800 East
As founder and director of the arts collective 800 East in Atlanta Georgia, Ed Woodham brought an artistic perspective to civic engagement, turning a derelict post-industrial space into a community arts center, reviving and sustaining both an artistic collective and the local neighborhood in the process. 800 East served as a base of operations not only for a living, studio, gallery, and performance space for local artists and monthly community art shows, but as a nexus for visiting artists and as a headquarters for facilitating a series of factory shows and urban interventions.
The mission statement was: “800 East is a sanctuary providing an alternative venue for showcasing the work of experimenting visual and performing artists. 800 East aims to nurture and support developing artists by creating a space for interaction and holistic exploration.”