15 BRONX WEEKLY November 3, 2019 www.BXTimes.com
New Mott Haven art center to host Nov. 1 soft opening
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
A brand new creative
space for artists, makers
and technologists is opening
soon in Mott Haven.
The Bronx Kreate Hub
studio, the fi rst in the borough,
will have its soft
opening on Friday, November
1.
In a league of its own,
the center is a quality
workspace and community
incubator located at
138th Street and 15 Canal
Place, the former site of a
4-story warehouse building
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ronx Kreate Hub was
one of 12 transformational
projects awarded strategic
investments by Governor
Cuomo as part of the
Downtown Revitalization
Initiative in July 2018.
The strategic investments
are meant to connect
commercial and cultural
nodes within the
Bronx Civic Center to create
a unifi ed downtown
providing a high qualityof
life for residents and
visitors.
“Historically, the
Bronx is responsible for
culturally signifi cant and
universally recognized
artistic movements,” said
Daniel Freeman, chief operations
offi cer of Bronx
Kreate Hub. “With the
borough’s support, we
now have created a destination
and hub for a new
generation of talent.”
Community members
will represent a diverse
array of specialities, including:
animators, ceramicists,
graffi ti artists,
sculptors, fashion designers,
writers, jewelry designers,
and much more.
Studio spaces—open
to full-time and part-time
artists, hobby artists,
and technologists of all
kinds—are available at an
array of affordable price
points, starting at $175 a
month for shared studios
and $450 a month for private
studios.
Bronx Kreate Hub includes
a publicly accessible
ground-fl oor cafe and
gallery. All community
members will have access
to an array of amenities,
including: WiFi, central
air conditioning, security
cameras, mail and package
reception, electric
key system, gallery space,
conference rooms, exhibitions
and maker markets.
“Having over one hundred
creatives in-house
gives the residents an opportunity
to collaborate,
inspire, and network,”
Freeman said. “Additionally,
we have partnered
with WallWorks, an established
Bronx-based art
gallery to showcase local
and global artists, as well
as a café that welcomes
the community.”
Fostering community,
Kreate Hub will work with
several local organizations
to drive further connections,
including: Local art
museums (Bronx Museum
of the Arts); non-profi t organizations
(Bronx Council
on the Arts and The
POINT Community Development
Corporation); communities
(Mott Haven arts
festival); schools (Bronx
Charter School for the
Arts, Bronx Academy of
Letters); and government
(Department of SCO Family
Services to introduce
students to the arts).
The center will also
participate in mentorship
programs benefi ting local
students, who will gain
practical knowledge and
experience in their desired
fi elds.
Bronx Kreate Hub will
celebrate its fi rst gallery
opening with Wallworks
on January 4, 2020.
Bronx Kreate Hub, the fi rst and only community space for artists in
the borough, located at 138th St. and Canal Place, will have its soft
opening Friday, Nov. 1. Photo courtesy of Bronx Kreate Hub
Union Community
HC unveils
anti-gravity
treadmill
On Wednesday, October 23, Union Community
Health Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony
to celebrate the unveiling of their new AlterG
anti-gravity treadmill, the world’s fi rst and only
treadmill using NASA-based anti-gravity technology.
UCHC added this revolutionary equipment
to help patients achieve the best results
with short-term physical therapy and rehabilitation
programs.
(right) Patient John Garcia exercises on the new
equipment.
(far right top) UCHC staff workers gather in front
of the new machine.
(far right middle) (l-r) UCHC’s director of rehabilitation
Josephine Doleca, patient John Garcia,
UCHC COO Anne Spelman, Assemblyman Victor
Pichardo and UCHC CEO Douglas York cut the ribbon
to the new machine.
(far right bottom) Assemblyman Victor Pichardo
(r) with UCHC COO Anne Spelman and UCHC CEO
Douglas York.
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