New
Hope Arts has
a small working board that works in close concert
with larger community based committees. All meetings
are open and the public is always welcome.
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New
Hope Arts, Inc. is partially
funded by the
Pennsylvania
Council on the Arts, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, the Greater Philadelphia
Cultural Alliance, the Borough of New Hope,
Scannapieco Family Holdings, BlackRock Investment
Managers, Kerr Foundation, Penn Wealth Planning,
First National Bank & Trust
of Newtown, George E. Michael, Inc., and
numerous generous members of the community.
Proceeds raised from events fund New Hope
Arts, Inc. programs such as Sculpture
New Hope while other fund the Building
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Through the generous
donation of Scannapieco Family Holdings. New
Hope Arts has
a new home. Taking on the responsibility of
a building has been a challenging and exciting
experience. This past year has been dominated
by meetings with architects, designers, community
groups, city fathers and a variety of agencies
and organizations. The reception from the public
has been overwhelmingly positive and the group
is now embarking on a serious year of fundraising
to create the Center that all envision.
New Visions
- New Voices - The New Hope Arts
Capital Project
New
Hope Arts has made incredible
strides in its 6 year history - beginning
as a small community based arts organization
it has quickly grown into an important
regional center for the arts. With
strong leadership, innovative programming
and diverse community support it
has become a leading area arts organization;
responsive to the needs of the community,
respectful of the area’s strong
arts heritage and clearly defining
the importance of the contemporary
artists in today’s society.
Establishing New Hope as the cultural
oasis of Bucks County and lauding
dynamic, new artists of regional
and national importance, it is reclaiming
New Hope’s reputation as a
top arts destination of the country.
It has drawn artists from around
the country and gathered praise from
numerous national and regional publications.
In order to continue in its critical role New
Hope Arts must successfully meet a number of identified challenges:
• To create an exhibition space of the highest professional standards
• To create a semi-independent space for smaller exhibitions,
gallery talks and demonstrations
• To create an intimate black box
theatre for new and
original works
• To create an entrance with appropriate signage that better represents
the quality of the art within the building
• To upgrade and modernize the building to meet safety and accessibility
needs
The Center is working with the well known Bucks County firm Ralph Curtis
Fey, A.I.A. Architects. Fey, President of the Bucks County chapter of
the American Institute of Architects, has worked on other notable projects
such as the award winning Montgomery Community College and The Tri-County
Performing Arts Center. He has pledged his services pro bono to the project.
At the time of the purchase of the complex Scannapieco Family Holdings
contributed $600,000 toward the purchase price of $1,800,000.
Once completed, New Hope Arts Center will
be a model program for the contemporary arts; setting the highest standard
of excellence and re-establishing New Hope’s well deserved place
on the American art scene. |
Bridge
Street Entrance
• Entrance way that is more appropriate for an arts center and that creates
a clearer denotation of the main entrance to the facility
• Exterior steel signs that will create a cohesive identify as an arts center.
This is a collaborative project with Bucks County Community
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Main
Floor Gallery/Theatre:
$355,000 Renovations and refitting the main upstairs 3207 sq. foot
space will create a flexible exhibition and performance space that
will include:
•Movable display walls.
•An upgraded lighting and sound system
•A new tech deck balcony leading to a more efficient
office/conference room.
•A small catering kitchen for events. |
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Expansion: $300,000
•1073 sq foot flexible use overflow room will serve as additional exhibition
space, audience overflow and events room for smaller affairs.
•Provides an earned income opportunity for the Center and access to the
facility by other
not for profit groups.
•Professional union-standard backstage area with bathrooms that will allow
for small Equity
productions.
• Required second egress to outside ground level.
Entrance
and lobby: $200,000
•Excavated 594 sq foot lobby will serve as additional display area with:
• window/exposure to Bridge and Stockton Avenues.
•Interior stairs to second level gallery.
•Exterior lighting.
•Elevator providing access to all visitors and a more practical, less expensive
way to load-in
large sculpture and scenery.
Facade
repair and resurface:
Main Building $60,000
The Stables & The Forge
3119 SF $100,000
Revenue producing rentals
Rented spaces: 1884 SF
Revenue: $5500
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Wondering how you
can help?
New
Hope Arts is always seeking in-kind donations of services
and goods as well as direct financial assistance
to further our dream to make art accessible to
all. Become a Friend, Business Benefactor, Service
Provider or Volunteer. Your contribution is used
as vital matching funds for grants, for general
operating funds and services, and in the coming
year, for outfitting the building with equipment
and furnishings.
New Hope
Arts is a 501c3 not
for profit and donations are tax deductible as
allowed by law.
Visit the Sponsors page and the Join
Us page for more information on supporting
New Hope Arts
Space Rental
The Center is available
for rental. Priority is given to not for profit
organizations and individuals sponsoring educational
programs that impact the region served by NHArts.
CLICK
HERE for New
Hope Arts Center rental
information.
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Our Wish List – New
Hope Arts is always seeking in-kind donations of services
and goods as well as direct financial assistance
to further our dream to make art accessible to
all. Read More..
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Board
of Directors
•Ralph C. Fey,
Architect
•Jim Hamilton,
Designer
•Richard Hirschfield,
Borough Councilperson
•Larry Keller,
New Hope Mayor
•Robin Larsen,
Executive Director, New Hope Arts
•Frank Policare,
Penn Wealth
• Tom Scannapieco,
Scannapieco Family Holdings |
Ways
to Contribute
Donors have a rare opportunity to shape the cultural environment in which they
live and
work through:
•Gifts of cash or securities -
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•Multi year Pledges
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Naming
Opportunities are available.
All donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. |
the
goal: New Hope Arts is embarking on a
campaign to raise $1.1 million dollars to upgrade
and convert the building to a regional performing
and visual arts center
and to establish an endowment that guarantees the continuation of their lauded
arts programming. |
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NHArts
current space: 3801 SF
With Expansion total space: 13,498 SF |
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NEW HOPE
ARTS· 2 STOCKTON AVENUE· NEW HOPE, PA 18938
PH 215·862·9606 | |
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