The endowment from George B. Boedecker Jr.’s foundation will also seed the future operations of the Dairy Center, helping to ensure the facility’s viability. This generous endowment also serves as the initial donation for a community campaign to fund the new face of The Dairy which includes a beautiful glass atrium that will complete the repurposing of The Dairy’s historic building.
“We feel that the Dairy Center project fits nicely with some of our core values at The Foundation”, said Boedecker. “This project represents an excellent example of good people coming together in a united effort to enhance the lives of children and families throughout a community. We’re very pleased to be a part of such a forward-thinking endeavor.”
Housed in the historic Watts-Hardy Dairy building at 26th and Walnut streets, the 42,000- square-foot facility, once a dairy storage and processing plant, is a nationally recognized model for adaptive reuse of an abandoned industrial space. The Dairy, the city’s largest multidisciplinary arts center, includes two black-box theaters of 80 and 100 seats, a 250-seat performance space and multiple galleries.