Join Us in Creating a Space to Flourish
In the Summer of 2024, Gage will relocate to a new home in central South Lake Union (SLU), where it can serve a larger, more diverse student body with more transportation options in a modern custom-built arts facility. This strategic move to SLU is the result of a two-year analysis developed by the Board of Directors, staff and instructor leadership to ensure the organization’s future stability and enlarge its reach.
The $2.5 Million Next Level Campaign Supports Three Major Initiatives:
- 14,000+ square feet of studio and classroom space in a highly-visible, corner location
- Easy access to a wide range of public transportation options, onsite free parking and charging, and secure bicycle parking
- Six flexible spaces to house a library, event hall, and conference rooms
- Gallery and arts lecture space to share student artwork with our community
- Dedicated media room for digital learning, with technology infrastructure to record online classes and photograph artwork
- Full ADA-compliance, modern air filtration, fire and safety features, and comfortable temperature controls
- Beautiful natural light and controllable lighting systems to suit a range of artists’ needs
- Maintaining community access to free or low-cost classes, tuition assistance, and scholarships that serve a wide range of beginning and professional artists.
- Expanding our education reach to more diverse students, both online and in-person.
- Ensuring excellence in both teaching and running our programs by investing in our talented teachers, artists, and staff.
- Strengthening our outreach and communication approach with a new, modern Gage brand.
- Improving our ability to manage student registration, customer service, and donor community outreach with secure, modern systems and databases.
- Providing lunchtime and after-work programming for returning office workers, plus evening and weekend activities for downtown residents.
- Partnering with our SLU culture district neighbors including Cornish College of the Arts, SIFF’s Cinerama, MOHAI, and the Center for Wooden Boats.
- Activating SLU as a creative hub, where arts, tech, and other vital sectors thrive in co-existence, nurturing the vibrance and creativity that makes Seattle a great place to live and work.
- Expanding our Georgetown location to include our Sculpture program: View the Georgetown Sculpture Case for Support pagefor more information and ways to support!
Case For Support
Donor Recognition
FAQS
Ways to Give:
To discuss how you can invest in Gage’s Next Level, contact: Executive Director, Kathleen Allen | allen.k@gageacademy.org | 206.350.789
To learn about the different ways to give, including cash, donor-advised fund, and stock gifts, Visit Ways to Give.
To complete a Next Level Campaign Pledge Form, click HERE (fillable PDF download).
The move to our new downtown location 2105/2107 Westlake Ave is made possible with generous support from Amazon in the form of rent assistance over a ten-year lease, as well as funds to partially offset the cost of construction and space improvements. Read our features in The Seattle Times and Geekwire.
Thank you to our Facilities Task Force:
Nirupa Shah, Facilities Task Force Chair, Gage Trustee
Connie Mao, Gage Board President
Scott Wyatt, NBBJ Consulting Partner
Paul Suzman, Principal, OfficeLease
Rob Raab, Community Volunteer
Mike Magrath, Faculty Chair and Sculpture Atelier Director
Daniel Reveles, Director of Operations and Information
Kathleen Allen, Executive Director
Thank you to our Partners:
