BlackRock Center for the Arts

BlackRock Center
Map
Address12901 Town Commons Dr.
Germantown, Maryland
United States
Coordinates39°10′56″N 77°16′04″W / 39.18214°N 77.267725°W / 39.18214; -77.267725
Capacity250 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]

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. ^ "BlackRock Announces New CEO and Leadership". 10 August 2022.
  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