Overview

No one quite remembers when entrepreneur and artist Lil Friedlander renovated this 48,000-square-foot (4460-square meter) former manufacturing plant into studio space. She started out using the space as a studio for her own work, then opened it up to a few friends. Today, TULA houses numerous commercial showrooms including the gallery Ariel, and shares space with numerous artist studios. A film and video operation leases an auditorium at the back of the building. Visitors are invited to meet the artists in residence, make purchases or simply bask in the creative aura.