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Scottsdale Arts outlines busy season, Canal Convergence attendance and new Cattle Track partnership
Summary
Scottsdale Arts CEO Gerd Westerman reported on a season of events and attendance figures, said Canal Convergence drew more than 30,000 unique visitors with an estimated $27 million economic impact, and announced a privately funded management partnership with Cattle Track Arts and Preservation.
Scottsdale Arts CEO Gerd Westerman gave the City Council an overview of the arts organization’s recent season on April 8, describing a busy program schedule, grant and collection acquisitions, and a new management partnership to preserve the Cattle Track Arts compound.
Westerman told the council the organization — which he said operates six business units and is adding a seventh — will present roughly 782 shows, workshops, exhibits and events in the current season, and that the center welcomed about 80,000 attendees for center shows this season. He said more than 4,000 free tickets were distributed to veterans and seniors and that Scottsdale Arts distributed…
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