Arts Facility Consulting by Educators for Educators
Our mission is to help our fellow educators achieve successful outcomes in planning, designing, constructing, and/or renovating their new or existing arts facilities.
Our primary service is to educate user groups about how the process works. We share strategies and procedures that can help educators find success with their projects and we provide advance preparation in what to expect as the process unfolds.
Too many times, the teacher is the only person at the conference table who does not have any experience with institutional facility design and construction. There is considerable irony in the fact that teachers and students will be the ones to work in the new building, though much of the planning and design process is driven by non-teachers.
Tom Wakeling is Chair of the Music Department at Clackamas Community College in Portland, Oregon. He represented his department in the design, planning, and construction of the first ever performing arts building at the college.
The C. C. C. Niemeyer Center for the Arts has received unqualified rave reviews for its functionality, versatility, beauty, and thoughtful design. Wakeling spent countless hours doing research and working closely with architects, contractors, consultants, administrators, and donors in order to ensure the success of the project for music faculty and students.
We can provide a group of experienced collaborators who stand ready to help our fellow educators find success in planning and constructing their arts facilities.
Tom's book, "Music and Arts Facilities: A Teacher's Guide to Funding, Design, and Construction", is available in the BUY section of the website.