ArtWorks’ renovation of Walnut Hills building for new home unveils history


Colleen Houston can see the future from her office.

The CEO and artistic director of ArtWorks isn’t psychic – or at least doesn’t claim to be. She only needs to look out the front of the organization’s temporary headquarters to watch the renovation of its new home across the street at 2429 Gilbert Avenue in Walnut Hills.

Work began last year on the building, constructed in 1909 for the Bolce Paint Co. ArtWorks bought it in 2021 from Woody Melson, who operated Race Refrigeration from the…

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