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Updated 3/19/2025

Chocolate Church Arts Center

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    ME

Institution/Business Type: Arts Center

The Chocolate Church Arts Center is located in Bath, Maine, and presents world class  visual and performing arts to mid-coast Maine in our landmark venue.  We host home-grown, regional, and international performances in our 300 seat proscenium theater and in our attached 80 seat Annex which operates as a club/cabaret style venue. We activate spaces beyond our walls with waterfront concerts and large-scale community parades. Our Art Lab hosts space weekly for new and mature artists of all ages to engage with experimentation and creative acts.  Our music education program offers high quality lessons for all ages. Matthew Glassman serves as Executive and Artistic Director of the Chocolate Church Arts Center with Sara Moore as Director of Operations. 

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Matthew Glassman
Job Title: Executive and Artistic Director
Address:
804 Washington Street
PO Box 252
Bath, ME 04530

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1977

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

1977

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Dance - General
  • Music - General
  • Theater - General
  • Music - Band
  • Theater - Children's
  • Visual/Crafts - General
  • Theater - Devised / Artist-Led
  • Theater - Puppet
  • Music - Ethnic / World
  • Visual/Crafts - Mixed Media

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Community Arts
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Cultural Education
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Residency - Production / Development
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 50

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups
  • Teens

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Multi-County Region
  • State

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Best of the Midcoast: Concert Venue

Awards

Awards:

  • Best of the Midcoast: Concert Venue

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Venues for Rent/Use

Chocolate Church Arts Center
Venue Address: 804 Washington Street Bath, ME 04530
Venue Phone: 207-442-8455
Venue Type: Church/Temple Sanctuary Space
Venue Fee Range Minimum: $250
Venue Fee Range Maximum: $1500
Stage Details: Proscenium Theater
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: Dressing Room(s), Fly Space, Green Room, Loading Dock, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Orchestra Pit, Sound System