Paying a landlord four figures a month for downtown workspace doesnât make much sense to her.
âIf I have to spend that much in rent, I might as well buy a building and make a studio of my own,â said Quigley, whoâs looking for something larger than the 150 square feet she has at the Lancaster Creative Factory in the 500 block of South Prince Street, outside center city.
So she was intrigued to hear about a local coupleâs innovative plan to develop an artistsâ community of 15 affordable studios/galleries plus a bar, made out of recycled steel shipping containers.