Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

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Hollywood Art and Culture Center
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Location within Florida
Established1975 (1975)
Location1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Coordinates 26°00′38″N80°08′26″W / 26.010437°N 80.140669°W / 26.010437; -80.140669
Type Art museum
DirectorJennifer Homan
Website www.artandculturecenter.org

The Hollywood and Culture Center/Hollywood (Center) is Hollywood, Florida.Throughout its 50-year history, the Center is unique among South Florida arts institutions for its array of year-round programs and venues that make numerous art forms accessible to all ages. In addition to contemporary galleries in the Kagey Home on the main campus, the Center operates the Artist In Residence Studios in the Art School, delivers performances at the 500-seat Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center one street over, and festivals and screenings at Cinema Paradiso Hollywood which include independent, foreign language and first-run films located three blocks away. The ACCH is the third oldest arts nonprofit in Broward County.

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History

The Hollywood Art and Culture Center of Hollywood was founded in 1975. It was originally based in a small community space on 1301 S. Drive in Hollywood Beach. The grand opening took place in the same year as the 50th anniversary for the City of Hollywood. [1]

In 1992, the Center moved to the recently renovated Kagey Home, which had been built in 1924. In 1999, the Center took on the management for the City of Hollywood of the 500-seat Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center (HCPAC) in the separate location of the downtown district of the city. [2] [3]

In 2020, the Center launched the Open Dialogues film series "to promote acceptance and inclusion in our community through documentary film shorts and other programming". [4]

Recent exhibitions history

Exploding the Lotus (2008)

A multimedia exhibit created by artists from the culture of the Indian Subcontinent. [5] The curators of the show were Jane Hart, curator of exhibitions for the center, and New York-based Jaishri Abichandani. [6] [7]

TM Sisters: Ideal Tonight (2009)

The exhibit was created by Tasha and Monica López De Victoria (TM Sisters) [8] The New Times newspaper described the show as: [9]

Indeed, their art practically bleeds Miami. It's filled with pastels, dulcet tones that rip from page and screen with spiritual vibrancy. Sharp lines abound, distorting images, or collecting in electric zig-zags that bolt around purposefully. They're pieces that would look as much at home on an album cover for some electro-pop band as they do on the walls of a gallery — which isn't to say they simply languish in pop appeal.

Art is Supposed to Hypnotize You or Something (2010)

The exhibit was created by Wayne Wright. Former curator Jane Hart had coordinated the NEA funding for the show. [10]

The Art of the Brick (2012)

The Art of the Brick was traveling exhibition of unique applications of Lego bricks as sculptures by Nathan Sawaya. An Art and Culture had taken place in 2012. [11]

Hollywood Art and Culture Center - Kagey Home

Kagey Home
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Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
Built1924
Built forJack Kagey
Architect Rubush & Hunter

Jack Kagey was a Sales Manager at Joseph W. Young's Hollywood Land and Water Company during the 1920’s Real Estate Boom. Kagey and his 11-man team sold $426,260 in properties in just 10 weeks. First prize was a choice of a car or $5,000. Kagey took the money since he already owned two cars. He then used the money to build his home, the Kagey Home, which is now the main property in the cultural center. [12] The home of his employer, the Joseph Wesley Young House, was designed by Rubush & Hunter. Kagey had the same architect firm design his house as well. In 1992, the building was renovated and became the home of ACCH . [13] The official groundbreaking for the 5,400-square-foot art education wing addition to the building took place April 30, 2024. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Centennial Celebration: Hollywood History Hunt and Disco Ball". Hollywood, FL. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida at MuseumsUSA.org". www.museumsusa.org. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Art and Culture Center of Hollywood". The Center. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ "About The Center | Hollywood Art and Culture Center". The Center. Retrieved July 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hollywood Art and Culture Center". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ Mills, Michael. "East Wind A'Blowin'". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  7. ↑ ArtFacts. "Exploding The Lotus | Exhibition". ArtFacts. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  8. ↑ "ARTPULSE MAGAZINE » Reviews » TM Sisters – Ideal Tonight" . Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  9. ↑ Linn, John. "Uniquely MIA". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/visual-arts/article29421682.html
  11. ↑ "LOOK: Lego Master Back In Town With Amazing Sculptures". HuffPost. June 16, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ "A Groundbreaking Addition: A Dramatic Future For The Art And Culture Center/Hollywood". sun-times. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Art and Culture Center/Hollywood - Museum / Gallery in Hollywood, FL". The Vendry. Retrieved July 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ Art and Culture Center/Hollywood Expansion Underway
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