The Show Must Go On…
Artistic Vision
The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts is dedicated to the availability and accessibility of the cultural arts in mid-Missouri by:
- Providing an artistic home base for the visual and performing arts produced by local, regional and nationally recognized arts organizations.
- Providing arts education for the community's youth and adults.
- Preserving the community's cultural heritage within the timeless structure of the historic Missouri Theatre.
- Enhancing downtown Columbia's economic base.
A Home for Two of Columbia's Leading Arts Organizations
- Columbia Art League (CAL)
- Missouri Symphony Society (MOSS)
The restored auditorium will continue to serve as the home for the Missouri Symphony Orchestra. A gallery and sales area will be created for the Columbia Art League in the current street-level retail space south of the theater entrance.
An Arts Education Center
In addition to the Columbia Art League and the Missouri Symphony Society's artistic programming, these organizations will offer educational opportunities to mid-Missouri youth and adults. CAL's visual arts curriculum will include instruction in painting, sculpting, and other fine arts classes. MOSS will continue its theater training programs for mid-Missouri youth, as well as emerging young adult artists through the:
- MOSS Youth Orchestra
- MOSS Children's Choir
- Plowman Chamber Music Competition
- Mary Nell Porter Premiere Series
- Missouri Technical Theatre Institute
A Beautiful, Busy Performance Venue in the Heart of the City
The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts will also provide a performance venue home for many local not-for-profit arts organizations:
- Boonslick Chordbusters
- Columbia Chorale
- Columbia Civic Orchestra
- Ragtag Cinema's Missouri Theatre Film Series
- University of Missouri Show-Me Opera
- P.A.C.E. Youth Theatre
The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts will continue to serve as the central location for arts attractions such as:
- True/False Film Festival
- Blind Boone Ragtime Festival
- Mozart-Higday Music Trust Series