By QUINT QUALLS
The Spring Hill Arts Commission has disbanded following its members’ decision to instead focus on their nonprofit entity, SPACE.
Despite ceasing their involvement with the city, the commission’s former members aim to continue their mission of creating a performing arts center in Spring Hill. According to Ricky Lynne, former chairman of the arts commission, the SPACE nonprofit, named for the Spring Hill Performing Arts Center of Entertainment, will see the commission’s work completed.
After forming in February 2015, the arts commission then started its own nonprofit in early 2016 to better facilitate fundraising for the proposed performing arts center.
“This group has now been formed and will continue with the goal of fundraising, designing and building the Spring Hill theatre and performing complex,” Lynne said.
“Please know that our effort is not done, nor is it coming to an end. I request a motion to bring the arts commission to an end as we not only accomplished our goals of creating SPACE and bringing performing arts to Spring Hill, but also so we can put all of our efforts toward the SPACE nonprofit, which will continue the goal of building The Spring Hill Performing Arts Center of Entertainment.”
Since its founding this past winter, the SPACE nonprofit has so far put on a series of improv comedy shows at Spring Hill’s Carmike 12 movie theater, hosted a regional arts mixer, supported various other arts groups and organizations around the community and sought investors, grants and other fundraising opportunities.
SPACE also has its “Moments of Broadway” dinner show on Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church on Campbell Station parkway.
The aim of the performance, like others put on by the arts commission and SPACE, is to raise money to fund a new performing arts center in Spring Hill.
In place of admission for the Moments of Broadway show, donations for the new performing arts center will be accepted at the door. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the family-friendly show runs from 6-8 p.m.
“It is important and necessary for the Spring Hill community to be able to enjoy culture, arts education and performances in our own neighborhood,” Lynne said. “As Spring Hill continues to grow, so does the list of creators, singers, dancers, actors and producers who all need and deserve a proper, affordable space in which to create and perform.”
A performing arts facility is included as a part of Spring Hill’s downtown development plan, and Lynne said if the plan moves forward, the arts commission’s goal will be much easier to reach. However, if it does not, she said the group has a backup plan, but will need the support of the community to achieve it.
There will be no further arts commission meetings. Anyone interested in supporting the group’s goal of supporting the arts in the Spring Hill community and building the Spring Hill Performing Arts Center of Entertainment may contact by phone at 615-614-1295, by email at [email protected] or find the nonprofit online at Facebook.com andwww.SpringHillTheatre.com.
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