Pottery Northwest, a longtime ceramics nonprofit in Seattle, is shifting to a brand new house on the base of an Amazon headquarters tower subsequent 12 months.
The 59-year-old group is leaving Pioneer Sq. and shifting to a ten,000-square-foot location in Amazon’s Nitro North constructing. The house within the Denny Triangle neighborhood at Seventh Avenue and Bell Avenue was beforehand occupied by Glassybaby.
The Seattle Instances reported on the deliberate transfer on Friday.
Pottery Northwest, which presents ceramics workspaces, lessons, exhibitions, artist talks, and extra, plans to open in fall 2026 underneath a 10-year lease. PNW stated it’s wanting ahead to having the ability to use its giant fuel kilns once more — an important component for superior ceramics. The placement throughout from The Spheres can even function a distinguished retail house and free parking.
The transfer of a scrappy arts nonprofit onto Amazon’s sprawling downtown campus of glass skyscrapers matches one made final 12 months by Gage Academy of Artwork. That 36-year-old Seattle establishment moved from a 100-year-old constructing on Capitol Hill into Amazon’s re:Invent tower to occupy 14,000 sq. ft throughout two flooring.
Amazon supplied Gage with greater than $7.5 million in lease help over 10 years, and the corporate offset a good portion of the price of building and house enchancment.
GeekWire reached out to Amazon and Pottery Northwest to see if any related monetary help was being supplied. PNW does say on its web site that it’s launching a $2.1 million fundraising marketing campaign “to fund the development and activation of our new house.”
Amazon has beforehand stated that “creating house for the humanities is significant for fostering a thriving downtown.”
“The brand new facility strengthens Seattle’s artistic financial system by increasing alternatives and is a steady basis for long-term neighborhood constructing,” Ed King, govt director of PNW, stated in an announcement.
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