The Community Arts Center is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Williamsport Lycoming Competitive Grant Program at the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania. The funds will go toward the decorative arts restoration project planned at the CAC.
Betty Gilmour, FCFP’s director of grantmaking, shared, “FCFP was honored to offer financial support to the mass renovation 35 years ago. We commend the CAC for their continued upkeep of this historical facility and are thrilled to continue our support through this grant.”
Gathering in the Community Arts Center's outer lobby are (from left) Betty Gilmour, director of grantmaking, First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania; Ana Gonzalez-White, college relations officer for CAC development; and Jim Dougherty, CAC executive director.
On December 22, 1989, the Williamsport-Lycoming Foundation (now the First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania College of Technology and the City of Williamsport announced plans for the college to acquire the Capitol Theatre and convert it into a performing arts center. Today, nearly two million guests have passed through the doors since its reopening in 1993 as the Community Arts Center. As the largest cultural institution in the county, the CAC is truly a place where the arts and community intersect.
"We’re very grateful for the support we receive from FCFP, and their investment in the continued architectural restoration of the arts center’s public spaces is instrumental to maintaining the grandeur of the space," said Jim Dougherty, executive director of the CAC.
The project will entail general touch-up, plaster repairs, replicating textures and in-painting throughout the historic 2,100-seat theater.
“These partnerships help to ensure that the Community Arts Center will be around for years to come,” said Ana Gonzalez-White, college relations officer for CAC development. “We truly appreciate the award from FCFP.”
For more information about giving opportunities at the CAC, contact Ana Gonzalez-White at 570-327-7657 or by email.
The CAC is owned and operated by Penn College, a national leader in applied technology education.
FCFP works to improve the quality of life in north central Pennsylvania through community leadership, the promotion of philanthropy, the strengthening of nonprofit impact and the perpetual stewardship of charitable assets. The foundation strives to create powerful communities through passionate giving.
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