Closed now
Closed now
Established in 1977, Center in the Square is owned and operated by the Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, and provides rent-free housing, security, building maintenance and housekeeping services for various museums and live theatre facilities. The beneficiary organizations housed by Center in the Square include the Art and History and Museums and Historical Society of Western Virginia and O. Winston Link Museum, Mill Mountain Theatre, Opera Roanoke, Roanoke Ballet Theatre, Science Museum of Western Virginia and Hopkins Planetarium, and the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge. The center has won the Perry F. Kendig Award for Outstanding Support of the Arts by the Arts Council of the Blue Ridge, the Outstanding Small Business in Nonprofit Arts and Culture by Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Award of Excellence for outstanding achievement in downtown revitalization by the Virginia Downtown Development Association. Center in the Square is located in Roanoke, Va.
