Arts Garage in Delray Beach has until March to find a solution

Marisa Gottesman at the Sun Sentinel has this latest news on the Arts Garage in Delray Beach. The Arts Garage has been incredibly successful and popular in the community but that popularity, sadly, hasn't translated into donations to save the space they occupy in the downtown. Here is an excerpt:

     Ushe [Arts Garage executive director Alyona Ushe] said it hasn't been easy to raise funds for what is ultimately a real-estate transaction. She said art lovers are willing to donate money to the programming offered by the Arts Garage, but it has been challenging to attract donors interested in helping purchase the space.
     "I went up in the front of the commission and said we could raise this money," she said. "We were 2 years old and were in such an infant stage. We asked a lot of donors to help, but it didn't materialize."
The Arts Garage started in 2011, with its array of performing-arts programs and classes. It filled a building in the city's budding arts district no one would invest in during the recession.
     That changed in 2013, when a law firm offered to buy the building for $2.5 million.