CAMPAIGN FOR GODDARD | the-goddard-center

50 years & Growing!

Join us in raising money for the Goddard Center for the Performing and Visual Arts. The remodel and expansion will include open studio space, lobby space, teaching space for the digital arts, ADA accessible and code compliant for fire suppression.

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Capital Campaign Progress

To be a community arts center that includes visual and performing arts for all in South-Central Oklahoma.
To have an up-to-date art education facility that will be an incubator for arts activities in the multi-county area that enhances school performances and arts programming.
To be a tourist destination along the I-35 corridor that aligns with the City of Ardmore's Comprehensive plan (2017) to make a "vibrant downtown district."

Our Vision

$8,800,000

84 %

$10,500,000

50 Years & Growing

From OLD

The Goddard Center’s main building was a state-of-the-art facility when it was built in 1970 as a community center for art, dance, music, theatre, and cultural activities.
The property was expanded when the Merrick building was acquired in 2000 and turned into an Art Teaching space, through which we now offer free fine art scholarships to the under-served.
Added a Centennial Sculpture Garden in 2007 to connect our two buildings and make a more unified campus. Now, to ensure we serve the growing community well for the next fifty years, we need to improve our aging facilities and expand our impact.