Upper West Arts Center
Coming Soon:
Situated at the corner of Richmond Avenue and West Ferry Street the century-old former Richmond Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church is a 36,000 sq. ft. structure of Medina sandstone, featuring an impressive bell tower, stained glass windows, and a grand central dome. The original floor plan was an ideal starting point for its adaptive re-use as an arts center.
Upper West Arts Center will feature a 99 seat drama theatre, a 600 seat concert hall, meeting rooms, rehearsal halls, artist studios, offices, a caterers kitchen, a banquet hall, and exhibit gallery. The elegant, and acoustically perfect, concert hall is equipped with a 2,300 pipe grand pipe organ; among the areas finest.
The development of Upper West Arts Center will provide a first rate facility for Western New York cultural organizations while preserving one of the area's finest historic structures. It will be home to a variety of resident arts companies, offer educational programs, welcome community volunteer involvement, foster neighborhood stabilization, beautification, economic development, and be a boon to cultural tourism. The projected total budget of this capital project, including purchase, is $3 million.
Info from:
www.alleyway.com/upperwest/
Located at the corner of Richmond Avenue and West Ferry, the Upper West Arts Center is an enterprise of:
Alleyway Theatre Incorporated | 1 Curtain Up Alley, | Buffalo, NY 14202 | 716-852-2600
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