Links

Artists Urban Village, people joining in shaping their future and caring for their community, is not a new idea.  

In fact it's rapidly becoming world wide:  growing communities of like-minded people building new ways to live affordably in a residences of their own design.  

This, of course, takes great commitment and much work.  

These links may give you more information on what's being done, what's possible, and inspiration for your own future.

SpaceFinder Alberta
SpaceFinder links organizations that have space to rent with those who need space similar to many online apps in the sharing economy. The goal is to help organizations working in the arts, community, volunteer, small business, and non-profit sectors efficiently and effectively find suitable users for their space.

Arts Habitat Association Of Edmonton
www.artshab.com

cultural-creative space models (and living in them)

 http://www.creativecity.ca/se-newsletters/special-edition-5/4-5-e.html

http://www.creativeideasforyou.com/commune_land.html

http://www.publicartonline.org.uk/resources/rescollaboration/leesimmonscollaboration.php




Co-op living

http://www.spatialagency.net/database/viennese.cooperative.garden.city.movement

http://www.artandeducation.net/papers/view/3

http://www.cascoprojects.org/gdr/category/centre-for-cooperative-living/

http://howtosavetheworld.ca/2010/07/29/how-a-community-based-co-op-economy-might-work/

http://www.planetfriendly.net/community.html

http://www.energybulletin.net/node/53652




Like-minded adventurers

http://beaverhallcoop.blogspot.com/

http://tilsner.net/news/29.shtml

http://www.mnartists.org/article.do?rid=77570

http://arcadiatoronto.com/

http://www.artisttrust.org/node/2516

http://www.nwacartists.com/index.htm

http://www.36limestreet.co.uk/pages/main_pages/about_us_2b.shtml

http://gapersblock.com/ac/2008/03/03/a-living-space-with-art/

http://imaginarycommune.wordpress.com/

http://www.greenestreetartists.org/

http://www.1448.org/about/ahi.php

http://sealightarts.com/

http://www.myspace.com/northern_warehouse

http://www.frogtownlofts.com/

http://www.themammoth.org/about.html

http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910929&slug=1308312

http://www.sunward.org/sunhouse/

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/apr/12/artists-collectives-squats

http://www.seemagazine.com/article/city-life/city/co-op-down-river/

http://community.livejournal.com/o_s_c_a

http://www.hippy.com/havens.htm

http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/planningzoning/2020/arts/2_6_3_en.shtml