The California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Calif., is situated on a 12-acre campus in downtown Escondido adjacent to city hall. The campus is comprised of a 1,523-seat concert hall, a 406-seat center theater, a visual arts museum, art and dance studios and a conference center containing meeting and banquet facilities. Since its groundbreaking in 1991 and opening in 1994, the center has attracted more than 1-million visitors through its performing and visual arts presentations, events in the conference center and education programs. From its inception, visionaries planning the center had a three-part purpose. It would be a place where people could come to enjoy the visual and performing arts. The center would become a focal point for a comprehensive arts education program. And the California Center for the Arts, Escondido was intended to serve as a community center. The center is incorporated as the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Foundation as a nonprofit corporation. The center is governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees and managed by a professional staff. The center s funding comes from corporate, foundation and individual gifts and government grants. Earned revenue sources include ticket sales, food and beverage sales and contract services.
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