Programming

The McCoy Community Center for the Arts will operate, for the most part, as a school facility. The school district will use the facility for normal school functions such as band, orchestra, chorus, ensemble, drama/theatre, musicals, lectures and assemblies. The facility, both teaching spaces and the concert hall, will be available to the schools as a first priority. However, school is in session only 180 days in the year. As such, it is anticipated that the facility also will be available for community use, such as meetings, recitals, rehearsals, concerts, lectures, classes and special events.

When the facility is not being used by the school district, community groups may rent the facility. A rental fee structure will be employed with different rates for not-for-profit and for profit entities, which is consistent with the current process the school district uses today to rent facilities to outside groups. The policy allows school district assets to benefit the community without burdening the school district taxpayers by helping to offset the school's operating expenses.

The New Albany Community Foundation has established the "Endowed Series in the Arts" through private donations. The series will bring guest lecturers and artists to the community to interact with students and residents on an ongoing basis. The artists in residence will not only perform, but at times will conduct master classes and share their life paths, inspirations, passions and talents.

In addition, the Stakeholder groups have forged alliances with Central Ohio Arts and Education entities designed to supplement the school's curriculum. Through the "Arts Alliance" these organizations will have access to the facility for outreach, teaching and performance opportunities. We hope to promote these organizations' missions in New Albany. In exchange, these organizations will share musicians, authors or visiting artists to conduct master classes with the students.

Partnership opportunities at various ongoing levels of discussion have taken place with the following organizations:

• CAPA
• Columbus Symphony Orchestra
• Ballet Met
• Opera Columbus
• Columbus ProMusica
• CATCO
• Thurber House
• CCAD
• COSI
• Wexner Center for the Arts
• Columbus Metropolitan Library
• Phoenix Theatre
• The Jazz Arts Group of Columbus
• The Ohio State University