The Pivot Center for the Arts, Dance, and Expression provides a historic renovation of the Astrup Awning Building on West 25th Street into a neighborhood arts and community space. The redevelopment project has drawn national and local attention as a model for arts and community collaboration, and represents the transformation of an entire community.

Grassroots efforts have resulted in the recent approval of the first ever comprehensive, aspirational community plan in the City of Cleveland, focused on Clark-Fulton and the opportunities of the future.

Our newly signed lease at the Pivot Center provides Rainey Institute with the opportunity to expand our presence on the West Side, attain additional space for programs, and acquire more school partners. By doing so, we will enrich the lives of even more Cleveland youth, especially the growing population of Hispanic/LatinX youth, through engagement and education in the visual and performing arts.

Anchored by existing tenants such as the Cleveland Museum of Art, Inlet Dance Theatre, and LatinUS Theatre Company, Rainey’s expansion to the Pivot Center fills the need for exploratory and mastery-based opportunities in music in this neighborhood. Other programs will include pre-school arts, teen programs, and summer camp.