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Proposed new artist space in Ybor City plans open house
Cheryl Rogers | Tuesday, March  15, 2022
83 Degrees Media

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The public will get a sneak peek Saturday, March 19, of a new artists’ haven in the works for Ybor City. It’s name? Meatyard.

Named after the late Jerry Meatyard, an artist and long-time professor at Hillsborough Community College in Ybor City, the artist-themed development is planned at a 1920s-era warehouse originally owned by parts distributor Dave Gordon and Co.

       

Plans call for 55 affordably priced artist studios, a gallery and communal woodworking and print shops.

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Developers anticipate the facility could be available in early 2023.

“The warehouse is a big open space. It provides a lot of flexibility for us to lay out studios for artists,” says Fadi Garcia, principal of Open Workshop for Architecture, where his wife Jessie Shell is a partner. “The first level is designed as a showroom. It’s kind of the perfect place to create