Vines engaged Hessey to plan, coordinate, and execute a feasibility study, including a facility plan, for a new arts hub. The hub will provide a space that enables community gathering, networking, relationship building and project development.
VMAA works to promote and sustain the field of contemporary art jewellery. Hessey was engaged by VMAA to help plan a Metal Arts Hub as a regional centre intended to support the growth, sustainability, and vibrancy of artisan-scale metal arts practices.
Hessey was engaged by to create a facility plan for renovation and optimal space use that would benefit Gallery Gachet’s staff, artists and community members. Gallery Gachet is an artist–run gallery that encompasses a range of programs that serve exhibiting artists, community arts and community events.
For Vancouver’s local artists, finding studio and exhibition spaces can be a challenge. The VMF Unleased project examines ways to transform underused commercial properties into temporary artist spaces, particularly for emerging and BIPOC artists.
Our Community Bikes (OCB) is a non-profit community bike shop in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. The lease on OCB’s current storefront is set to expire in the medium term and the organization contracted Hessey to complete a facility plan to support a future relocation.
The Vancouver Aboriginal Child & Family Services Society (VACFSS) engaged Hessey in 2020 after their lease was not renewed for their Child and Family Services office due to a landlord development project on the site.