2008 Woodie Awards
SectionsCreamery Arts Center grand opening Friday
Brad Boutaugh
Issue date: 11/16/07 Section: Features
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The grand opening of the newly-renovated facilities of the Creamery Arts Center will be Nov. 16 to Nov. 17, alongside festivities.
"Everyone is under one tent," said Sandra Smith, executive director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council, in regards to the various facilities housed within the Creamery Arts Center.
Those attending the initial gala grand opening ceremony Nov. 16 between 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. need to make reservations, with tickets costing $50 each.
Money left over from the event will be used in an enhancement fund towards the art center, Smith said.
The ceremony will feature tours of the facility's classrooms, the Springfield Symphony offices, two film editing bays and an arts library.
"We've been under various construction projects for five years now," Smith said. That included the center's two-year Phase II construction project that has been constructing the Symphony offices.
The Friday night ceremony will also feature artists working on art-in-progress alongside an art exhibition gallery, opera singing, dancing and fine dining.
Among the artwork at the exhibit are 50 works done by the late Bea Black, mother to Missouri State Sen. Norma Champion.
Saturday, Nov. 17 will be the official grand opening of the Creamery Arts Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.. with free admission.
Free ice cream will also be offered at the kickoff along with tours and paintings done by featured artists of Springfield.
Ozzie Award and Legacy Award ceremonies will also occur at the event, Smith said.
The Ozzie Award ceremony will present two awards to either an individual or organization for a show of exemplary actions within the art community. The Legacy Award Ceremony will honor and award a great contemporary in the arts.
Formerly a Creamery and O'Reilly Auto building, the 100-year-old Creamery Arts Center was to be demolished in the Jordan Valley Park Project, but was saved by a tax initiative pushed by supporters of the building.
It has been undergoing renovations since its re-dedication in 2002 and selection as a city-owned arts center.
The Springfield Regional Arts Council is expected to pay only a nominal rent for the building.
Art classes and workshops will commence regularly in either of the two classrooms.
Among the classes are the Mini Monet Mondays, which teaches art to children.
The Opera Company and Springfield Ballet also have offices and studios in the Creamery Arts Center.
Springfield Ballet is expecting to have their classes at the arts center, according to Smith.
The grand opening of the arts center is a part of various events taking place in conjunction with the Festival of Lights and will feature fireworks outside the arts center on Hammons Field at the end of the ceremony.
"Everyone is under one tent," said Sandra Smith, executive director of the Springfield Regional Arts Council, in regards to the various facilities housed within the Creamery Arts Center.
Those attending the initial gala grand opening ceremony Nov. 16 between 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. need to make reservations, with tickets costing $50 each.
Money left over from the event will be used in an enhancement fund towards the art center, Smith said.
The ceremony will feature tours of the facility's classrooms, the Springfield Symphony offices, two film editing bays and an arts library.
"We've been under various construction projects for five years now," Smith said. That included the center's two-year Phase II construction project that has been constructing the Symphony offices.
The Friday night ceremony will also feature artists working on art-in-progress alongside an art exhibition gallery, opera singing, dancing and fine dining.
Among the artwork at the exhibit are 50 works done by the late Bea Black, mother to Missouri State Sen. Norma Champion.
Saturday, Nov. 17 will be the official grand opening of the Creamery Arts Center from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.. with free admission.
Free ice cream will also be offered at the kickoff along with tours and paintings done by featured artists of Springfield.
Ozzie Award and Legacy Award ceremonies will also occur at the event, Smith said.
The Ozzie Award ceremony will present two awards to either an individual or organization for a show of exemplary actions within the art community. The Legacy Award Ceremony will honor and award a great contemporary in the arts.
Formerly a Creamery and O'Reilly Auto building, the 100-year-old Creamery Arts Center was to be demolished in the Jordan Valley Park Project, but was saved by a tax initiative pushed by supporters of the building.
It has been undergoing renovations since its re-dedication in 2002 and selection as a city-owned arts center.
The Springfield Regional Arts Council is expected to pay only a nominal rent for the building.
Art classes and workshops will commence regularly in either of the two classrooms.
Among the classes are the Mini Monet Mondays, which teaches art to children.
The Opera Company and Springfield Ballet also have offices and studios in the Creamery Arts Center.
Springfield Ballet is expecting to have their classes at the arts center, according to Smith.
The grand opening of the arts center is a part of various events taking place in conjunction with the Festival of Lights and will feature fireworks outside the arts center on Hammons Field at the end of the ceremony.
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