miLES Storefront Transformer Launched

Made in the Lower East Side (miLES), an organization that works to open up underused storefronts for new and creative uses, is launching an exciting new project called Storefront Transformer. The project, which has just launched its Kickstarter campaign, will turn a vacant storefront in the Lower East Side into a pop-up community hub over the course of 7 weeks in November and December. The transformed space will be used in a variety of formats – a gallery, co-working space, museum, retail shop and more – and its programming is driven by community input. Re-imagining the future and uses of…