facilities

Space. Think about your organization’s for a moment. Does it inspire you to achieve the lofty goals of your mission? Are you and your constituents incarcerated or liberated by it? Does it invite creativity and connection? In the summer of 2004, the late Dirk Koning of Grand Rapids Community Media Center wrote in the Community Media Review about the need to reconsider how media arts organizations think about space. He challenged his colleagues not to see their spaces as solutions to problems, but rather as expressions of missions rooted in deeply held beliefs and visions for the future. How well does your facility hold up against this litmus test?