TheArtsCenter AT SHELL POINT
Update: FALL 2017
The Arts Center Campaign Gains Enthusiastic Support
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nthusiasm is growing as residents and groups at Shell Point rally together in support of the campaign to fund the addition of a dedicated Arts Center at Shell Point.
“We are off to a tremendous start, and I feel very confident we are going to meet our goal,” says Marge Lee, special advisor to The Arts Center and organizer of Ageless Creativity. “As of September 15, more than $12.5 million of the campaign’s goal of $15 million had already been raised, thanks to all who have made gifts and pledges to date.” The creation of larger spaces to make and enjoy art at Shell Point came from a desire to move the art studios out of “The Tunnel”— where they were first built more than 25 years ago — and into an expanded space that would better serve Shell Point’s increased population of approximately 2,500 residents. “In addition to providing dedicated spaces with natural light and more room to work, this facility has also been designed with the audience in mind,” Marge says. “Artists enjoy displaying their artwork and residents enjoy seeing it, but Shell Point has no dedicated, easily accessed, all-media gallery space for this purpose. Our resident artists work hard to promote small exhibit areas associated with their studios, but “The Tunnel” location challenges their efforts. Large exhibitions and
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art and craft sales must take place in various common spaces that primarily serve other purposes. As a result, installations must be fast, the viewing periods must be limited, and the spaces are often crowded. This gallery will allow our residents’ artwork to be displayed properly and rotated on a regular basis.” The 44,000-square-foot Arts Center at Shell Point will truly offer something for everyone, with exhibition spaces, galleries, a 300 tiered-seat auditorium, dance studio, multiple studios for painting, photography, pottery, quilting and textiles, glass, jewelry and crafts, and more. Plus, practice suites for musicians and ensembles, spaces for the literary arts, an outdoor patio and sculpture garden, a bistro, and a gift shop. “There will be educational opportunities and programming in the performing, visual, and literary arts that will enrich our lives,” Marge notes. “Residents will experience Academy presentations and musical performances like never before. We can create art in a studio or view it in the gallery, craft with our grandchildren, stroll through the sculpture garden, read poetry, or just visit with a friend while enjoying a cup of coffee in the bistro!” “This will be a superlative addition to the many amenities at Shell Point,” says Marge. “It will enhance the lives of all Shell Point residents.”
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