Existing home could become site of a hotel and residential tower.
With the broad goal of trying to establish Victoria as a welcoming home for artists and an affordable place for them to ply their trade, Victoria council has directed staff to consider options to secure a long-term community arts hub.
Council also provided a grant of $390,000 over two years for the existing arts hub. The money, to come from the 2024 and 2025 budgets, would be in lieu of a permissive tax exemption and allow the hub to continue operating while the study is undertaken.
Coun. Jeremy Caradonna said the grant buys the hub a couple of years while the city works with the non-profit Vancouver Island Visual Arts Society to find a solution.
“I think all of us have been there and done a tour and seen the incredible value that the art hub brings to downtown,” said Caradonna. “We don’t want to…
