COLUMBIA MUSIC FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Board Development
- Community
Location
914 PULASKI STCOLUMBIA, SC 29201 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Columbia Music Festival Association’s (CMFA) mission is to educate, discover, develop, train, assist, present, produce and promote performing arts among the area’s citizens and to serve as a council and resource for the community. CMFA serves as an arts council providing civic groups in Columbia, South Carolina shared administrative support and resources.
Description
The CMFA Artspace, found in the Congaree Vista Cultural District, is housed in a 23,000 sq. ft. adaptive reuse warehouse. It is unique to South Carolina because it offers multi-purpose rehearsal studios, meeting spaces, along with costume, set, and prop storage and workshop space. A small black-box theater is also available to performance groups. Each year visitors use the Artspace to participate in or experience arts activities as diverse as classical ballet classes and academies, modern dance workshops, children’s opera productions, cabaret evenings, West African drumming, salsa summits, and video productions. The facility is a destination bringing thousands of visitors and artists to the community each year.