Rhizome, DC's most eclectic music venue, can be found in a ramshackle home in Takoma for now. The arts nonprofit and DIY space has occupied the house since 2016, but in 2020, landlord Maple Park Associates LLC announced plans to sell the property to developer Petra. The sale was never finalized, and now Rhizome is attempting
Rhizome DC's new arts initiative, the Community Supported Art project, aims to make supporting local artists as easy as buying fresh produce. washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Starting this summer, there’s a new CSA in town but instead of receiving heirloom tomatoes or zucchini, participants will receive “shares” of original artwork created by artists in the D.C. area.
The Community Supported Art program is the result of a new collaboration between Rhizome DC, the Takoma-based community art nonprofit, and Guilded: A Freelancer Cooperative, a local chapter of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives currently recruiting members for its pilot phase. With time, the founders hope the CSA might even blossom into a sustainable way to actively foster community support for the ar