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CMF Members Support Development of a New Arts and Culture Hub in Grand Rapids

With the support of several CMF members, The Diatribe, a nonprofit that connects art and activism, purchased a building in Grand Rapids with plans to build its new headquarters that will also host a creative space, after-school programs and housing.

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A rendering from the Diatribe of an arts and culture hub in the Burton Heights neighborhood. (Courtesy Marcel Price)

With the support of several CMF members, The Diatribe, a nonprofit that connects art and activism, purchased a building in Grand Rapids with plans to build its new headquarters that will also host a creative space, after-school programs and housing.

CMF members, the Wege Foundation, Grand Rapids Community Foundation, Steelcase Foundation, Fifth Third Foundation and KRW Foundation are supporting the site’s transformation into The Emory Arts and Culture Hub.

According to a press release, the building will serve as Diatribe headquarters, eight apartments where artists can live and work, retail space on the first floor and a basement performance venue that will be available for rent. 

The Emory is planned to open in August 2024.

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