Our Campaign
Hi! We’re new here! And we are just getting started…
We need your help getting Charlotte Center for the Arts off the ground!
We are planning our Campaign to build Charlotte Center for the Arts as if we were putting on a stage production ourselves. Just as any successful theatrical production requires careful and thoughtful planning and execution, so are we looking ahead to strategize the work ahead to build South Charlotte's Home for Performance and the Arts. Click the links below to learn more about the different phases of the production process for our great production: our Campaign.
"Pre-Production" | "Rehearsals" | "Tech Week" | "Opening Night" | "Performances"
2025-2026
2027-2029
2030-2031
2032
2033-2034
"Pre-Production" Phase
Starting Up and Raising Awareness
2025-2026
Years 1-2 (2025-2026) is the "Pre-Production" phase where we are planning, budgeting, and securing funding. We are selecting the script and budgeting for our production, assembling the production team including director, designers, and stage managers, securing a venue for the production, holding auditions, and creating our production timeline and calendar.
More specifically, during this phase we are focused on the following:
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Raise Awareness and Build the Brand
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Launch website & social media channels
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Community engagement: Gather input
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Build partnerships to amplify the mission
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Early fundraising efforts
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Meet with developers & government officials
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Commission third-party needs assessment and economic impact analysis
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Establish programming for interim arts engagement and education opportunities
The Charlotte Center for the Arts
"Pre-Production" Phase seeks to raise
$125,000 by the end of 2025
Funds raised will go towards our basic startup costs like community outreach efforts, marketing, and other administrative fees. This will provide the foundation needed to make real progress in 2026 and the years to come!
If you are interested in directing a gift to fund a specific activity or want to know more about how your donation will be used, please reach out to us at giving@artscenterclt.org
"Rehearsals" Phase
Fundraising and Partnerships
2027-2029
Years 3-5 (2027-2029) is the "Rehearsals" phase where we are developing the performance. We are reading through the scripts, memorizing lines, working on choreographing and blocking, and developing the characters as they translate to the stage.
More specifically, during this phase we are focused on the following:
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Raise Funds in the community for the construction of the building
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Partner to secure corporate sponsorships
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Submit grant applications
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Continue to work with City and County officials to develop a partnership
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Community engagement: Solidify desire for a new performing arts center
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Finalize location and building programming (space) needs
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Begin building design and release naming opportunities for the new building
"Tech Week" Phase
Groundbreaking and Construction
2030-2031
Years 6-7 (2030-2031) is the "Tech Week" phase where we are designing and building the set, costumes, and other elements. The set design is creating the physical environment for the play, the props are ready to use, the lighting is being designed, and the costumes are making the whole performance feel like it's taking shape.
More specifically, during this phase we are focused on the following:
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Begin Construction
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Finalize the design and permits
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Groundbreaking ceremony!
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Monitor construction progress
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Start securing opening season rentals, performances, and galleries
"Opening Night" Phase
Ribbon Cutting and First Season of Programming
2032
Year 8 (2032) is the "Opening Night" phase where the stage comes to life with the performance we have worked so hard to put together and perfect.
More specifically, during this phase we are focused on the following:
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Finish Construction and welcome our first performers!
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Final touches
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Soft opening
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Grand opening: Inaugural celebration to welcome the community and launch Charlotte Center for the Arts' opening season!
"Performances" Phase
Growing and Scaling Up
2033-2034
Years 9-10 (2033-2034) is the "Performances" phase where we are up and running with a well-rehearsed performance, and we are perfecting our choreography with each show.
More specifically, during this phase we are focused on the following:
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Implementing our first year of programming
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Constantly improving our operations
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Scaling up our programming and community offerings