Panama City Florida Arts
Panama City is home to a burgeoning arts scene. There is a lot going on in Panama City that you may not know about. Our aim is to help residents and visitors learn about Panama City Florida Arts and get to know the "new" culture that Panama City is finding.
Please click the link directly below to read an article written by By Rosemarie O’Bourke. She is Chair for Visual and Performing Arts at Gulf Coast Community College. Her words eloquently state how important the Arts are to our community.
Rosemarie O’Bourke - Growing with the Arts in Bay County
The arts is a broad subdivision of culture, composed of many expressive disciplines. It is a term broader than "art", which usually brings to mind fine and decorative art and crafts. It encompasses visual, performing, language, culinary, physical arts and much more. It is the conscious production or arrangement of sounds, colors, forms, movements, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, or perhaps the human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature. I think it is what we make of it; a world of creativity to get lost in. It is different for everyone!
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Arts Centers
Our local Gulf Coast Community College has a wonderful Visual and Performing Arts department. The Amelia Center Theater and Gallery is located on campus and presents various productions and exhibits throughout the year. Check our events calendar for any upcoming presentations.
Kaleidoscope Theatre is a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Florida. They are a local community theater located in the city of Lynn Haven. Open auditions are often held for their upcoming productions and provide a showcase for local talent.
The Marina Civic Center is our largest performing arts venue, located in beautiful downtown Panama City, Florida. After a $6 million renovation in 1994, the center now houses a 2,508 seat theatre, three 980 square foot meeting rooms, a fully equipped stage, and industry standard sound and lighting systems.
The Martin Theater is one of our favorite performing arts facilities in the local area. Originally built in 1936, the Martin Theatre first opened it's door as the "Ritz". In the early 50's the Ritz chain was bought and renovated by the Martin family. The original marquee was replaced with the one now gracing the facade of the building and the cinema operated as the Martin Theatre until 1978. In 1987 the Panama City Downtown Improvement Board - H. Mack Lewis, Chairman, bought the vacant building. The DIB, with funding from the State, completely renovated the facility, turning it into the state-of-art facility that we have today.
Articles and Links of InterestResource for Artists and Art Organizations The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
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