560 Art Collective

Syracuse, New York, United States

  • Updated on: May 2, 2024 (about 10 months ago)
  • Created on: Mar 6, 2024 (about 1 year ago)
560 Art Collective

Mission Statement

Currently, 560 Art Collective is focused on art, creativity, and expression, emphasizing our roles outside of and in opposition to capitalism, and our commitments to our communities. In a world that threatens queer lives, we are invested in cultivating safe, stable spaces and living for queer people, and celebrating our joy as resistance. Everyone has a story to tell and 560 is about exploring the capacity for love and intentional living in all of us.

Community Description

560 Art Collective is a long-standing anarchist artist collective based in the historic Westcott Neighborhood of Syracuse, NY. Many different people have called 560 their home in its 20 years of life as a collective; you’d be hard-pressed not to find a stranger who has their own story about the place. And in that way, 560 has always had the power to turn strangers into friends. From weekly potlucks to basement shows, couch surfers to activists, there aren't many lives that Five-Sixty hasn't lived.

About

  • Type(s): Shared Housing, Cohouseholding, or Coliving (multiple individuals sharing a dwelling)
  • Programs & Activities:
    • Volunteer, Internship, or Apprenticeship, or WWOOF’ing
    • Neighborhood, Community Housing, or Homeowner's Association
    • Organization, Resource, or Network
    • Festivals, Conferences, Events
  • Location: Urban

Housing

  • Status: We do not have land
  • Current Residence Types: Room(s) in a house or building
  • Current Number of Residences: 12
  • Housing Provided: Rental
  • Land Owned By: Property Rental Manager
  • Additional Comments: 560 is a rental property managed by University Hill but has been operating under collective policies for several years. One of the major short-term collective goals is to begin the process of purchasing a residence under collective ownership and for collective use.

Membership

  • Adult Members: 8
  • Child Members: 0
  • Percent Women: 1-10%
  • Percent Men: 1-10%
  • Percent Transgender: 81-90%
  • Percent Non-Binary: 81-90%
  • Visitors Accepted: Yes
  • Visitor Process: Visitors can contact us by e-mail to schedule a time to visit or ask about upcoming open-invitation events!
  • Open to New Members: Yes
  • Membership Process: People interested in becoming a member can reach out and schedule a house tour with us, where we can meet you and you can meet us (and the house)! Then we can follow up with a more intensive interview and exchange questions with you about what you're looking for, your experiences with collective living, and if 560 would be a good fit for you. During the interview, we also ask for three character references to contact. Once we can contact your references, review your interview as a house, and all current house members have met you, we hold a consensus vote. The average membership approval time is 4-8 weeks.

Government

  • Decision Making: Consensus + (everyone agrees, except for up to 3 people.)
  • Identified Leader: No
  • Leadership Core Group: Yes

Economics

  • Join Fee($): 400
  • Dues, Fees, or Shared Expenses: Yes
  • Monthly Fees($): 10
  • Shared Income: None
  • Open to Members with Existing Debt: Yes
  • Additional Comments: Our house operates a collective shared house fund that we ask new members to pay into when they move in. House fund covers the cost of daily use items like toilet paper, dish soap, garbage bags, etc. as well as the cost of larger purchases that may come up, like a new dryer.

Sustainability Practices

  • Energy Infrastructure: We are connected to the grid.
  • Current Renewable Energy Generation: 0%, or close to 0%
  • Planned Renewable Energy Generation: Up to 25%
  • Current Food Produced: 0%, or close to 0%
  • Planned Food Produced: Up to 25%
  • Food Produced Locally: Up to 25%

Lifestyle

  • Common Facilities:
    • Common House
    • Garden(s)
    • Library
    • Workshop
    • Fire pit
    • Internet
  • Internet Available: Yes, community provides it
  • Internet Fast?: Yes, exceptionally.
  • Cellphone Service: Good for most people.
  • Shared Meals: 1-3 times per month
  • Dietary Practices:
    • Omnivorous (plants and animals)
    • Local
    • Opportunivore (dumpster diving, nature harvesting, etc.)
    • Dairy-Free
    • Gluten-Free
    • Low FODMAP
  • Dietary Choice or Restrictions: No - people may eat however they wish.
  • Special Diets OK: Yes
  • Alcohol Use: Yes, used seldomly, or ceremoniously.
  • Tobacco Use: Yes, used often.
  • Common Spiritual Practice(s):
    • Ecumenical (accepts all religions or spiritual practices)
    • Eclectic (integrates multiple religious or spiritual beliefs)
    • Buddhist
    • Native American
    • Unitarian Universalist
    • Paganism or Earth Religions
    • Mixed Eastern Philosophy or Practice
    • Agnostic
  • Spiritual Practice Expected?: No
  • Education Style(s): Up to each family or individual
  • Expected Healthcare Practices: Members are expected to keep up to date with municipally mandated vaccinations, as well as vaccinations recommended for close-quarters living. This includes COVID-19, influenza, and pneumococcal vaccines.
  • Healthcare Options: Up to each family, household, or individual
  • Additional Comments: Members are expected to wear masks in public spaces to avoid the spread of illness and masks are mandatory at open house events.

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Fair Housing Laws

This community acknowledges that their listing does not include any potential violations of the Fair Housing Law, or that they do not provide housing. For any questions about this topic please see our Content Policies and contact FIC with any questions or concerns: directory@ic.org.

Keywords

LGBTQIA, Art, Artist, Music, Musician, Queer, Anarchist, Westcott,