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River Rouge could get a little hipper if people take the Downriver community up on its offer.
It wants artists, craftsmen and musicians displaced from the Russell Industrial Center to relocate there. Detroit shut the Russell complex last month because of a number safety violations, failure to obtain proper permits and illegal use of space. There were about 150 tenants who made up the enormous art community with studios, galleries and workspaces.
A statement explains
The City of River Rouge has offered to help the recently displaced Artists and Craftsmen find new, affordable and functional studio spaces in the former industrial giant, which will include both city owned and commercial and storefront properties. The city will also offer both Legal and financial consultation to those displaced artists.
The city also welcomes other artists who seek affordable and safe creative spaces in the backdrop of the 20th Century’s steel and automobile epicenter, as the city welcomes any creative individual who wants to be a part of something bigger.
“Close proximity to Downtown Detroit, and the new Gordie Howe Bridge, gives us in River Rouge a unique opportunity to reinvent ourselves as a community, we intend to take full advantage of these positives and aggressively market our city accordingly,” says Councilman Dan Cooney.
