by Lori McCue:
There are a few reasons you might stop at Creative Grounds, opening in Bloomingdale later this month. It might be to grab a coffee and take advantage of the Wi-Fi. It might be to browse the art from local artists on the walls. Or it might be to take in a class on drawing or photography.
“I typically say, ‘However one chooses to express themselves artistically, I want to give them the space to do it,'” says co-owner Asmara Sium, who is opening the cafe-meets-art space with her husband, Kenn Blagburn. While not an artist herself, Sium is the former chair of an advisory committee at the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. While there, she says she learned just how tough development and gentrification have been on local artists looking for space to make and show their work.
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