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ne Art June 25 - August 17 Diverse and talented souls like Holly Berube, a painter and sculptor who is also event coordinator at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, fabric artist Eling Chang, painter Bill Berry, and Muddy Girls Studio potters are just a few of the artists at WAS. Chang and the Muddy Girls have signed leases for the new live/work spaces. The lofts are a blank canvas with sealed concrete floors and primed walls, Mattson says. "It's exactly what they are looking for." She and Frey have also been creative in finishing the odd nooks and crannies found in old mills, such as the spray paint garden. "You couldn't afford it all," says Mattson. With the artists, "you just let them go." Such solutions are often unacceptable in government-subsidized projects, Farkas points out. The lofts open in May 2012 with a parking lot facelift scheduled for the spring. The project received historic tax credits, says Mattson, so Frey cannot sell the property for at least five years, at which time the artists could buy it as a co- op, she says. They have not drawn up papers quite yet—but "that's the goal." ● n • Pingree Day Camp • Pursuit Camp • Soccer Camp • Guitar Bootcamp • Football Clinic • Video Game Camp • Passport to FUN! • Family Swim & Tennis Clubs Studio 4: The entrance; tools of the trade; gallery stairs; and art on display. 116 nshoremag.com May/June 2012 Visit www.pingree.org/summerquest nshoremag.com May/June 2012