Mission
Klinkhart Hall Arts Center, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to preserve the historic Klinkhart Hall building in Sharon Springs, New York and to establish it as an arts center for the regional and local communities.
Vision
Klinkhart Hall Arts Center, Inc. will host and produce high-quality programs in the performing, visual, and other arts. It will offer cultural, civic, and educational programming that promotes its philosophy of inclusion and diversity, while serving as an example of how historic preservation can contribute to the revitalization of communities.
Values
Klinkhart Hall Arts Center, Inc. believes that the arts play an essential and transformative role in public life. They enliven and enrich dialogue by modeling inclusion and diversity. Arts and culture are vital to the well-being of diverse, democratic societies, and all creative activity contributes in meaningful and unique ways to the flourishing of communities.
Goals
- Preserve the historic Klinkhart Hall building in Sharon Springs, NY
- Serve as a venue for local, regional, and national productions of performing arts (theater, dance, music), visual arts (painting, sculpture, photography, crafts, installations), and film, multimedia, and emerging digital arts
- Host, sponsor, and produce civic, cultural, and educational events for the public, including lectures, town meetings, workshops, festivals, performances, and community gatherings
- Present a broad range of events and activities that reflect diverse cultures, perspectives, and artistic expressions
“The preservation and rehabilitation of the historic Klinkhart Hall building as the physical home for the already thriving KHAC arts and cultural programming will directly contribute to the growing vibrancy and economic activity of the village historic district. It will add a cultural hub to the village, provide a much needed and long absent arts venue, improve the streetscape of the historic district, directly support other revitalization efforts, and it will further enhance the appeal of the village as a tourist destination. Currently, there is no similar facility in this under-served and economically disadvantaged area.” from the 2018 Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) that launched the building restoration project with $720,000 in New York State funding.
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A detailed rationale for the phase 1 building project, along with a description of the anticipated economic impact, cultural and community impact, and the target population to be served, is available here, along with an overview of the Phase 1, Klinkhart Hall restoration and rehabilitation project.
