Mission & Vision

Mission Statement: The Arts at Center Street provides affordable arts education, community performance opportunities, and outreach programs that equip youth and community members to grow in creative expression, character, and life skills, inspiring them to develop their gifts through artistic mediums, performance, and beyond.

Vision Statement: At The Arts at Center Street, we envision a vibrant, inclusive arts community where children and families are nurtured in an environment that is safe, wholesome, and creatively rich. We are committed to offering programs in dance, music, and theater that protect the innocence of our youngest artists while encouraging them to grow in confidence, creativity, and skill.

Our vision is rooted in values of encouragement, grace, generosity, kindness, hope, and love. We cultivate spaces where gentleness leads, bullying and exclusion have no place, and every participant feels seen, supported, and valued. We believe that clean, age-appropriate content is not only possible, but powerful and we hold ourselves and our programming to that standard.

Above all, at the Arts at Center Street we strive to be a haven where everyone can discover joy and meaning through the arts.

Sharing Rough Drafts: A Poetry Night Review (Copy)

Raw and Relatable: A Review of Garner's "Mental" (Copy)

An Interview with the Writer and Director of "Mental" (Copy)

The Arts at Center Street Hosts 2nd Annual Open Mic Night (Copy)

The Venue

The Arts at Center Street is a performing arts venue and home to The Center Street Theatre Company.

The venue hosts a range of acts from bands to poets, musicals and plays. The venue has a seating capacity of 125-150. The theatre is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and lighting equipment. The performance area is a proscenium stage with an apron, totalling 24' x 24' [16' x 24' upstage, and 8' x 24' on the apron].

The stage is versatile enough to host smaller productions as well as large cast productions and still get an intimate feel with the audience, as the tiered seating allows for even the back row to see facial expressions of performers. The Theater is home to the annual Center Street Dance Academy recital with approximately 100 students performing in total (and up to 12 per dance).

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Arts at Center Street Leadership

SARA DAVIS:
Executive Director

Sara has served The Arts at Center Street since 2013, when she joined the organization as a founding member of its leadership team. With a background in music, dance, and film production, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Arts from Biola University, she brings more than a decade of experience as an arts administrator, producer, instructor, and operations manager. Before becoming Executive Director, Sara served as Manager of Center Street Dance Academy and Chief Administrative Officer of The Arts at Center Street.

Grateful for the experiences that have prepared her to lead, Sara is committed to thoughtful stewardship of the organization’s resources and opportunities. She looks forward to continuing to grow The Arts at Center Street as a thriving multidisciplinary arts organization and cultural destination serving the Old Hickory community and the greater Nashville area.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Canaan Kagay, Board Chair

Laura Voight, Board Member

Jason Teska, Board Member

Joel Widman, Board Member

Sara Davis, Executive Director & Board Secretary