Dougherty Arts Center Replacement
Dougherty Arts Center Replacement
Following the completion of an engagement, planning and preliminary design process in 2018 and 2019, PARD is taking the next steps toward the redevelopment of the Dougherty Arts Center (DAC) in its new home at Butler Shores Park.
The goals for this project will build on the DAC’s mission to support emerging and established artists who create, showcase and experience the arts firsthand.
The mission of the project reads:
The new building will radically expand the DAC’s ability to carry out its mission of supporting arts access for all. Like the current DAC, it will be a hub of creativity and Austin’s cultural living room. But it will be an enhanced room, efficiently calibrated to its function, healthy and full of light, with expanded programming. It will be sustainable model of Austin’s park network, interpreting the mission of the Parks and Recreation Department to create community through the arts.
Your input in this process is vital to ensure that improvements to the new complex reflect your needs.
Dougherty Arts Center Replacement Community Meeting
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) is seeking community feedback regarding a move of the DAC out of the beloved naval center and into a new construction to be erected in Butler Shores in a newly envisioned space.
PARD and DAC are looking for your feedback on what you would like your new facility to look like, facilitate, and include. How do you interact with DAC and how can we improve that relationship with this unique opportunity for expansion, inclusion, and community growth?
Zoom Information:
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Call-in information:
Meeting ID: 853 6671 6337
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Background
The Dougherty Arts Center has been the heart of the arts in Austin since 1978 and is committed to supporting emerging arts through established artists by creating opportunities to showcase work and experience art firsthand.
Built in 1947 as a Naval and Marine Reserve Center, the DAC was dedicated to the City and named for the late arts advocate Mary Ireland Graves in 1978. Since then, the DAC has been offering arts experiences for a broad audience through its three main components: The Dougherty Theater, Julia C. Butridge Gallery, and the Dougherty Arts School.
The following questions will provide initial community guidance for the project. All questions are optional and will be used to provide guidance to the DAC Replacement team.