Hello Northeast Neighborhood friends and businesses,
My name is Jenny Moore, and I’m the Director of Tinworks Art, the non-profit art space based here in the neighborhood, at 719 N Ida Ave. If we haven’t met yet, I hope we’ll have the chance to soon. Please join us for the opening of our 2025 exhibition season, “A Kin to Clay,” Saturday June 21, 3-6pm.
In the coming weeks, Tinworks will begin restoration of the Mill Building, one of the historic buildings on our grounds. You can identify the building by the artwork that is installed on its façade, Layli Long Soldier’s I don’t trust nobody but the land. We wanted to reach out before construction starts to share more information about the construction project and what it means for Tinworks Art and for our neighborhood.
Construction is scheduled to take 12-15 months. Once complete, the restored Mill Building will include climatized gallery spaces for year-round exhibitions, public restrooms, and office space for our staff. The building’s footprint will stay close to what it is now, with a slight extension north, towards our current Family & Community Space. Importantly, the restoration will preserve key historical features of the structure, including the original interior crib wall and exterior grain chute. We are excited to preserve and celebrate these elements of the site’s agricultural past as we prepare the building for a new chapter.
We recognize that construction will bring noise, traffic, and other disruptions to the area. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with questions or concerns. We want to stay in conversation with our neighbors throughout this process.
This restoration project represents a big step towards making our programming more accessible and our site more welcoming. We’re grateful for your support and patience as we continue to evolve Tinworks as a place where artists, their work, and our community connect in meaningful ways.
If you’d like to learn more about the restoration project or Tinworks in general, you’re always welcome to stop by or reach out via the email below. Thank you for your consideration.
Warm regards,
Jenny Moore Director director@tinworksart.org
