Hey Robert, thanks for writing this. My studio is upstairs on the east end of the building and I have smoke and soot damage to my work, supplies and equipment. I don't know the full extent of it as I was only able to pop into my studio briefly the day of the fire. Everyone sustained, at a minimum, smoke damage. Their is a steep learning curve for us, where do we even begin? From my standpoint, _everyone_ is going to have to completely empty their studios to allow crews to clean each individual studio. On my corridor, their is structural damage, not enough for the building to collapse but significant enough that some will have to vacate their studios. I don't know if mine is one that is "ok" to stay in or not but I am planning to move out for now. I love my studio and WSS but because I have health issues I don't feel comfortable staying in an old building that's been charred, clean up or not. I think the primary thing the artists need (aside from Jack Potts and two neighboring studios who lost everything) is temporary storage space that we can have our stuff moved to and begin the process of cleaning/remediating. Our landlord has offered a small space for storage, which is great, but I feel like we need a huge warehouse where we have room for this overwhelming process.
Also, we are required to have liability insurance on our studio spaces and many are learning that liability does not cover the contents of the studio. Thankfully I have an add on called "Inland Marine" that covers the contents up to a certain amount. I am _hoping_ that my work can be cleaned up and good as new. Time will tell.
Hey Robert, thanks for writing this. My studio is upstairs on the east end of the building and I have smoke and soot damage to my work, supplies and equipment. I don't know the full extent of it as I was only able to pop into my studio briefly the day of the fire. Everyone sustained, at a minimum, smoke damage. Their is a steep learning curve for us, where do we even begin? From my standpoint, _everyone_ is going to have to completely empty their studios to allow crews to clean each individual studio. On my corridor, their is structural damage, not enough for the building to collapse but significant enough that some will have to vacate their studios. I don't know if mine is one that is "ok" to stay in or not but I am planning to move out for now. I love my studio and WSS but because I have health issues I don't feel comfortable staying in an old building that's been charred, clean up or not. I think the primary thing the artists need (aside from Jack Potts and two neighboring studios who lost everything) is temporary storage space that we can have our stuff moved to and begin the process of cleaning/remediating. Our landlord has offered a small space for storage, which is great, but I feel like we need a huge warehouse where we have room for this overwhelming process.
Also, we are required to have liability insurance on our studio spaces and many are learning that liability does not cover the contents of the studio. Thankfully I have an add on called "Inland Marine" that covers the contents up to a certain amount. I am _hoping_ that my work can be cleaned up and good as new. Time will tell.