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The Next Stage

A Campaign for the Completion of Freeman Arts Pavilion

The new Freeman Arts Pavilion is now open, bringing to life a vision for a state-of-the-art performing arts venue on a stunning 5.27-acre site overlooking the water and surrounded by beautiful wooded scenery. Designed to preserve the intimate, casual atmosphere guests cherish, the expanded venue offers greater comfort, increased capacity and new opportunities to experience the arts.

But the vision doesn’t end with the venue's opening. The continued success of the Capital Campaign will help advance the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation’s mission, expand programming opportunities and strengthen its highly regarded Arts Education program to meet growing community needs. With an expanded capacity and an extended live performance season, Freeman Arts Pavilion is poised to welcome more than 150,000 audience members annually — creating more opportunities for connection, discovery and inspiration through the arts.

The venue is open, but the campaign continues. Your support will sustain this momentum and keep the arts accessible to our community for generations to come.
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"The Freeman Arts Pavilion is a place to experience simple joy. Wherever you are in your life this Pavilion offers respite, an opportunity to be infused by music, art, humanity, connectivity and love. when you are here, you are never alone."
-Michelle Freeman, President of Joshua M. Freeman Foundation

Economic impact of $150 million and rising

Since 2008, the cumulative impact of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation on the local economy has surpassed $101 million. For each $1 spent by Freeman Arts Pavilion, $1.90 goes back to the local economy. Each visitor to the Freeman Arts Pavilion is estimated to also bring an additional $102 a day to the local economy.

With a total capacity of around 4,000, the Freeman Arts Pavilion will offer a combination of fixed seating, lawn seating and standing only options to enhance visibility of the performance. Not only will this provide greater and more relaxed choices for audiences members, but creates options for folks to experience the venue in different ways that meet their individual needs.

We need your help to make this dream a reality.

As a nonprofit, we rely on philanthropic support from the public to fulfill our mission. Without the generous contributions of community members, local businesses, and others, we would not be able to pursue an expanded peforming arts facility that will become an arts and culture staple and destination in the Mid-Atlantic region. Please consider making a commitment today that will fuel the vision of completing the Freeman Arts Pavilion.

For more information, please contact Darren Silvis, Development Director, at 302-241-0454 or at darren@freemanfoundation.org.

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