{"682554":{"#nid":"682554","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Artistic Innovation at the Heart of Georgia Tech\u2019s Newest District ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn West Midtown, steps away from the heart of the Georgia Tech campus, the Ferst Center for the Arts, and Science Square, a vision is taking shape.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s Tech\u2019s latest planned innovation district \u2014 an arts and entertainment hub for Atlanta called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/creative-quarter\u0022\u003ECreative Quarter\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERunning along North Avenue and Marietta Street, Creative Quarter will be a place for Tech students to create and connect. It will also serve as another link between Tech and the city \u2014 this time through the energy and engagement of arts and creative industries \u2014 in a space where new technologies for producing art are developed and shared.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELeaning Into Arts and Creativity\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJason Freeman, associate vice provost for the Arts, and President \u00c1ngel Cabrera recently visited the space that will one day anchor Creative Quarter: the former Randall Brothers site, where one of Atlanta\u2019s premier building products manufacturers was established in 1885, the same year as Georgia Tech\u2019s founding.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoth are energized by the enormous potential of what\u2019s to come here, from academic and office space to residential and commercial areas, creative makerspaces, performance halls, soundstages, and production studios.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis makes so much sense for us as a place to lean into arts and creativity because it connects to what our students do and what they want to explore,\u201d Freeman said. \u201cThey want to pursue their passion for the arts while they\u0027re students here, whether that\u0027s in their academic studies or the activities they pursue outside of class.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhat makes the space so special, Freeman noted, is its proximity to the core of campus. At the same time, its Westside location will make it easier for people who don\u0027t often visit Tech to attend events at Creative Quarter, making it a vital space where the campus community meets the surrounding community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESome of that will take the form of collaboration with industry partners who want to explore new technologies and work with students and faculty. \u201cBut it will also be with people who live in the neighborhoods right around us: artists, community partners, and students,\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Spark\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Georgia Tech, Creative Quarter marks a deeper connection into the intersection of art and technology, drawing on the deep creative energy of Atlanta and the region. For Atlanta, it will be an exciting new arts and entertainment district in a bustling, growing part of the city.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOn this site and in this neighborhood, we want to attract creative industries and incubate the next great companies approaching art and technology in exciting new ways \u2014 and have that happen here, through the spark that Georgia Tech gives to this,\u201d Cabrera said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI see genius happening here. I see new forms of art and new forms of technology emerging from this space. And I simply can\u0027t wait.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s new Creative Quarter, in West Midtown near the center of campus, will be a dynamic arts and innovation district that fosters collaboration between students, artists, industry partners, and the local community through arts, entertainment, and emerging technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s Creative Quarter will be a new arts and innovation hub for Atlanta"}],"uid":"36174","created_gmt":"2025-05-27 20:37:49","changed_gmt":"2025-05-28 17:41:52","author":"Blair Meeks","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2025-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2025-05-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"677143":{"id":"677143","type":"video","title":"Creative Quarter Innovation District","body":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s new Creative Quarter, in West Midtown near the center of campus, will be a dynamic arts and innovation district that fosters collaboration between students, artists, industry partners, and the local community through arts, entertainment, and emerging technologies.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1748436324","gmt_created":"2025-05-28 12:45:24","changed":"1748436324","gmt_changed":"2025-05-28 12:45:24","video":{"youtube_id":"VTXe4cjaFwo","video_url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTXe4cjaFwo"}},"677138":{"id":"677138","type":"image","title":"Creative Quarter","body":"\u003Cp\u003EPresident \u00c1ngel Cabrera and Associate Vice Provost for the Arts Jason Freeman tour the old Randall Brother\u0027s building, which is part of the new Creative Quarter. 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