Arts Center receives grant to upgrade theater space

From City of Hattiesburg Communications DepartmentHATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg art scene is about to have a new platform for perform...

December 1, 2022
12:44 AM

From City of Hattiesburg Communications DepartmentHATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The Hattiesburg art scene is about to have a new platform for performances.A $219,240 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission Building Fund for the Arts will help the Hattiesburg Community Arts Center transform its Paper Warehouse Theatre into a 'black-box theater.'The City of Hattiesburg will match the grant with more than $100,000 from the city's one-cent restaurant and hotel/motel tax.'The magic of theater is the show being revealed to the audience, as intended and directed,' said Emily Gallaspy, director of the Community Arts Center.

WDAM Staff