Heights Arts issued a statement in June 2024 expressing concern about the lease situation at the Coventry PEACE Campus in Cleveland Heights, a facility that houses multiple nonprofit arts organizations and provides studio space for local artists. The organization says potential lease modifications could displace current tenants.

The Coventry PEACE Campus hosts organizations including Lake Erie Ink and FutureHeights. Steve Presser, president of the Heights Arts Board of Trustees, said losing these tenants would negatively affect the Coventry commercial district and surrounding residential areas.

Heights Arts is asking that alternative solutions be explored should the library board decide to exit its landlord role, with the goal of maintaining the campus as a space for nonprofits and arts organizations.

Source: Heights Arts