Phone: (614) 645-5464
Fax: (614) 645-0672

URL: www.kingartscomplex.com
Email: cwhite@kingartscomplex.com

The King Arts Complex
867 Mount Vernon Avenue
Columbus, OH 43203

The King Arts Complex is located in the oldest area of African American life in Columbus, Ohio. The Complex preserves, presents and fosters the contributions of African Americans through creative expression and education. The Complex has built artistically strong offerings that represent the spectrum of the performing and cultural arts, establishing it as a primary African American institution in Ohio. The Complex is 60,000 square feet and houses three performance spaces, two dance studios, an art gallery and three permanent interactive learning areas. The Complex sponsors community events in the adjacent public park and hosts a variety of education programs.

The philosophy of The King Arts Complex is to foster an appreciation of the diversity of people and the richness it offers by presenting exciting opportunities for all the senses to be aroused. Artists are selected to present an educational component and to provide a communication mechanism that will provide access for people of all backgrounds, which will help our patrons discover and appreciate the contributions of African-Americans. Through contract work to develop an educational residency and performance, the artist will conduct master classes, lecture/demonstrations and educational performances.