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Gilliard Center outlines 10-year growth, arts education for 30,000 students annually
Summary
The nonprofit Gilliard Center told council it now serves about 30,000 students per year through curriculum-based programs (70% from Title I schools), has invested roughly $5 million in student programming over 10 years, and uses rental revenue to subsidize arts and education work.
Leaders of the Charleston Gilliard Center gave City Council an update Oct. 28 on programming, economic impact and arts-education work after 10 years of operation as a public-private partnership.
Lisa Frankel, president and CEO of the Gilliard Center, said the building's operating model uses rental income from conferences and events to help finance artistic programming and education. Frankel said the…
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