Arts United Center
Arts United Center | |
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General information | |
Location | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA |
Address | 303 E Main St |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Louis Kahn |
41°04′54″N 85°08′12″W / 41.08174°N 85.13672°W / 41.08174; -85.13672Arts United Center is an arts center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA.
The Fine Arts Foundation of Fort Wayne originally proposed the construction of a large complex devoted to the arts in the early 1960s.[1] The foundation compiled an ambitious program including facilities to support an art school, gallery, theatre, orchestra, historical museum. In 1961, a selection committee commissioned architect Louis Kahn to design the project based on referral from Philip Johnson.
Kahn's first plan, presented in 1965, incurred an estimated cost of $20 million, which far exceeded the $2.5 million allocated for the project.[2] In response to financial limitations, the project's scale was limited to the performing arts facilities; The Theatre of Performing Arts is the only realized building in Kahn's design. [3] Arts United (formerly Fine Arts Foundation) now cares for Arts Campus Fort Wayne, owning and operating the Arts United Center, Hall Community Arts Center, Auer Center for Arts and Culture, and Parkview Physicians Group ArtsLab. The cultural district also includes History Center, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and Rankin House.
Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne is embarking on a strategic plan to bring the theatre up in renovation. The organization received $2 million from AWS Foundation on 2019 for accessibility.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Arts United Center | Arts United". artsunited.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Brown, Jack Perry (1989). Louis Kahn in the Midwest. Art Institute of Chicago.
- ^ "AD Classics: Arts United Center / Louis Kahn". ArchDaily. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Anguiano, Barb. "Arts United Looks Ahead To Restoration Project With AWS Grant". www.wboi.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ Ober, Andy. "Arts United Seeking 'New Look'". www.insideindianabusiness.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
External links
- Media related to The Arts United Center at Wikimedia Commons
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