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Board approves colorful storefront for Shenandoah Arts Council at 128 North Loudoun Street
Summary
The Board approved a certificate of appropriateness to repaint the small storefront at 128 North Loudoun Street for the Shenandoah Arts Council, allowing a limited area of bright color to reflect the space’s gallery and community uses.
The Board of Architectural Review voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for a storefront repainting at 128 North Loudoun Street, proposed by the Shenandoah Arts Council, on March 20, 2025.
The applicant’s representative described plans for the space as a small artist cooperative and gallery to host children’s and adult art classes, lectures and events. The representative said the colorful portion of the façade is small compared with other nearby storefronts and that the design aims to be welcoming rather than formal. “The square footage that we're talking about for the colorful part is actually 72 square feet,” the applicant said, and added that the brighter orange and pink areas amount to roughly four to five square feet.
Board members asked about signage and were told any projecting or hanging sign would be applied for separately. The applicant said the name and logo would likely appear on a separate projecting sign and that the black area in the center would be painted in the same material; raised metal letters remain a future option pending a separate sign application.
A motion to approve BAR25163 as submitted passed by voice vote with members saying “aye.” The applicant representative said the organization hopes to open in some form by Apple Blossom (early May).
