About Us

The mission of the Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts is to provide ongoing educational and cultural programming for the school district and community. The shared vision and powerful notion is that all children should have access and exposure to art and education. New Albany Schools, the Village of New Albany, Plain Township and the New Albany Community Foundation are partnering together in the development of the center that will serve as a school facility and as a community resource.

Events will include music, theatre, dance, ballet, lecture and more with the intent to empower, inspire and educate residents, especially Central Ohio youth. Collaborations are being discussed with over a dozen Central Ohio arts organizations to promote their missions and provide outreach opportunities including the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, Ballet Met, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Association of the Performing Arts, Columbus College of Art and Design, Contemporary American Theatre Company, ProMusica, The Wexner Center for the Arts, The Thurber House and The Ohio State University.

The New Albany Community Foundation has established endowments designed to support ongoing educational and cultural programming in the center for students and residents. To date, over $6 million has been pledged toward the endowments, including a $2 million gift from New Albany resident John G. McCoy in honor of his late wife, Jeanne. Land for the $15 million facility situated in the heart of the historic village center and contiguous to the "learning community campus" was donated by The New Albany Company.