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The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation is pleased to announce a $1,000,000 gift from the Dugas Family Foundation for the project development of Phase 1B for the Amphitheater and The Village Green located at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village in Destin.
Laura Dugas, Chair of the Dugas Family Foundation stated, "Our foundation's board very much respects and appreciates the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's commitment to the arts on the Emerald Coast and to the youth of our community through their education outreach. They believe in this project and they have not been deterred. Their conscientious and enthusiastic leadership was a key factor underscoring our confidence in making this charitable investment. We are optimistic that once the project is underway it will attract other stakeholders, ensuring the project's success."
The infrastructure improvements scheduled to be complete by Spring 2013 feature a permanent stage and canopy, clearing and sodding of the existing Village Green to accommodate up to an audience of 5,000, additional onsite parking, a sculpture entrance way and a permanent 18-20 unit restroom facility.
Phase 1B improvements will serve the immediate needs for cultural infrastructure improvements and serve as a tremendous benefit to the growing audience who attend the Concerts in the Park, relocation of the Destin Festival of the Arts in 2013 and increase utilization with more planned arts foundation events. Other non-profit community organizations, corporate and private sectors are anticipated to utilize the facility for cultural and corporate events, weddings and other community functions.
Laura Dugas, Chair of the Dugas Family Foundation stated, "Our foundation's board very much respects and appreciates the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's commitment to the arts on the Emerald Coast and to the youth of our community through their education outreach. They believe in this project and they have not been deterred. Their conscientious and enthusiastic leadership was a key factor underscoring our confidence in making this charitable investment. We are optimistic that once the project is underway it will attract other stakeholders, ensuring the project's success."
The infrastructure improvements scheduled to be complete by Spring 2013 feature a permanent stage and canopy, clearing and sodding of the existing Village Green to accommodate up to an audience of 5,000, additional onsite parking, a sculpture entrance way and a permanent 18-20 unit restroom facility.
Phase 1B improvements will serve the immediate needs for cultural infrastructure improvements and serve as a tremendous benefit to the growing audience who attend the Concerts in the Park, relocation of the Destin Festival of the Arts in 2013 and increase utilization with more planned arts foundation events. Other non-profit community organizations, corporate and private sectors are anticipated to utilize the facility for cultural and corporate events, weddings and other community functions.