Loos Center for the Arts
"The Loos" or "Loos CFA" | |||||||
 The Theater of Loos Center for the Arts, photo taken from house right section of seating. | |||||||
| Former names | Annhurst College Cultural Center 1970-1980 Data General Cultural Center 1981-1993 Hyde School Cultural Center 1997-2017 Center for the Arts 2017-2019 | ||||||
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| Address | 150 Route 169 Woodstock, Connecticut United States | ||||||
| Owner | The Woodstock Academy | ||||||
| Operator | The Woodstock Academy | ||||||
| Type | Theater | ||||||
| Seating type | Reserved Seating | ||||||
| Capacity | 1,016 | ||||||
| Current use | Touring acts, art gallery | ||||||
| Construction | |||||||
| Built | 1967-1970 | ||||||
| Opened | Annhurst College Cultural Arts Center 1970 | ||||||
| Renovated | Loos Center for the Arts 2019 | ||||||
| Website | |||||||
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Loos Center for the Arts in Woodstock, Connecticut, United States was originally built in 1967 as Annhurst College's Cultural Arts Center. In 2017, The Woodstock Academy took ownership of the center, along with the entire Hyde School Woodstock, CT campus. A generous gift in 2019 from Mrs. Joan Loos of Loos & Co. in Pomfret, CT paved the way for a revitalized vision, allowing Loos Center to bring arts back to the "Quiet Corner" of Connecticut.
Mission
Loos Center for the Arts at The Woodstock Academy is dedicated to cultivating inspiration, education, and engagement through the arts.
History
Originally built in 1967 on the campus of Annhurst College, the venue was to bring arts to the "Quiet Corner" of Connecticut – an area that otherwise was left without easy access. Through the years, the facility slowly became less public-focused, used for a period of time as a training facility and then later by a different independent school as their campus meeting space. In 2017, the venue was purchased by The Woodstock Academy with a revitalized vision for what the facility could present. As a result, Center for the Arts was created to fulfill the vision of years past, giving back to the local community by bringing accessible visual and performing arts to the area.
In May of 2019, a commitment of historic level by Mrs. Joan Loos was given to support The Woodstock Academy's vision. The gift, committed in honor of her late husband, August "Gus" Loos, was a way to further honor her husband and their company while securing arts opportunities for thousands of students and community members for years to come. This resulted in the renaming of the fine arts facility to Loos Center for the Arts. The gift was split for two purposes. First, it allowed Loos Center for the Arts to update the infrastructure within the facility, replacing the rigging, lighting, sound systems, and more. Second, it established a restricted endowment to contribute directly to programming and capital needs within the facility.
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Coordinates: 42°15′40″N 71°48′11″W / 42.261089°N 71.803084°W
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