Quick Facts:

By the Numbers

3,000+ students attend arts education classes and programs at Cornerstone Center for the Arts.

75 classes and workshops are offered each session.

Over 90,000 people are welcomed through its doors each year.

Cornerstone’s mission is to nurture community connections by providing opportunities for creative expression, educational programs, and events in a historic setting.

Built in 1923 and dedicated in 1926, Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a beautiful 125,000 square foot building decorated in Gothic Revival style with artistic wall murals, gold leaf designs, and decorative molding.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is located at

520 East Main Street

Muncie, IN 47305

765-281-9503

Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie, Indiana, is an exciting blend of arts programming for all persons.  Committed to the well-being of the individual, Cornerstone’s mission is to nurture community connections by providing opportunities for creative expression, educational programs, and events in a historic setting.

Terry Whitt Bailey, CEO of Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie recently received the Community Arts Leadership Award for Arts Educator by the Indiana Coalition for the Arts Foundation.  The Awards were presented in a public ceremony during Arts Day at the Statehouse on Monday, February 25^th.

As CEO of Muncie's Cornerstone Center for the Arts, Terry Whitt Bailey has redefined arts education by expanding and developing new arts programs for people of all ages.  Bailey has grown the programs known as ARK (Artists Reaching Out to Kids) and the 401 (k)ids Arts Scholarship Program. Under her leadership, the center has introduced its first juried art show, a weekend Black History celebration, and the Harvest Moon Film Festival. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts welcomes over 3,000 students each year into the arts education classes and programs, and spans all ages from infant to adult. Over 75 classes and workshops are offered each session in such art forms as music, theatre, visual arts, Kindermusik©, writing, martial arts, film, and language. Private lessons are also offered in sign language, strings, guitar, voice, trumpet, saxophone, drums, and piano.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts is a hub of activity and welcomes over 90,000 people through its doors each year. Cornerstone hosts hundreds of events and groups including weddings, receptions, training seminars, concerts, performances, community meetings, proms, and more.

Cornerstone is also home to several resident organizations and groups hosting regular events and classes. They include: Community Center for Vital Aging, East Central Indiana Chamber Orchestra, Ivy Tech Community College, Magic City Music Men, Masterworks Chorale, Muncie Ballet Company, Muncie Masonic Association, Northwood University, and Third Age Theatre.

Call 765.281.9503 or visit www.cornerstonearts.org to see upcoming events, register for classes, subscribe to the online newsletter, and for more information.

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