| Company type | Government Organisation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Performing Arts |
| Genre | Non-profit |
| Founder | Sheila Murphy Beverly Carver |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale , USA |
The Scottsdale Centre for the Performing Arts is an arts venue and council in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is run by the Cultural Council of Scottsdale.[1]
History edit
The centre was build in the 1970's by co-founders American poets Beverly Carver and Sheila Murphy. Since then the centre has been moved twice and in 2007 underwent a $30 million renovation. New renovations began in 2009. [2]
Notable Artworks edit
The centre is permanent home to a house constructed from the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.[3] It was also home to the longest running theatre show in Arizona, Late Nite Catechism, from 2000 to 2007.[4] Rose Johnson also did design work for the centre. [5]
Controvery edit
In 2003 the Arts Centre was forced to make cutbacks due to concerns about the amount of money the Cultural Council was investing in it.[6]
In 2010 nine board members quit over a dispute with the Cultural Council who have since changed the rules for directors to include a clause stating they must be 'act in their personal interest'.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Public art program scrutinized for spending". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. March 29, 2006.
The Cultural Council is subject to city policies because it uses public money. It operates several art programs for the city, including the Scottsdale Center for Performing Arts.
- ^ David M. Brown (February 1, 2009). "The Show Must Go On". Southwest Contractor.
After entertaining patrons for more than 30 years, the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts embarks on a renovation in three acts to spruce up its theater and lobby.
- ^ Bradley Inman (January 24, 1988). "Wright's `ideas' are exhibited". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Scattered around the country are more than 500 homes, office buildings, and other structures designed by America's most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. And fewer than half of the buildings he designed were ever built. Because of a collaborative effort of the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Arts Association and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, one of his unbuilt architectural gems has been constructed as part of a traveling exhibition, "Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas." The exhibit is scheduled for display at the San Diego Museum of Art April through July of 1990. It will be in Dallas until April 17 of this year and then begins a national tour. Introduced at the annual National Association of Home Builders convention in Dallas, the Usonian Automatic House is a full-scale, 1,800-square-foot house designed by Wright. The house will have its permanent home on the grounds of the Scottsdale Center for the Arts. Eighty percent of Wright's designs were for the middle class, according to Puttnam.
{{cite news}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 158 (help) - ^ "LATE NITE CATECHISM ACTRESS TALKS ABOUT SIX YEARS OF LAUGHTER ON CITYCABLE SHOW". US States News. March 30, 2007.
The actress who has been splitting sides for more than six years in Arizona's longest-running theater production is profiled on Scottsdale Art Beat, airing at 2, 6 and 9 p.m. beginning Saturday, March 31, on CityCable 11. The show airs every Saturday on the same schedule through April. Patti Hannon has been playing "Sister" in Late Nite Catechism for more than 10 years, nearly seven of them at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. The show began its Scottsdale run in June 2000. She also stars in a sequel, Late Nite Catechism II: Sometimes We Feel Guilty Because We Are Guilty, running since March 2004.
{{cite news}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 287 (help) - ^ Kathleen Vanesian (June 18, 2009). "Rose Johnson: The Phoenix Arts Community Mourns One of Its Pioneers". Phoenix New Times.
She also did design work for Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Phoenix Symphony, and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.
- ^ "Scottsdale's art programs facing budget cuts". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. March 31, 2003.
The Cultural Council manages the Scottsdale Center for the Arts and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The problem is made worse by the fact that the Cultural Council endured substantial cuts this fiscal year, which ends June 30. Performances at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts have been reduced, expenses for exhibitions at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Arts have been sliced, raises were eliminated, and nine positions that were vacated were not filled.
{{cite news}}: line feed character in|quote=at position 111 (help) - ^ Haller, Sonja (July 31 2010). "New charter defines roles of arts boards". Arizona Local News. Retrieved August 31 2010.
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