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Pataki Center reports surging attendance and revenue, projects $160,000 this year
Summary
Pataki Center director Genesis Hansen said arts classes and camps at the Pataki Center have grown sharply since 2018, with a ~300% revenue increase over three years and projected revenue of about $160,000 this fiscal year.
Genesis Hansen briefed the council on the Pataki Center for the Arts, describing program growth since Cultural Services took over in 2017 and a strong rebound after the pandemic.
"Over the past just 3 years, there's been over a 300% increase in our revenues," Hansen said, and she said the center projects about $160,000 in revenue this fiscal year. Hansen credited added hours, reconfigured furniture, an expanded instructor roster (from roughly 5'6 to about 20 instructors) and new indoor-outdoor classroom options for rising attendance. She said staff plan to hire additional supervisors to support growth and that classes are listed in the MV Life publication and on the city's website.
Councilmembers praised staff and the Pataki Center's team for program growth and accessibility; questions focused on operations, program retention and community outreach.
