Organization: PRESSER HALL RESTORATION SOCIETY
Mission: OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE, ENTERTAIN, AND EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE ARTS BY PROVIDING THE FINEST VENUE, PRODUCTIONS, AND PROGRAMS.
Activities: CAMPS - PRESSER PROVIDES 13-22 SUMMER CAMPS AT THE 900 JEFFERSON LOCATION WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROX. 300-400 PARTICIPANTS. THESE CAMPS RANGE IN CULTURAL ARTS FROM MUSIC, THEATRE, COOKING, SPECIAL NEEDS, TO VISUAL AND AERIAL ARTS.
PRODUCTIONS - PRESSER PRODUCTIONS EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS AS DIRECTORS, MUSIC DIRECTORS, CHOREOGRAPHERS AND ACTORS. COMPRISED OF SOME OF THE BEST TALENTS PRESSERS OFFERS THE HIGHEST CALIBER, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY, LIVE THEATRE PERFORMANCES FOR THE MID MISSOURI REGION. PRESSER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES TO EPERIENCE ENGAGING THEATRE TOGETHER AND STRIVES TO MAKE THESE SHOWS ACCESSIBLE TO THE WIDEST POSSIBLE DEMOGRAPHIC. FURING FISCAL YEAR 2019 5500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THESE PERFORMANCES.
EDUCATION - PRESSER PROVIDES SUMMER CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. PRESSER ALSO EXIBITS ARTWORK OF LOCAL AND STATEWIDE RECOGNIZED ARTISTS IN ITS GALLERY. ENROLLMENT FOR THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR WAS 175 , WHICH INCLUDES PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS. AS MANY AS 9 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE SERVED AT OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENT, AND AS MANY AS 40 PEOPLE IN ATTENDENCE. THE ARTS AND AGING CONFERENCE KNOWN AS THE DAYLIGHTERS CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY 42 PEOPLE. WITH ACCESS AS A CORE VALUE, PRESSER PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR AGING COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE ARTS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.
NTEE category: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Secondary category: Environment