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The BlackRock Center for the Arts (full name Germantown Cultural Arts Center d.b.a. BlackRock Center for the Arts) is a cultural, visual and performing arts center in Germantown, Maryland. The center is named after the nearby historic Blackrock Mill.
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Overview
BlackRock Center for the Arts was founded in 2002 after the developer of Germantown town center donated land for the facility. It has an annual budget of $1.1 million. Since 2008 Charlotte Sommers has served as executive director.
The 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) facility includes an art gallery, 210-seat proscenium theater, dance studio, a black box studio theater, a second floor display gallery, music rooms and visual art classrooms. It has 7 full-time and 4 part-time staff members. The center provides a range of music, dance and arts classes, and camps, and presents a season of music, dance, and family-oriented performances.
In April 2013 it was announced that blues singer and guitarist John Hammond would provide a guitar workshop at the center.