CBC News: Historic Khyber building gets $200K from Ottawa for redevelopment

Non-profit aims to create a space that puts artist livelihoods 'at the forefront’

The society's president, Emily Davidson, says there's a lot of excitement about the $200,000 funding announcement.

"The art space gets to take the next step into making our big dream a reality," Davidson said.

"What that looks like for us has been a concerted effort in planning and design, and also paired up with the existing [Halifax Regional Municipality] funds, we're going to get the ball rolling on hazardous materials abatement."

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The society aims to provide spaces and programming for local artists and non-profit organizations. It says renovations to the building will also improve accessibility.

"We're in a great position to be developing this site. But we know that the housing crisis, the real estate market as it is, are actually hurting artists in our community," Davidson said.

"So that's actually one of the impetuses for this project. How can we make a thriving arts centre that buffers some of those conditions and really puts artists' livelihood at the forefront?"