Rumsey Street Project

SiTE:LAB – Rumsey Street Project

For 2015 and 2016, SiTE:LAB has been presented with a unique opportunity for its most ambitious project to date. Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has offered SiTE:LAB the use of nearly three acres in Grand Rapids’ Roosevelt Park neighborhood.
The Rumsey Street property currently consists of a mixture of unoccupied structures, including a former Catholic church and rectory, a body shop, and several residences, as well as a number of vacant lots.
SiTE:LAB and Habitat intend to turn the land and structures into a temporary art center and residency until Habitat begins its redevelopment of the property, currently projected to occur in 2017.
SiTE:LAB’s plans for the Rumsey Street Project focus on large-scale site-specific work done by both local and international artists, responding to the vacant land and structures.