About Us
The Storefront Artists Project has been launched in downtown Fall River by the Narrows Center for the Arts, in partnership with Arts United/Fall River, the Fall River Office of Economic Development, and the Chamber of Commerce. This project is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Fall River Storefront Artists (FRSA) is approaching the landlords of empty storefronts to lend their vacant streetfront space to an artist or arts organization – we define an artist as anyone engaging in a creative endeavor, including the fine arts (painting, sculpture, printmaking, illustration), performance arts (music, dance, theatre, spoken word, etc.), architecture, interior design, graphic design, or new visual media (video, installation, computer programming).
Artists will transform the windows into an ever-changing art project, be visible working at their studio inside, open the space to viewers every Saturday for four hours and one to three evenings a month when there’s a cultural event on Main Street. They’ll take responsibility for the utilities and for keeping the street facade clean. In return, the landlord provides the space rent-free until they get a signed lease and give 30 - 60 days vacancy notice. Arts United will act as a property manager; when necessary, intervening to deal with legal or logistical issues and providing funds to handle emergencies – for example, if the heat goes out in an otherwise empty building. Each landlord specifies the kind of arts activities that would be appropriate to their space and our Board chooses the best match from the list of artist applicants.
Find out more:
- Apply for a space, or donate your storefront space
- See a list of artists that have already signed up
- See a list of available space
- Find out more about Arts Express Fall River, a cultural calendar for the City of Fall River.
- Find out more about Arts United Fall River, a non-profit organization for artists.
