St. Pete arts enclave raises $350,000

ST. PETERSBURG — The St. Petersburg Warehouse Arts District Association raised $350,000 in its first phase of fundraising for a project to redevelop six buildings as working studios for artists.

More than 105 artists have already registered on the association's website to rent space at the Warehouse Arts Enclave, which is located on 2.7 acres at Fifth Avenue and 22nd Street South. The property was previously Ace Recycling and Soft Water Laundry.

Financial support for the project, according to Warehouse Arts District Association President Mark Aeling, comes from a variety of sources including: St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman; the St. Petersburg City Council; a $200,000 donation from the J. Crayton Pruitt Foundation of St. Petersburg; and hundreds of other individual donations.