Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center

Community School of Music and Arts at Finn Center

The Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) at Finn Center was founded in Mountain View, California, in 1968. The school is now the largest non-profit provider of art and music education programs in both Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, and is one of the top 10 schools of its kind in the nation.

CSMA's motto is Arts for All, regardless of age, background, economic status or artistic level. They reach over 40,000 people annually, both at their state-of-the-art facility, Finn Center, and through art and music programs in local elementary schools, preschool programs, and other community outreach.

Finn Center is CSMA's first permanent home. Opened in January 2004, it is an $11.7 million, 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) building housing 17 music studios, classrooms, a ceramics studio, a digital arts lab, a teacher resource center, a recital hall, the 200+ seat Tateuchi Hall for concerts, and exhibition space in Mohr Gallery. The building was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates, and has received awards for design excellence (American Institute of Architects, Architectural Record, and Business Week.)

CSMA employs an international faculty of over 125 artists, musicians and experienced educators. Students are of all ages, from senior citizens to preschoolers, and come from 35 communities in the San Francisco Bay Area (Silicon Valley).

CSMA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, and is a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts.

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Coordinates: 37°24′29″N 122°06′39″W / 37.408005°N 122.11082°W / 37.408005; -122.11082


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