4 April, 2012
The Hopkinton Center for the Arts recently celebrated its one-year birthday with a birthday cake and a look back at all it has accomplished in its first year. The mission of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts is to provide a multi-media arts facility that will allow a collaboration of individuals and organizations to create and present quality visual and performing arts, arts education and events. Towards that goal, this past year the HCA:
- Assembled a Board of Directors
- Appointed Kelly Grill as Executive Director, Kris Waldman as Artistic Director, Marco Carneiro as Arts Coordinator, Dawn Anderson as Finance Director, and Lori Robak as Public Relations Counsel.
- Increased its program offerings in art, theater and music by 30 percent.
- Added new programs for children and adults, such as the vacation workshops as well as art and theater classes for the Respite Center.
- Added programs in dance, costuming and make-up
- Introduced the Spring Arts Festival, a regional celebration where community members can come together to enjoy a juried craft show and live music, drama, and dance performances that will take place on May 5 and a Summer Music Fest, which will feature “home grown” local music artists in a community festival.
- Raised over $600,000 in a capital campaign spearheaded by the Hopkinton Community Endowment.
“This has been a very exciting and momentous year for the HCA, and we couldn’t be more pleased with all that we’ve accomplished,” said Grill. “The terrific synergy between Enter Stage Left Theater and the Cultural Arts Alliance has been crucial to the successful formation of the HCA. We are blessed to have some wonderful staff and resources to help us continue the growth of Enter Stage Left and the Hopkinton Center for the Arts in the years to come.”
For more information about the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, please visit their website.
