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Henley Cultural Arts Center describes programs, rental revenue and partnership opportunities with CAB
Summary
Henley Cultural Arts Center staff told the board they run roughly 180–200 programs a year, reported about 88,000 visitors in 2025 and said rentals generated roughly $42,000 so far this fiscal year (projected ~$56,000); they offered to collaborate on outreach for the master plan and festivals.
Staff from the Henley Cultural Arts Center presented an overview of the center’s programming, spaces and community outreach, and described ways the center will partner with the Cultural Advisory Board on engagement and promotion.
“My name’s Marie. I work in the Henley Cultural Arts Center. I am the programmer there. My full title is cultural arts program specialist,” Marie said as she described the center’s facilities: a studio gallery (about 40-person capacity), Studio A for classes and an auditorium with a 150-seat maximum and professional stage lighting and sound.
Marie said the center offers roughly 180–200 distinct programs over a fiscal year, from week-long summer camps to multiweek classes, and that popular events have sold out. Mary Lord, marketing and events coordinator at the Agricultural Arts Center, described outreach channels and metrics: the center’s email list has about 9,000 subscribers with open rates and click-throughs well above standard benchmarks.
On rentals and revenue, staff reported that Henley had more than 88,000 visitors in 2025 and that rental revenue was a substantial component of attendance and income. “In our current fiscal year, we have made, around or a little over $42,000, and we're expected to get around $56,000 total in rentals this year,” a staff member said, noting seasonal variation and staffing constraints as the key limiter of last-minute rentals.
Henley staff discussed programming that advances diversity—curated film series, exhibitions timed to heritage months, family-friendly events and youth engagement projects such as community mosaics and splash-pad art projects—and offered operational support for the CAB’s outreach (newsletter posts, social media and event promotion). They also said they can help by sharing calls for artists and by participating in joint volunteer canvassing and events like Peak Fest.
Next steps: Henley will share a newsletter signup link and continue to coordinate with CAB on upcoming festivals, sculpture-walk promotion and publicity for call-for-artists items.
