YORK, Pa. — PennDOT's planned I-83 expansion is barreling down on the York Art Association.
The organization's building on South Marshall Street in Springettsbury Township is just feet from the interstate and the state will be bulldozing the site to make way for more traffic.
"We are looking for the community's support in this next transition," said Roth Preap, executive director of the York Art Association.
The non-profit has been offering classes and showcasing local artists since 1905, however, it will soon be forced to abandon an important piece of its history.
"The art association actually started with a location in York City and they we moved out here in the 1970s," Preap said.
The York Art Association doesn't have to be out of its building until late 2025, but it's already found a new home.
The organization is moving about 15 minutes down the road to a building on Linden Avenue in York City. It's known to many as the little green church.
"We're very excited," Preap said. "It has double the space and I think double the opportunities for us to grow and to serve the community in different ways."
The old church on Linden Avenue has a direct tie to the organization; the building's many shining stained glass windows were installed by an original York Art Association member back in the early 1900s.
Preap said the art association plans to expand class offerings and showcase larger galleries in the years to come.
"We are really looking forward to having the ability to make this next space work for the organization in the future and moving forward in the next 50 or 100 years," he said.
For now, the art association will be operating both locations at the same time, while waiting to learn how much it will receive for the Marshall Street building.
Anyone interested in helping to raise funds to renovate the new building can find more information here.