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A sign for Astoria Art Loft sits beside dried flowers. Astoria Art Loft 106 Third St., Astoria Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday or by appointment Heather Douglas The Franklin Apartments www.astoriaartloft.com Jeannette Davis, left, and Jo Pomeroy-Crockett are the artists behind a unique Astoria makerspace. Creative collaboration Astoria Art Loft offers space for crafting BY HEATHER DOUGLAS Providing Elegance & Efficiency to Downtown Astoria for Over 100 Years 1432 Franklin Avenue Community Property Management 503-325-5678 4 // COASTWEEKEND.COM With a rotating series of classes, workshops and events in addition to a dedicated studio space, Astoria Art Loft aims to inspire a collaborative approach to creating and sharing artwork. “It’s a labor of love and we are committed to providing a space where artists and emerg- ing artists can create, learn, sup- port and be supported by other artists,” Jo Pomeroy-Crockett, co-owner of the Art Loft, said. “We hope we have created a warm, welcoming art home.” Pomeroy-Crockett and fel- low owner Jeanette Davis, art- ists themselves, aim to foster that creative potential. The pair’s studio space opened in 2015 and has since grown to offer themed monthly art exhibits, classes, work- shops and collaborations. The space’s Saturday Art Experi- ence for children, art book lend- ing library and storage area add to the mix. The loft offers 10 art studio spaces for rent includ- ing a space for resident artists to create with access to the facil- ity. The loft also offers artwork, cards, prints, jewelry and fram- ing services. The loft’s location directly above an art store creates a symbiotic relationship. “Classes and workshops grow out of peo- ple’s requests for instruction,” Pomeroy-Crockett said. Heather Douglas A lending library at Astoria Art Loft. When the downtown space, formerly housing an uphol- stery business, became avail- able, Pomeroy-Crockett was the first to imagine its possibil- ity as a makerspace. “Since we were already artists and friends, the two of us founded the Asto- ria Art Loft,” Davis said. Out- side of managing the space, the pair draw, collage, paint and create multimedia art pieces. Pomeroy-Crockett’s specialty is watercolor painting, while See Page 5
