BlackRock Center for the Arts

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BlackRock Center
BlackRock Center for the Arts
Address12901 Town Commons Dr.
Germantown, Maryland
United States
Coordinates 39°10′56″N77°16′04″W / 39.18214°N 77.267725°W / 39.18214; -77.267725
Capacity 250 seats
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2002: 21 years ago
ArchitectBowie Gridley Architects
Website
http://www.blackrockcenter.org/

The BlackRock Center for the Arts, officially the Germantown Cultural Arts Center (d.b.a. BlackRock Center for the Arts), is a cultural, visual and performing arts center in Germantown, Maryland. [1] The center is named after the nearby historic Blackrock Mill. [2]

Overview

BlackRock Center for the Arts was founded in 2002 after the developer of Germantown town center donated land for the facility. It has an annual budget of $1.1 million. Since 2022 Katie Hecklinger [3] has served as Chief Executive Officer. The 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) facility includes an art gallery, a 210-seat proscenium theater, a dance studio, a black box studio theater, a second-floor display gallery, music rooms, and visual art classrooms. It has 11 full-time and 23 part-time staff members. [4] The center provides a range of music, dance, and arts classes, and camps, [5] and presents a season of music, dance, and family-oriented performances. [6]

In April 2013 it was announced that blues singer and guitarist John Hammond would provide a guitar workshop at the center. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "History". BlackRock Center for the Arts. Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
  2. "Other Germantown Historic Sites", Germantown Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-04-19
  3. https://www.blackrockcenter.org/post/blackrock-announces-new-ceo-and-leadership [ bare URL ]
  4. "Blackrock Center for the Arts - Staff" . Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  5. "Blackrock Center for the Arts - Upcoming Performances". Archived from the original on 2011-12-24. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  6. "Blackrock Center for the Arts" . Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  7. Terhune, Virginia (April 16, 2013); "Blues Hall of Famer John Hammond to visit BlackRock Thursday", The Gazette , Maryland. Retrieved 2013-04-19
  8. "Music Box: Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires to play at Rams Head On Stage" [ permanent dead link ], The Capital (April 11, 2013), Maryland. Retrieved 2013-04-19