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• n\7 Community & Economic Development 1200 County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson, South Bend, Indiana 46601 -1830 Phone 574/235 -9371 Fax 574/235 -9021 To: Redevelopment Commission From: Jeffrey Gibney, Executive Director, Community & Economic Development �Vw- Subject: Hansel Center Update / Additional Funding Request Date: June 28, 2011 On March 20, 2009, the Commission approved the use of $130,000 in CDBG and $370,000 in West Washington Chapin Development Area (WWCDA) funds, to be put toward the rehabilitation of the Hansel Center, 1045 W. Washington Street. This rehabilitation will be a joint project with the University of Notre Dame, South Bend Heritage Foundation, and the City of South Bend, with the property ultimately being transferred to the University and becoming the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture (Center). This facility will strengthen the community by celebrating cultural diversity through its provision of a common and accessible space for community programming, art, and education. The Center will provide a gathering place for the West Side community through its class and meeting rooms, gallery, and outdoor spaces. It is foreseen this Center will have a national and international reach, which will ultimately attract resources from outside the area and further strengthen the local community. The Center and its programs will enhance the vitality of South Bend's West Side, by joining in partnership with neighboring institutions: The Center for History, Studebaker National Museum, Indiana University Civil Rights Heritage Center at the Natatorium, and the Salvation Army Kroc Center, all located in the historic West Washington district. The center piece of the Center is the relocation of the internationally renowned fine -art print studio Segura Publishing, from Tempe, Arizona. This relocation will provide an unprecedented opportunity to enhance the art and legacy of printmaking in the United States. Segura's continuous history of working with community on all levels of art education will anchor and shape a significant amount of community programming, and will make the Center a nationally prominent print program with a strong focus on Latino and African American art, and Catholic religious iconography. A visiting artists -in- residency program will be established, with numerous opportunities being available for local artists and youth to participate in the printmaking workshops and programs. The Center will also provide much needed permanent space for a writer -in- residence initiative of Notre What We Do Today Makes A ONYbromm t