Yes, which as a concept, isn't entirely a bad idea. However, the scam which went about the place is bad, bad news and when one digs deep, it's even uglier.
Here's an article - one of many, about the Lorton Site and the 60 Million dollar which the "committee" defaulted, leaving for the Fairfax County BOS to assume/bailout.
"By Antonio Olivo January 14, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/fairfax-will-assume-30-million-in-debt-owed-by-arts-center-at-the-old-lorton-prison/2014/01/14/b740e558-7d8a-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has agreed to assume $30 million of debt owed by the Lorton Arts Foundation, the nonprofit group that has struggled to run the former Lorton prison as an artist colony since it was launched in 2008.
As part of an agreement reached with Wells Fargo bank, the county avoided what officials said would have been an embarrassing foreclosure on the Workhouse Arts Center, which opened amid high hopes and fanfare. A $60 million loan was shaved in half, with the county agreeing to assume responsibility of the rest of the debt and take control of the center.
The current Lorton Arts Foundation board will be abolished and replaced with a new board, county officials said."