Capitol Arts Center

The Capitol Arts Center is a performing arts theatre also featuring two art galleries located on Fountain Square at 416 E. Main Street in downtown Bowling Green in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Capitol Arts Center
Address416 E. Main Street
Bowling Green, Kentucky
United States
Coordinates36.99367°N 86.441°W / 36.99367; -86.441
TypePerforming arts & art galleries
Capacity840[1]
Construction
OpenedLate 1890s[2]
RenovatedMid 1930s[2] and
September 1981[2]
Closed1967[2]
Reopened1977[2]
Website
www.capitolarts.com

History

Known as the Columbia Theatre in the 1890s, the building was originally a vaudeville house. In the 1930s, it was redesigned as a movie house and renamed Capitol Theatre. The theatre doors were closed in 1967 after showing movies for over three decades. The building sat vacant for over 10 years and in 1977 was purchased by a group of citizens formerly known as the Bowling Green-Warren County Arts Commission. The Capitol Arts Center was reopened in September 1981 after a $1.3 million renovation project.[3] It retains the Art Deco style and decor of its 1930s renovation.[4]

The Capitol Arts Center has received funding from the Kentucky Arts Council, an agency of the Kentucky Education, Arts & Humanities Cabinet, and the National Endowment for the Arts.[5]

In July 2000, a $6.7 million grant from the Commonwealth of Kentucky was given to fund the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center, Inc. (SKyPAC), a facility for larger performing arts productions than the Capitol Arts Center could host, including tours. SKyPAC manages The Capitol Arts Center, which continues to host theatre productions and concerts as well as weddings, receptions and a variety of community events.[6]

References
  1. Seating Chart- capitolarts.com - Retrieved April 25, 2008 Archived April 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. History-capitolarts.com - Retrieved April 25, 2008 Archived April 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. History- capitolarts.com - Retrieved April 25, 2008 Archived April 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Theatre- capitolarts.com - Retrieved April 25, 2008 Archived April 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "About capitolarts.com - Retrieved May 31, 2018". Archived from the original on June 18, 2000. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  6. Rental Spaces theskypac.com/rental-space/ - Retrieved May 31, 2018


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