Background

The Green Street Arts Center (GSAC) of Wesleyan University is a three-story arts and education center located in the heart of Middletown's North End. As the fifth anniversary approaches, Green Street continues to offer an eclectic mix of events, exhibitions, classes and workshops to a diverse population, serving local individuals and families, as well as people from more than 25 surrounding towns. Green Street's state-of-the-art facility includes a sound recording studio, black-box theater, computer and media labs, and dance and art studios. Since opening in 2005, more than 15,000 people from Middletown and the region have experienced Green Street's programs in the visual, performing and media arts and early childhood development within its eight and ten week sessions and workshops. Through evening and weekend programming such as In the Limelight, Flash Forward: Photography Meet-Up, Writers Out Loud: Literary Open Mic and Sunday Salon Series, as well as other special events, audiences can sample a wide array of performances, lectures and workshops from professional artists, Wesleyan faculty and visiting and local artists. With its mission of enriching lives through the arts, Green Street enables people from diverse backgrounds to converge in one special place, a place that celebrates diversity, encouraging us all to learn more about our community, appreciate people's differences and similarities, and respect who we are as individuals. Its high-quality Afterschool Program remains at the core of Green Street's offering, providing youth with arts education, homework assistance, mentoring, and nutritious snacks, all in the context of a safe and creative environment.

The greatest asset and unique quality of the Green Street Arts Center is evolving from a collaborative spirit of the University, the City of Middletown, the North End Action Team and other stakeholders who recognize that their community is a beacon of change. An emerald sitting prominently in Middletown's historic North End, Green Street has become a gathering place for people from all walks and stages of life to join together and explore the arts.
 

Mission

The Green Street Arts Center of Wesleyan University is a vibrant center for arts education drawing on the resources of the University and the Middletown community to enrich lives through the arts.