Affordable Studio Space Available at Long Reach Village Center

The Howard County Arts Council is seeking applications from artists to fill multiple artist studio spaces at Long Reach Village Center in Columbia, Maryland. The available studios range in size from 120 to 187 square feet, with monthly rents from $80-$125/month.

The Long Reach Artist Studio Program will host studio space for artists representing a variety of disciplines. Artists have 24-hour access, easy access to water, and a night security guard on the premises. Heat & utilities are included. Studio equipment, supplies, and furniture is not included. The studios are located on the second floor of the Long Reach Office Suites. There is no elevator on the premises.

Long Reach studio artists will enjoy a prime location as a part of Howard County’s Long Reach Rising Revitalization Project and will have the opportunity to showcase their work in pop-up galleries and other special events on the premises once these other programs are put in place. Artists are required to use their studio a minimum of eight hours per week and to carry liability insurance as outlined in their lease.

The Long Reach Artist Studio Program is a satellite program of the Howard County Arts Council and is designed to complement the Village Center’s current and incoming arts organizations such as Columbia Arts Center, which has gallery space, an artisan shop, and year-round educational programming.

“The Howard County arts community is one of the most creative, prolific and diverse throughout our state and I’m thrilled to see this program come to fruition to provide space for artists and their important work,” said Howard County Executive Calvin Ball. “This is another step in the Long Reach Rising Revitalization Project, which will result in a central hub of art, education, and economic empowerment in Howard County.”

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until studios are filled. Applications will be reviewed by the HCAC Center Committee on the following criteria: artistic discipline, artistic merit and commitment, as well as the appropriateness of activities for the available space.

Complete details on the Long Reach Artist Studio Program are available at https://hocoarts.org/LR-artist-studios. To arrange a tour of the Village Center studios, email deputydirector@hocoarts.org.