• engaging in day dreaming practices around possibilities for this space

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• one on one conversations with individuals in the Philadelphia live arts scene to ask if a space like this is wanted, and/or necessary for our field to thrive. (Eventually we want to do a more formal and comprehensive survey.)​

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• speaking with physical spaces and arts organizations including:

  • Vooruit (Belgium)

  • Invisible Dog (NYC)

  • Fusebox (Texas)

  • Under Construction Arts (Maryland)

  • Fidget (Philly)

  • MAAS (Philly)

  • JACK (NYC)

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• researching various business and structural models, with the goal of being self-sustaining. Being in conversation with Mariposa, a food co-op in Philly 

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• being in conversation with the owners of the 9th National Bank in Kensington, pictured below

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• currently holding an event series called Collective Conversations​ to expand these conversations to more of our colleagues