Housed in the historic Emerson School building, in the heart of the Concord Center Cultural District, The Umbrella enriches lives and builds a vibrant community through the arts. We inspire creativity, learning, and personal growth through arts education programs, performing and visual arts presentations, and community collaborations.
We provide:
• Studio space for more than 50 artists
• Exhibition space in three Gallery spaces
• Community arts initiatives, outdoors installations, and regional festivals, including the Arts & Environment program
• Classes and workshops for children and adults in four large teaching studios
• Creative arts summer camps and vacation week programs for youth
• Support for innovative learning and making in three newly constructed Makerspace labs -- Workshop, Fabrication, and Digital
• Performance space for all disciplines in two theaters -- a newly constructed 344-seat main stage theater and 100-seat black box theater, as well as a new dance studio classroom
• Space rentals for private events
• Newly renovated Ceramics facilities, firing services, and instruction for students and independent artists
Photo credit: Pierre Chiha
The Umbrella Arts Center
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