I’ve been working at The Bakery, an art organization, since it was founded in 2017. When the pandemic struck, we didn’t think the business would make it out of 2020 to be honest. We had no income and COVID didn’t seem to have an end in sight. Our team was questioning how we wanted to spend our time and what each of our futures might look like. Then, thanks to creative partnerships and generosity, we were able to secure and open two new spaces at the start of 2021. 

One of these was The Bakery East Point, located at Jefferson Station, part of the historic Wagonwheels and Buggyworks campus located near downtown East Point. At this space we were able to provide affordable studio space to 15+ artists and collectives throughout the year. Sadly, we had to move out of this space when our lease ended in early 2022.

As our Assistant Director, I helped with all aspects of managing this community space, including creating our annual impact reports. Check out what The Bakery accomplished in 2021, including activating this temporary East Point location.