living community arts

It feels strange to be working in a community center that is completely empty most of the time. Nobody comes into our building. The first reason for this is that the door remains locked all day for security reasons. When you walk by our building and look in through the big glass windows in front, you see a dark, empty dance studio behind metal gates that stay closed and locked most of the day. Our art studios are on the second floor, and you can't see in the windows from the street. The only time that the lights are on downstairs and the gates are open is when a class is going on in the evenings. The only way to get into our building during the day is through an unmarked door on the side of the building. Then you have to ring a doorbell and explain on an intercom why you want to come inside.