The Sammons Center for the Arts is known as an "Arts Incubator" but is more like a "Greenhouse" for small performing arts groups. Located in the Historic Turtle Creek Pump station, a Dallas Landmark, we serve as the home for 15 arts organizations representing every performing arts discipline. More than 90 additional arts organizations also regularly use the Center's services and facilities for rehearsals, meetings, performances, auditions, and special events. Nearly 1,500 visit each week including over 400 children and youth. The Sammons Center for the Arts was developed to provide the community with resources and a facility for aspiring artists to hold rehearsals, workshops, and conferences in pursuit of their craft. If Dallas is to continue as a shaping force in the recognition and development of new talent, we must provide a permanent environment conducive to the achievement of this goal. We believe that the Arts should be accessible for all; the Arts ecosystem needs both small and large organizations; the Arts can help build community and provoke new thinking, and the Arts are a core asset of any thriving economy.
As the sole provider of affordable facilities and resources for small and midsize performing arts groups in North Texas, the Sammons Center for the Arts plays a vital role in the success and sustainability of these arts organizations. Our user and resident groups are small nonprofit organizations with limited resources. Community support allows us to offer affordable office, rehearsal, meeting, performance, and event space to small and midsize arts groups. In addition to providing overhead and rental facility support to these groups, the Sammons Center is also responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of this beautiful 113-year-old building - one of the oldest historical buildings in Dallas. We have lovingly maintained this building over our 34 years of operation; however much-needed repairs and replacements to our aging building and some projects that were not included in the original renovation continue to arise.
The Sammons Center for the Arts grows the arts by providing a welcoming home for artists and arts groups to innovate, collaborate, and thrive, enriching the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds.
As the sole provider of affordable facilities and resources for small and midsize performing arts groups in North Texas, the Sammons Center for the Arts plays a vital role in the success and sustainability of these arts organizations. Our user and resident groups are small nonprofit organizations with limited resources. Community support allows us to offer affordable office, rehearsal, meeting, performance, and event space to small and midsize arts groups. In addition to providing overhead and rental facility support to these groups, the Sammons Center is also responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of this beautiful 114-year-old building - one of the oldest historical buildings in Dallas. We have lovingly maintained this building over our 35 years of operation; however much-needed repairs and replacements to our aging building and some projects that were not included in the original renovation continue to arise.
We recognize that barriers to services exist for members of diverse communities, particularly for equity-seeking
groups and we are committed to acting as a positive force in eliminating these barriers. To achieve this, the Sammons Center for the Arts will:
- Ensure that diverse communities have equitable access to its services, resources, and decision-making.
- Be non-discriminatory and promote the goals of anti-racism, access, and equity; and
- Take reasonable steps to ensure its services, programs, and decision-making reflect the community it serves.
Organization name
Sammons Center for the Arts
Causes
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Dallas
BIPOC Leadership
Neither/None
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
3630 HARRY HINES BLVD