Community Impact

The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will become the cultural center point within the Sandy Springs community and the metropolitan Atlanta area. Combined with on-site retail, residential, and recreational opportunities, the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center is well positioned to become the “heartbeat” for city activities.

The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will weave a common thread through a wide range of cultural events, knitting an artistic fabric and creating culture for Sandy Springs. The Performing Arts Center will present a great diversity of programming from homegrown ensembles to internationally renowned touring acts. It affords a perfect setting for plays and concerts of all kinds, youth productions, choral groups, dance recitals, puppet shows, graduations, civic group gatherings, town hall meetings, holiday parties, networking events, business meetings and film festivals. There are endless possibilities!

Significant opportunities exist within the metro Atlanta area to build partnerships with resident companies who would make the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center their artistic home: an orchestra, a chorale, a dance troupe, or an acting ensemble are a few examples. These established performance groups would utilize the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center as a stage an which to showcase their productions in Sandy Springs.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Sandy Springs has a strong corporate base attracted to the city’s location, excellent municipal services, and a superlative lifestyle complimented by great schools, beautiful parks, and diverse entertainment offerings. In creating the Master Plan for the city’s future, the community expressed a hope that City Springs would spark redevelopment along the Roswell Road corridor. That spark has ignited, with significant redevelopment transforming Roswell Road, from Abernathy Road to the city’s southern limits. The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will provide an excellent venue for civic meetings, business conferences, reunions, weddings, and other community events. Corporate leaders will find this impressive venue ideal for shareholder, customer, and employee meetings and events.

EDUCATION

The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will provide an opportunity for all ages to learn about the fine arts and improve their skills. Workshops, summer camps, and special events will introduce our younger residents to the visual and performing arts and heighten their appreciation, knowledge, and understanding of the uni- versal and timeless qualities that identify all great art. The Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center will enhance the city’s economic value, enriching quality of life offerings vital for the overall health of a community.