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Martin Arts seeks $30M arts campus at historic Stuart High; planning grants in place
Summary
Martin Arts presented a vision and schematic plans to convert the historic Stuart High School and adjacent mid‑century buildings into an arts campus with studios, makerspace, performance venue and event rentals; project estimated at about $30 million and fundraising and government grants are underway.
Nancy Turrell, executive director of Martin Arts, presented the organization’s vision on May 6 to convert the historic Stuart High School property near downtown Stuart into a community arts campus with artist studios, a makerspace and a 295-seat auditorium.
Turrell said Martin Arts has completed schematic design drawings and a business plan and has raised more than $500,000 toward planning. The project has secured a second $50,000 planning grant from the Florida Division of Historic Resources, she said, and the organization has applied for a National Endowment for the Arts Our Town grant. “Historic schools across the…
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