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VISUAL ARTS CENTER <br />NONPROFIT EST,1968 <br />September 9,2016 <br />Breanne Durham and Julie Patterson <br />Washington Trust for Historic Preservation <br />1204 Minor Ave,Seattle,WA 9810 <br />Dear Breanne and Julie, <br />I write this letter to support the Ellensburg Downtown Association's (EDA)initiative to host the <br />2017 Main Street Conference in Ellensburg,WA.As an organization and a Ellensburg resident,we <br />would be honored to have the attention of such an impactful organization.We welcome the <br />opportunity to thank you for your great work and support of our arts loving,college student <br />dwelling,beer drinking,rodeo hosting town. <br />In April 2014,I wrote an article about Gallery One for TrustNews located on page 16 <br />[http://preservewa.org/FileLibrary/file/Newsletters/2014/2014-2%20April.pd!).This article <br />shares with you the breadth of services that we have offered to the public since 1968 so I won't go <br />into too much detail about Gallery One in this letter of support.It also provides a few images of the <br />interior and exterior of the building.For a full tour you can visit g||www.gallery- <br />one.org/vrtourffor a 360 view of our building.Re-erected after the great fire in 1889,the Stewart <br />building had seen many uses before we purchased and renovated it in 2001.We consider ourselves <br />a successful example of both modernization and preservation of a historic building. <br />In addition to supporting the hosting of the conference in Ellensburg,we would offer ourselves as <br />partners to the EDA in the conference as a venue and a participant!We as an organization are able <br />to donate to the conference rental of the space plus AV equipment [$1,000 in value).We can speak <br />directly to the value of having a proactive EDA offering the benefits of the Main Street Approach to a <br />downtown business.We can also speak to the value of strong partnerships in the arts,working <br />locally with the Ellensburg Arts Commission and statewide with the Washington State Arts <br />Commission. <br />Thank you both for considering our request.Please let me know if I can be of further assistance in <br />persuading you to select Ellensburg as the location for your next Main Street Conference! <br />Monica Miller <br />Executive Director <br />Gallery One Visual Arts Center <br />408 N Pearl St,Ellensburg,WA 98926 <br />509-925-2670