February 12, 2004

There's a gorgeous old building in Toledo's Old West End that used to house nuns as a convent but now is home to local artists as it is renovated. The architecture and ornate woodwork in the Collingwood Arts Center is almost as stunning as the quality of the art being created there.

Photos by DANIEL MILLER
Artist in residence Calvin Reese warms up on the piano in the auditorium at the Collingwood Arts Center before the rest of his performing group arrives.

Calvin Reese's fingers hit the well worn keys of a genuine Steinway & Sons piano while warming up for a practice session.

A semicircular hallway stretches around the auditorium in the Collingwood Arts Center. Over 100 man hours were spent cleaning and painting to get the space back in shape.

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