What is the Arts Center?
Letter from our Executive Director
Celebrating 30 years of exceptional artistic and educational experiences for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities!
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(c)(3) MULTI-ARTS CENTER dedicated to promoting and supporting the visual and performing arts through education, exhibition, performance, and outreach for 30 years.
The Gold Coast Arts Center’s SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS fosters education in the Visual and Performing Arts for students of all ages, experience levels, and skills. We provide a nurturing environment where students can feel free to explore their creativity and express their imagination. Here, they develop and apply their skills that they learn to create and develop unique work in art, dance, music, theatre, ceramics, and the complete menu of cultural arts. We are committed to creating a community of artists and art lovers who value and will always support the power of individual and cooperative learning not only within the classroom, but also in the world beyond our doors.
A free public ART GALLERY that hosts dynamic exhibits, school tours, and artist talks throughout the year.
An ARTS-IN-EDUCATION OUTREACH provider that brings arts programming to thousands of students, teachers, and seniors throughout Long Island and Queens. We are proud affiliates of the John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts: Partners in Education Program and the National Gallery of Art.
A PERFORMANCE & CONCERT VENUE providing intimate concerts, comedy shows, artist & book talks, and more in our own black box theater.
A year-round CINEMA SERIES that previews the best new independent, foreign, documentary and studio films featuring special screenings with filmmakers at the Manhasset Cinemas.
An INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL celebrating its 14th Anniversary, with over 70 of the best new feature-length and short films, filmmaker Q&A’s, and special events.