// VELOCITY FOREVER! //
A CAMPAIGN TO FUND VELOCITY’S NEW HOME
VELOCITY FOREVER is a 3 year campaign to fund the relocation, build out, and equipment upgrades necessary for Velocity’s new facility at 1621 12th Avenue. Though the organization successfully moved in March 2010, the capital campaign will continue in order to complete the building’s transformation into a center for training, performance, and community gathering.
Since 1996, Velocity Dance Center has been a hub for Seattle’s contemporary dance community. When the 2007 sale of the Odd Fellows Building and a subsequent 300 percent rent increase forced the organization into homelessness, the future of Velocity—and other resident arts groups—appeared bleak. But Velocity responded with a spirited quest for a new home that would serve the community for years to come. To date, the Velocity Forever Campaign has raised $420,000—more than 50 percent of its goal.
Velocity is now located at 1621 12th Avenue, in the space formerly occupied by Capitol Hill Arts Center, just three blocks from the Odd Fellows Building. Read more about Velocity’s grand opening, “The Greatest Move on Earth” on the press page.
// BUILDING //
Velocity’s new 6,000 square foot, high visibility home includes:
• A beautiful large studio that converts into a 100+ seat theater for dance
• Two additional light-filled studios for classes and rehearsals
• A lobby/community space
• A box office and sign in desk
• A visible and accessible office space
// CABINET //
Capital Campaign Cabinet Members:
Tony Lockyer, Dance Artist
Joel Leshefka, Co- Owner, Cairo Gallery; Owner 20twenty
Ricki Mason, Launch Dance Theater and Velocity Teacher
Deborah Wolf, Faculty, Cornish College of the Arts Dance Department
Andrew Means, Owner Réunion Design
Maki Morinoue, Director, Esse Aficionado
Shannon Roach, Managing Director, Vera Project
Troy Lucero, Teacher/Owner, Troy Lucero Yoga
Michael Seiwrath, Director of Fund Development, Capitol Hill Housing
Liz Young, Seattle Theater Group and Velocity Teacher
Ahsan Kabir, Developer, Microsoft and Velocity Board President
