Back yard playground and sculpture garden

This is the view from the second floor.  The back yard has a playground and a small sculpture garden.  If we get the building we will refurbish the playground and open it up to the community.

Third Floor

This is the top of the stairway on the third floor.  There is only one room on the third floor, a wonderful room with a stage, great for meetings,events or even a gallery.

Second Floor

These are more pictures of the space on the second floor.  All rooms have lots of natural light and all have chalk boards, awesome.

More views inside Hartford Ave School

These rooms are huge, they have lots of windows and all have tin ceilings. These room are upstairs on the second floor. There are also a few smaller rooms which will make great administrative offices.  Keep your fingers crossed that we can work out a deal with the town

Inside 1 Hartford Ave East

Today Liesl and I had a look inside the old Hartford Ave School.  W are considering leasing it from the town of Uxbridge for the future site of the craft school.  The school needs some TLC but it has great bones. There was fantastic woodwork and tin ceilings all over.  The school has three floors and a basement.  The third

 floor was the auditorium and has a great stage.

 

1 Hartford Ave East/The Blackstone Valley School of Crafts

This is the old elementary school on Hartford Ave East in Uxbridge, MA.W e are currently talking with the town about a lease to make this the permanent home of The Blackstone Valley School of Crafts.  If everything works out well we will refurbish the playground in the back, opening it up to the neighborhood and creating an alotment garden for the public  We want to create an energetic, vibrant craft center catering to the needs of the community.  Wish us luck'  Please keep watching the blog to see how things work out.  If you are in favor of our plan and would like to support our cause please call the town magaer of Uxbridge, MA and tell him you would like to see our venture in the neighborhood.  The Blackstone Valley School of Crafts relies on generous and kind donations of others for support   All donations to the school are tax deductible.  The Blackstone Valley School of Craft is always looking for donations of new, old, and used equipment and books.  We want to create a lending library specializing in the crafts.  This library will be open to the general

public.