Chastain Arts Center, City of Atlanta

What Chastain Arts Center, City of Atlanta does

Chastain Arts Center is a municipal arts education facility operated by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA). Established in 1968 as the oldest arts center in Atlanta, it provides classes, workshops, and exhibitions in visual arts and crafts — including pottery, drawing, painting, printmaking, jewelry making, and framemaking — for students of all ages and skill levels. The center is housed in historic Neo-Classical buildings in Chastain Park originally constructed as almshouses between 1901 and 1911 and designed by Thomas Henry Morgan, 'Dean of Atlanta's architects.'

The center operates on a direct-to-consumer model with three primary revenue streams: recurring class enrollment fees (session-based, pricing variable by course), the KickstART Summer Camp ($300/week for ages 5–13 with $100/week aftercare), and a small gift shop sales channel. Registration is processed through the City of Atlanta DPRCA ActiveNet platform, and marketing is conducted via the parent OCA website, Constant Contact email newsletters, and social media on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. The center serves over 500 students annually with approximately 30 part-time instructors and a small core staff of 4–11 personnel.

Chastain Arts Center is one node within a broader OCA portfolio that includes the Gallery at Chastain (established 1978), Gallery 72, the Mayor's Gallery, the Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center for Culture & Creativity, a Public Art Program managing 139 artworks valued at over $22 million, the Municipal Support for the Arts grant program, the Cultural Experience Project (serving ~32,998 APS students annually), ARTSCool youth employment program, and signature festivals including the Atlanta Jazz Festival and ELEVATE. The center receives public funding through the City of Atlanta budget, including the $5 million Moving Atlanta Forward Infrastructure Bond allocation for public art.

Name

Chastain Arts Center, City of Atlanta

Legal name

City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs

Website

https://ocaatlanta.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chastain Arts Center is a municipal arts education facility operated by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, offering classes, workshops, exhibitions, and summer camp programs in visual arts and crafts for youth and adults in Atlanta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Arts Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAAGAA

Visual Arts (Drawing, Painting, Illustration)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Personal Enrichment & Hobby Learning (Arts, Crafts, Music, Cooking)

SECONDARYEDAMALAH

Arts & Design Camps (Visual Arts, Crafts, Design Thinking)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Summer & Holiday Enrichment Camps (Multi-Activity, Academic)

Keywords

• Arts education classes
• Summer art camp
• Pottery workshops
• Community arts center
• Youth art programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Class Enrollment Fees: Revenue generated from art classes in drawing, printmaking, pottery, painting, jewelry making, framemaking, and other visual arts for all ages and skill levels. Classes run in sessions throughout the year.
2. KickstART Summer Camp: Annual summer camp program serving children ages 5-13, with weekly themed sessions running Monday through Friday, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm, with optional aftercare.
3. Shop at Chastain: Gift shop selling rotating handmade items created by artists and students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chastain Arts Center is a municipal arts education facility that provides year-round in-person classes and workshops in visual arts (drawing, printmaking, pottery, painting, jewelry making, framemaking) for youth and adults of all skill levels. It also operates the annual KickstART Summer Camp for children ages 5-13, hosts contemporary art exhibitions at the on-site Gallery at Chastain, sells handmade items through the Shop at Chastain gift shop, and rents studio space to studio groups. All programming is delivered at its single Chastain Park location in northwest Atlanta.

Product overview

Chastain Arts Center, operated by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, is a multi-faceted arts organization offering a portfolio of interconnected cultural programs and facilities. The core offerings include the Chastain Arts Center (educational facility with classes in pottery, drawing, painting, and more), the Gallery at Chastain, Gallery 72, and the Mayor's Gallery for exhibitions; KickstART Summer Camp for youth; and the Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center for Culture & Creativity for community use. The organization administers major grant programs (Municipal Support for the Arts), public art management (Public Art Program with 139 artworks), youth initiatives (Cultural Experience Project serving 32,998 students, ARTSCool employment program), and signature festivals (Atlanta Jazz Festival, ELEVATE Public Art Festival). The MAF Bond 2.0 program represents a $5 million public art investment. This is a unified portfolio of municipal arts services rather than a software product or technology platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• City Gallery at Chastain: Gallery exhibitions at Chastain Arts Center showcasing contemporary art by local and nationally recognized artists
• KickstART Summer Camp
• Municipal Support for the Arts
• Cultural Experience Project (CEP)
• ELEVATE
• Atlanta Jazz Festival

Products and services

• Visual Arts Classes and Workshops
• KickstART Summer Camp
• Gallery at Chastain
• Shop at Chastain
• Studio Facility Rentals

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City of Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs (DPRCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChastain Arts Center is operated under the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with DPRCA. The ActiveNet registration system is managed through DPRCA for class and camp enrollment. The center operates within Chastain Park managed by DPRCA.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Art League: A community arts organization in Alexandria, VA offering classes, workshops, exhibitions, and a gift shop. Direct peer with a comparable class catalog, gallery program, and gift shop revenue stream.
• CREATE Arts Center: A community arts center offering classes, camps, and exhibitions in visual arts for youth and adults. Direct peer in the community fine arts school model with summer camp programming and multi-medium class offerings.
• Callanwolde Fine Arts Center: A community arts center in Atlanta offering classes, workshops, and exhibitions in visual and performing arts. Direct peer operating in the same metro with a comparable nonprofit/community-based fine arts school model and similar adult/youth class structure.
• Art Students League of New York: A historic fine arts school offering classes in drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and more. Direct peer in the visual arts school category with traditional fundamentals and instructor-led studio model.
• Hyde Park Art Center: A community art center in Chicago offering classes, exhibitions, and artist residencies. Direct peer operating a multi-medium visual arts school with exhibition programming for a local community.
• Torpedo Factory Art Center: A municipally-affiliated art center in Alexandria, VA housing studios, galleries, and art classes. Direct comparable on the municipal/community arts center model with multi-medium visual arts instruction and public exhibition programming.

Broad incumbents

• High Museum of Art: Atlanta's leading art museum with associated educational programming. Broad incumbent in visual arts education and exhibitions for the same Atlanta market, though the core mission is museum-based rather than studio class instruction.
• Woodruff Arts Center: The umbrella arts campus in midtown Atlanta encompassing the High Museum, Alliance Theatre, and Atlanta Symphony. Broad incumbent in the same metro arts ecosystem but operating at significantly larger scale and broader performing/visual arts scope.

Others

• City Arts (NYC): New York Foundation for the Arts and similar municipal arts agencies administer grant programs and cultural services comparable to the broader OCA portfolio (grants, public art, cultural facilities), though not focused on a single facility model.

Regional players

• Atlanta Contemporary: A contemporary art center in Atlanta providing exhibitions and some studio programming. Regional peer sharing the same metro with overlapping gallery/class offerings though focused more on contemporary exhibition than multi-medium class instruction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AtlantaOCA
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/AtlantaJazzFestival
• Facebookfacebook.com/atlantaculturalaffairs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chastain-arts-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/atlantaoca/?hl=en

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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