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NEW YORK 1996
Great Neck Center for the Visual and Performing Arts
113 Middle
Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021
(516) 829-2570
FAX (516) 829-3536
Email: Gnartctr@aol.com
Regina Gil, Executive Director
Great Neck Arts Center brings art, music, dance, theatre, and film to residents on the north shore of Long Island through performances at the center and outreach performances where Great Neck Arts Center artists go into the schools and communities. The Arts Center's goals are to support, promote, and educate the public about the arts, and to showcase the arts and make them central to the community. In addition, the Arts Center brings arts education and performance to those who would otherwise not have access, such as residents at nursing homes, patients at local hospitals or extended care facilities, adolescents with eating disorders at local clinics, residents of the Ronald McDonald House, children at the Day Care Center, minority teens at a regional youth center, etc. Great Neck Arts Center has become a true agent of the community, receiving requests for cooperative programs with existing schools and government groups. The result appears to be a heightened awareness of the arts and sensitivity to the needs, problems and potential of the arts and its practitioners.
Facilities and History
The Great Neck Arts Center began in the basement of St. Paul's Church. In 1997, a 6,000 square foot facility in the heart of town, within walking distance of transportation (buses and trains) was secured and renovated. It houses two dance studios, four art studios, a ceramics studio, music studio with rehearsal cubes, office space, and gallery space that features a rotating series of art exhibitions. In addition, the center uses local high school auditoriums for their performances. The Arts Center presents it Cinematheque Film Series at the Clearview Squire Theatre in Great Neck. In November 1999, an expansion drive will begin that will provide funds to build a performance space, additional classrooms, and office space.
Educational Programming
Programs include pre- and post-show discussions involving artists and educators, lectures by artists or educators, master classes, and workshops with artists. Resource materials include newsletters with program notes and study guides produced in-house. Events include public performances for young audiences in-house and in schools, curriculum-based programs for K-12, adult education/continuing education classes, and free performances in public places.
Budget
- Annual: $500,000-$600,000
- Education: over $300,000
Methods of Marketing a Season of Workshops for Teachers
Methods include a season brochure, flyers, paid advertisement, and unpaid promotions (including media public service announcements, feature articles, etc.).
Evaluation Methods for Programs for Teachers
GNAC works with partner school districts to create evaluation forms for teachers. They are tailored to each event.
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- Education: over $300,000
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