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Main Street Pine cone logo

Bringing the arts together in Mesa, Arizona.

Welcome to the Main Street Creative Arts Center.

A Black Box Theatre space, facing the seats. Four rows of seats can be seen, all empty. A corner of the stage is visible.

For the dreamers, the starters, the after-work creators, and the artists who just need a little room to grow.

Our mission goes beyond just having another place to perform. We want artists of all kinds to have an affordable, welcoming space to rehearse, to gather, to experiment. We’re building this place for the voices that don’t always get heard. For the art that doesn’t always get a stage. Because true creativity isn’t clean and quiet. It’s loud, raw, brave, and beautifully human. And those are the types of people we need. 

 

We need messy artists- you know, the ones who scribble outside the lines. We need the ones who try and fail and then try again. We need the storytellers that are bold enough to tell the stories that change people from within. We need the people who have been told they're too much or not enough, too strange, too sensitive, or too different. We need the people who challenge the status quo.

 

Main Street Creative Arts Center is not a home for perfection. It's a launch pad for the ones just starting out or returning. It's a safe space to get messy and explore, and a home for the people who have always known they had something to say but never felt like they had the mic.

Here, we believe that art is for everyone, whether you're just picking up a brush, dusting off your old tap shoes, or stepping onto the stage for the first time in years. Main Street is where you can try, fail, learn, and grow- because creativity doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it happens in community.

 

No matter who you are, your art matters- and we’re all better when we share the stage.

Paige Moreno

Founder
A woman with brown hair in a dark floral dress, standing behind a field. Her arms are behind her head and she is looking off into the distance.
Main Street Pine cone logo- an abstract purple pine cone.

Why a pine cone?

The humble pine cone we've chosen for our logo may seem like an odd choice, but this little symbol is more than just a pretty design.

It’s a nod to growth, to creativity sprouting in unexpected places. It's a nod to community, consciousness, and the magic of what we can build together and inspire or change from within.

 

Every pine cone, no matter how small or unassuming, holds the potential of a whole forest. This little pine cone holds the promise of the fantastic future of Main Street Creative Arts Center.
 

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