Welcome to a diverse community of artists who live and work in a renovated warehouse in Lowertown Saint Paul
What makes Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative unique? We are an artist-owned and artist-managed cooperative. As such, we’ve been providing affordable live/work studios specifically for artists for over 40 years.
Interested in living here?
We currently have two spaces available.
welcome to a vibrant community of creators
With our main entrance from a humble alleyway, you might assume Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative has a low profile in the greater community. Not true!
Members of our cooperative have created public art throughout the Twin Cities, in the form of murals, sculptures, gatherings – even an entire park.
Our work is collected internationally by institutions such as the Walker Art Center and National Museum of Women in the Arts.
We have performed on stages of all sizes, all around the world.
And we have received a wide assortment of awards, including Bush, McKnight, Jerome and Guggenheim fellowships.
We teach. We exhibit. We perform. We publish. In other words, art is our world. It’s what we do. And we love doing it here at Lowertown Lofts Artist Cooperative.
live here
There are 29 live/work artist studios, located on the top three floors of a renovated warehouse. Most are approximately 900 sq. ft. Six corner units are approximately 1200 sq. ft, and there are 3 small lofts, about 500 sq. ft.
visit us
In the Spring and Fall we open our building and studios to the public for the semi-annual Saint Paul Art Crawl. We also invite guests artists to display their work and guest musicians to perform in our atrium.
The Fall 2026 Art Crawl is Friday, October 16 through Sunday, October 18. We look forward to seeing you!
see our work
We paint. Draw. Print. Photograph. Create digital art. Sing. Play guitar and piano. Throw pots. Make books. Create jewelry. Direct music theater. Do lighting for performances. Weave. Compose. Conduct musical performances. Assemble sculptures. Dance. Write. Cook. And dream of doing more.