Chehalem Cultural Center
CPRD's relationship with Chehalem Cultural Center
CPRD owns the cultural center facility and maintains it, as well as Rotary Centennial Park and the splashpad outside. CPRD Board of Directors oversees the Chehalem Cultural Center Board of Directors. CPRD supports the efforts of the cultural center and works in partnership.
Chehalem Cultural Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization celebrating the arts, community, education, and heritage.The mission of the cultural center is to inspire and enrich lives by connecting community and culture.
The cultural center building was built 1935 and was Central School, a Depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. As the cultural center, this building now features a fine arts gallery and exhibition hall, three multipurpose arts studio classrooms, a state-of-the-art clay studio, a recording studio with four music practice studios, meeting space, and an elegant 5,200 square foot grand ballroom for public and private events. Future phases include a 250-seat theater, a conference center with three additional multi-purpose meeting space/classrooms, and a movement studio.
If you have questions regarding a Cultural Cetner Facilty Rental, please call the Chehalem Cultural Center at (503) 487-6883
