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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">In the fall of 2014, the Furman Art Department acquired a vacant 1000 square foot storefront in the Sans Souci neighborhood. This space will serve as a laboratory for student creativity and innovation and a "small bet" to demonstrate the value of I & E to university and community leaders. This space, deemed The Makery, will also be a bridge between campus and community, allowing students to interact with creators and innovators from Sans Souci and the Greater Greenville area. Future plans include turning an adjacent screen printing shop into a cross-disciplinary, student-operated venture to expose students to real-life business and creative principles.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">'''Phases'''</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; line-height: 1.15; background-color: transparent;">EXPERIMENT (Fall 2014): The initial phase in The Makery project will serve as an experimental period to determine best practices and shape the future vision of the initiative. The space will host a variety of student and community events in order to increase exposure and create interest. These events might include art galleries, pop up retail, performances, or workshops. Students will also work with Marshall Jacskon, the owner of the building and the adjacent Screen Tech printing shop to learn the craft and business of screen printing.</span><</span>>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7fd9b3a-c420-2dae-27af-d7cd08aabd17"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">TRANSITION (Spring 2015): In this phase, the project will use the insights collected from Phase 1 to transition The Makery into its long term model, whatever that may be. At this point in the project, the goal will be to move toward, if not achieve, economic self-sufficiency through event rental fees, entrance fees, and other possible revenue streams. Also in this phase, the transference of day to day operations of Screen Tech will need to be explored.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7fd9b3a-c420-2dae-27af-d7cd08aabd17"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">SUSTAIN (2015+): The ultimate goal of phases 1 and 2 will be to ideate and test possible operational models for The Makery space in order to reach the long-term operational model that will form Phase 3. Possibilities include a community-owned and operated venture, a Furman-owned and operated venture, or even a student-owned and operated model. The current empty spaces will be converted into some combination of event space, maker/innovation space, and cafe/bakery amongst other ideas. The Screen Tech operation will be completely student-run and possibly separately owned. It will provide students from across disciplines the opportunity to practice the art of screen printing and gain experience in operating a real business venture.</span></span></span>
'''Key Tactics'''
<br/><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7fd9b3a-c421-8eb4-58c8-4b63471e44eb"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic 1: Utilize relationships with FCC and Roers (Furman Art) and develop relationships with other student groups in order to bring a broad base of students into the project</span></span></span> <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br/></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7fd9b3a-c421-8eb4-58c8-4b63471e44eb"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic 2: Actively promote our presence in the community and invite input and programming from Sans Souci and Greenville stakeholders</span></span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d7fd9b3a-c421-8eb4-58c8-4b63471e44eb"><span style="font-size: 15px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Tactic 3: Maintain flexibility in all aspects of the project. The space should be able to transition from art gallery, to pop up retail, to performance venue with minimal work. Similarly, the project team should be able to pivot easily based on customer feedback and our own experiences</span></span></span>
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= Long Term Project =