A Big Thank You to Ram Real Estate!

Posted on March 08, 2010 by admin in Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Ram Realty Services has donated a studio space to Ecoart Treasure Coast, an ongoing effort to create opportunities for the community to interact with art to solve environmental problems.

Located in the Martin Downs Town Center in Palm City, the space will host exhibitions, apprentice and community meetings and serve as an “idea foundry” for the project’s six apprentices as well as volunteers.

“Ram’s generosity truly underscores the project’s collaborative spirit,” said Nancy Turrell, executive director of the Arts Council Inc., which launched Ecoart Treasure Coast in collaboration with the South Florida Environmental Arts Project. “Indeed, it illustrates how local environmental issues can be resolved when we unite leaders from the community’s arts, business, science, government, and philanthropy sectors.”

Founded in 1978, Florida-based Ram Realty Services pursues the acquisition, development, and redevelopment of commercial, multifamily and mixed-use real estate throughout the Southeast, with a focus on the major markets in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. In addition to its development and value-add acquisition activity, Ram acquires non-performing and sub-performing mortgages secured by commercial and multifamily properties. Ram has offices in Fort Lauderdale and Tampa, Florida, Chapel Hill, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia, with its corporate office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. For more information, visit www.ramrealestate.com.

Ecoart Treasure Coast is the first ever community eco-art education and apprenticeship in Florida. Ecoart Treasure Coast is funded by the State of Florida (Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs) and the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin counties. Additional funding for the project is still needed. For information about supporting the project, please contact 772.287.6676.

About the Arts Council

The Arts Council is the designated local arts agency for Martin County. The Arts Council provides services to visual and performing artists, arts organizations, students and the public and strives to instill a passion for and participation in the arts. For more information, please call 772.287.6676 or visit www.martinarts.org. The Arts Council is sponsored in part by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Stuart, Martin County Board of County Commissioners, and private contributions.

About the South Florida Environmental Art Project

The South Florida Environmental Art Project’s primary role is to educate the general public, and leaders of key environmental and cultural stakeholder organizations in South Florida, regarding the significant role eco-art can play to enhance responsible stewardship of environmental resources in the region. To learn more, contact Mary Jo Aagerstoun, President, at 202.255.8769 or visit www.sfeap.org.