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Updated 6/18/2019

Middlebury College, Mahaney Arts Center

  • Vermont

    VT

Institution/Business Type: Arts Center

Middlebury College's Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts (the MAC) serves as a hub of arts activity on campus. Opened in 1992, this visual and performing arts facility serves the College and the surrounding communities. Its primary purpose is to provide an environment for the creation of art, and to invite audiences to experience the work of local, national, and international artists.

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Liza Sacheli
Job Title: Director, Mahaney Arts Center
Phone: 802-443-3169
Fax: 802-443-2834
Address:
72 Porter Field Road
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT 05753

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Middlebury College

Year Founded:

1992

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Middlebury College

Year Founded:

1992

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Multi-Disciplinary

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Audio or Video Recording
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Curriculum Development
  • Exhibitions
  • Film Showings
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Other
  • Venue Rental
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 350

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Spanish

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility
  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Access accommodations for people who are Deaf and hard-of-hearing

Off Street parking with curbside drop off/accessibility, electronic exterior doors, elevator, family style bathrooms (3rd floor), assisted listening devices for the Concert Hall, Dance Theatre, Seeler Studio Theatre, and Museum of Art. Large Print Programs available for the Performing Arts Series Events. Assistive listening devices available for use with or without personal hearing aids.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • APNNE (Arts Presenters of Northern New England); NEP (New England Presenters); APAP member, Americans for the Arts, ISPA member, INTIX member
  • AES (Audio Engineers Society)
  • Americans for the Arts

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • APNNE (Arts Presenters of Northern New England); NEP (New England Presenters); APAP member, Americans for the Arts, ISPA member, INTIX member
  • AES (Audio Engineers Society)
  • Americans for the Arts

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient
  • New England Presenters (NEP) Member

Venues for Rent/Use

Robison Hall (Concert Hall)
Venue Address: Center for the Arts Middlebury, VT 05753
Venue Phone: 802-443-5222
Venue Type: Recital Hall
Venue Capacity: 370
Venue Accessibility: Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision. Access accommodations for people who are deaf and hard-of-hearing. Facility is physically accessible (such as parking, entrances, accessible restrooms, seating, backstage).
Stage Details: Black Box, Proscenium Theater, Theater in the Round, Thrust Stage
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: Climate Control, Dressing Room(s), Green Room, Light System / Track Lighting, Loading Dock, Movie Screen / Projection Capabilities, Piano, Recording Equipment, Restaurant / Catering, Security, Sound System, WiFi
Trained Crew Available: Yes
Union Crew Available: No