With the eviction of Matt Southgate, curator of Studio Del Sotano, some artists say the Santora has lost its soul and succumbed to gentrification.
Tag: United Artists of Santa Ana
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Santa Ana’s Santora Arts Building Sold
Newport Beach resident Jack Jakosky has purchased the iconic building in the heart of downtown with hopes of bolstering its standing as a center for arts in Orange County.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Farmers Market Forum Turns Heated
Tensions among artists and business boosters erupt once more. A second meeting is proposed for November.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Can Downtown Inc. Mend Fences at Farmers Market Forum?
Santa Ana’s downtown booster organization will attempt to ease resistance from artists and other nonprofit groups at Oct. 7 meeting.
Posted inCountywide, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Newsong Church Retreats From Sale of Santora Arts Building
Church officials confirm that controversial sale of the historic downtown building is now off.
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Artists Issue Ultimatum to Church Buying Santora Building
Artists say Newsong church leaders have three days to make a deal to protect artists in the building if they want to avoid public protests.
Posted inSanta Ana
Artists, Church Negotiating Over Santora Arts Building
The artists are seeking a contract with the likely new owner that would protect the arts focus of the building in downtown Santa Ana.
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Will Art and Religion Clash in Downtown Santa Ana?
In what seemed to be an allegory about the downtown turmoil, a Newsong church pastor recalls a tale about the Apostle Paul and his experience in ancient Greece.
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Harrah Puts Santora Building Up For Sale
News of the potential sale increases the anxiety of Santa Ana’s downtown artists, who believe they are being pushed out of an area that they helped create.
