Champlin Foundations awards $100K for Steel Yard renovation

PROVIDENCE – The Champlin Foundations awarded a $100,000 grant to The Steel Yard last year to help cover the cost of the organization’s window restoration in its historic studio, the site of the former Providence Steel and Iron Co.

“This is an incredible gift that really launches us into the construction phase of this project,” said Howie Sneider, Steel Yard executive director. “We’ve been limited to operating only eight months a year because of structural and mechanical deficiencies. We can now begin to realize our dream of being a year-round shared studio.”

Administrators of the 9,000-square-foot space, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, used a $92,650 Cultural Facilities grant from the R.I. State Council on the Arts to draw up plans with KITE architects to upgrade the electrical and mechanical systems in the building and add heat and improved ventilation. The renovations will be topped off with a new welcome center and gallery.

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