of respondents indicated sup-
port for adding an elevator or lift
to the ACE facility, the organiza-
tion began to collect resources
for construction.
ACE started the ADA reno-
vation project with assistance
from Matt Bosch, an engineer
who donated concept draw-
ings and identifi ed the lift type
that will be installed where the
library book lift once operated.
Cassie Hibbert, a local architect,
reviewed the concept draw-
ings pro bono, and contractor
Kirby Nagelhout Construction
made a site visit and donated
the project estimate. The total
cost estimate is approximately
$300,000 for the installation of
a lift and necessary renovations
and improvements.
The city of La Grande has
pledged a $50,000 cash match.
Community members have
contributed more than $20,000
so far, including a recent anony-
mous single donation of $10,000.
Grants awarded for this project
include $24,400 from the Oregon
Cultural Trust and $10,000 from
the Union Pacifi c Foundation.
www.artcentereast.org
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