ACE/121 resulted from the City of Glendale Arts & Culture and Planning Commissions’ vision for a defined Downtown Art & Entertainment District anchored by the historic Alex Theatre, Central Library, Museum of Neon Art, and Antaeus Theatre Company. While designating an “arts district” often gentrifies neighborhoods and drives out artists, ACE/121 ensures that artists can stay in place.

Designed by Studio One Eleven, the community features an 800-square foot, gallery, a visual arts room, two music rooms, a performance studio, computer lab, tutoring area, and tot lot. Another notable amenity is a fully equipped, ADA-accessible woodshop with a jointer, thickness planer, tablesaw, oscillating belt sander, bandsaw, drill press, box joint jig, and random orbital sander.

ACE/121’s Gallery has hosted exhibits plus talks and performances and dozens of workshops for outside arts organizations. Exhibits topics have included Arts Education, Gay Pride, Armenian Futurists, Earth Day, Feminism, and new works by local artists. Attendance has varied from 40 to 300+ serving conservatively 1,500-2,000 people total. ACE is the backdrop of dozens of photographs and short films produced by local talent from within and outside the building and formal and social media reports.

Studio One Eleven

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Bank of America
Greystone
Western Community Housing, Inc.
City of Glendale Housing Authority
California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC)