{"id":459,"date":"2019-08-25T00:41:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T00:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/?page_id=459"},"modified":"2023-08-27T18:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T23:27:12","slug":"selah-art-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/touchalifekids.org\/response\/art\/selah-art-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Selah Art Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; height=&#8221;0px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;2&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Selah Art Center was\u00a0designed in collaboration with Kim Lewis of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vagabond-designs.com\/art-centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vagabond Designs<\/a>. 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