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May/June 2012

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ne Art DOWNER BROTHERS LANDSCAPING, INC. DESIGN . BUILD . MAINTAIN studio space continues to expand as remaining commercial contracts expire. Currently, there is a waitlist of nearly 40 art- ists for studios, Farkas says. WAS is the largest locus of artists in the entire North- east. Thousands visited in 2011 to experience the incredible transformation. Each hallway is a wave of color, texture, fabric, metal, paint, and light, and each floor is a microcosm in and of itself. The fourth floor boasts activity enough for its own newsletter, the third a used book corner with proceeds benefitting WAS. "People who come here are coming for the community," says Farkas. There are certain things about your home that instantly make you feel at peace. Pulling into the driveway, seeing fresh cut lines in the lawn, meticulously drawn as if by paintbrush. The lush green gives way to the arcs of your planting beds, the gentle curves of your walkway nicely contrasting the green of your lawn, your new plants adding dimension, color, and texture. The stresses of the day are wiped away by the neat order and aesthetic beauty of your home. WE GET IT. WE DESIGN IT. WE BUILD IT. WE MAINTAIN IT. 978.975.5106 WWW.DOWNERBROTHERS.COM nshoremag.com May/June 2012 112 nshoremag.com May/June 2012 Creative Bridge: Rebecca Mattson and Maxine Farkas at the Bridge, the area that will connect the current artist spaces to the remodeled studios. Lofts for Artists According to Mattson, who worked on the new Boston Garden and Copley Square's 20-story Trinity Place develop- ments, the artists offered Frey a solution that made sense. The revitalization of this wilting 19th- and 20th-century mill complex along the Pawtucket Channel is the result of the shared imagination and ingenuity of the developer team and the artists. When Jo-Ann Fabrics filed for bankruptcy in 2006, artists started setting up shops, first on the fifth floor and then on the third. They have breathed new life and success

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