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COMMUNITY CREATIVITY >> ARTIST STUDIO
ART SPACE
The Sweetwater Print Cooperative Creating Printmaking and Other Art Mediums W RIT TE N BY S UMMER JA R RO
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he historic Tench Building in downtown Gainesville has become a printmaking haven for the past 25 years for local artists.
The building, located at 117 South Main St, was deeded to the City of Gainesville by Judge Benjamin Tench with the hope for it to be used for the arts. In 1995, the building began housing the Sweetwater Print Cooperative, an artist cooperative that includes a number of members who can use the space to create printmaking art and other art mediums. “It’s really great to be right downtown, and be part of the larger group of creative businesses that
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OUR TOWN MAGAZINE
July/August 2020