Morean Arts Center

Name

Morean Arts Center

Legal name

Arts Center Association, Inc.

Website

https://moreanartscenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts & Cultural Center Services

NAICS

Museums (71211), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (7121), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Museums (THAJADAA), Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Arts & Crafts Workshops (Painting, Pottery, Ceramics, Sculpture) (THAJAKAA), Public Art, Arts Councils & Grantmaking Programs (BPAGAHAH)

Keywords

• Arts education
• Art exhibitions
• Ceramics classes
• Glass art studio
• Community arts programs

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Admission fees for the Chihuly Collection. General admission $22, with discounts for seniors, military, and students. Children 5 and under free. Museums for All program offers $3 admission with EBT/WIC cards.
2. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership providing free unlimited admission to Chihuly Collection, unlimited glass demonstrations, discounts on classes and retail, and NARM benefits for access to 1,200+ reciprocal museums.
3. Art Classes and Workshops: Year-round affordable art classes in various mediums including drawing, painting, jewelry, glass, clay, digital, printmaking, metalwork, and family classes. Pre-registration required.
4. Retail Sales: Four retail locations selling handcrafted art including blown glass, handmade ceramics, jewelry, and various artwork by local artists. Also sells Operation: Art of Valor glass flowers.
5. Donations and Support: The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that receives donations through annual fund, endowment, planned giving, corporate sponsorships, and matching gifts. Also accepts charitable IRA gifts and stock donations.
6. Event Rentals: Venues available for private events including weddings and special occasions through UDREAM Events partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Morean Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that operates four venues in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida: a free contemporary art gallery, the Chihuly Collection (the only permanent collection designed specifically for Dale Chihuly's work), the Morean Glass Studio (a working glass studio with daily demonstrations), and the Morean Center for Clay (the largest working pottery studio in the Southeast). It sells admissions, classes, workshops, summer camps, memberships, event rentals, retail merchandise, and community programs including artist residencies, veterans' art therapy (Operation: Art of Valor), and dementia-friendly programming (Memory Mornings).

Product overview

The Morean Arts Center is a non-profit arts organization operating four distinct venues in St. Petersburg, Florida: the main Morean Arts Center (contemporary art gallery with free admission plus art classes), the Chihuly Collection (permanent Dale Chihuly glass art museum), the Morean Glass Studio (live glass demonstrations and classes), and the Morean Center for Clay (largest pottery studio in the Southeast). The organization offers educational programs including art classes across multiple mediums, summer camps, the Artist-in-Residence program, and community initiatives like Memory Mornings and Operation: Art of Valor for veterans. Annual exhibitions showcase emerging to established artists across all locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Chihuly Collection: A permanent collection of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly's unique artwork, housed in a building designed specifically for that purpose.
• Morean Glass Studio
• Morean Center for Clay

Products and services

• Chihuly Collection

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 exhibitions annually across multiple venues
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• James A. Haley Veterans' HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership since 2018 providing structured, hands-on learning through glassblowing, photography and ceramics for military patients and veterans. Originally focused on glassblowing, expanded to include photography and ceramics.
• Area Agency on Aging Pasco-PinellascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides grant funding for Memory Mornings program serving those living with memory care challenges and their care partners with free specialized tours and art activities.
• NARM (North American Reciprocal Museums)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMorean members receive free admission to over 1,200 museums nationwide through NARM membership benefits.
• UDREAM EventscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandles event rentals including weddings and special events at all four Morean venues.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Tampa Museum of Art: Regional art museum on the Tampa Riverwalk offering exhibitions, educational programs, and events. Comparable as a Tampa Bay-area fine arts institution competing for the same tourism and donor pool, though with a single-venue operating model.
• Creative Pinellas: Local arts agency serving Pinellas County with grants, programs, and community arts initiatives. Comparable as a regional arts ecosystem participant that funds and promotes similar programming to Morean, though operating as a funder/convener rather than direct venue operator.

Direct peers

• Penland School of Craft: National craft education center offering workshops in clay, glass, and other media with a competitive artist residency program. Closely comparable to Morean Center for Clay's craft education and residency model, though more focused on intensive workshop enrollment.
• Haystack Mountain School of Crafts: Non-profit craft school offering multi-discipline workshops (including ceramics and glass) with residency programming and exhibitions. Comparable to Morean in its blend of studio-based craft education, artist development, and public programming.
• Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg: Located in the same downtown St. Petersburg market as Morean, MFA St. Pete operates as a comparable regional art museum with paid admissions, exhibitions, and educational programming serving the same Tampa Bay visitor base.
• Dunedin Fine Art Center: Florida-based non-profit art center offering exhibitions, classes, and community programming. Operates a multi-discipline model similar to Morean with gallery, education, and event venues serving the Tampa Bay region.
• Florida CraftArt: Florida-based non-profit supporting fine craft artists through exhibitions, education, and retail. Overlaps with Morean's mission of supporting working artists and offering craft-focused classes, retail, and exhibitions at a smaller scale.

Broad incumbents

• Corning Museum of Glass: Largest glass museum in the world with exhibitions, live demonstrations, classes, and artist residencies. Directly comparable to Morean's glass programming (Morean Glass Studio) with overlapping education, demonstration, and studio offerings at larger scale.
• Chihuly Garden and Glass: Permanent Chihuly exhibition at Seattle Center featuring the artist's major glass installations. The closest direct comparison to the Morean's Chihuly Collection in terms of artist-brand tourism draw and paid-admission model, though operated as a single-venue attraction.
• Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM): Major Florida art museum combining contemporary art exhibitions, education, and events. Comparable as a Florida-based non-profit art institution with paid admissions, diverse programming, and educational mission, though operating at significantly larger scale in the Miami market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/moreanarts
• Facebookfacebook.com/MoreanArtsCenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-morean-arts-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/moreanartscenter

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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