Somerville Prepares For Artist Community At Former School

SOMERVILLE, MA — The Somerville Arts Council recently announced the application for Artist Housing Certification for eight newly built live-work artist units at the former Powder House School. The Powder House/MarKa development has five "market-rate" units and three "inclusionary" units.

All eight units will require applicants to obtain an Artist Certification. The certification deadlines to apply for the following units are:

• Market Rate Units: Friday, August 14, 2020
• Inclusionary Rate Units: Friday, September 18, 2020

The certification application and further details are available online at somervilleartscouncil.org/certification.

The Arts Council and the developer agent will host a virtual public information meeting about market rate units on Tuesday, July 28, at 6:30 p.m. To register for this webinar please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3719134773092044302. You can also listen to the meeting by calling (562) 247-8422.

The city's current zoning includes provisions that certain new developments require artist use space. If a new development creates "Artist Live/Work" or "Artist Studio Space," a certification process will accompany those units. This policy ensures that developments built for artists will retain artists.

For more information on Somerville's arts certification process, arts and zoning, please visit www.somervilleartscouncil.org.