Community Seats
All Are Welcome
Portland Ovations is honored to partner with a wide range of dedicated social service agencies and other non-profits to create greater access for all who wish to experience the power of live performance.
Through our Community Seats program, Ovations offers free or reduced-priced tickets to these partners to share with their constituencies so we can gather in community when the curtain goes up.
We joyfully support the work of these organizations serving BIPOC, LGBTQ+ communities; youth development programs; recent immigrants and asylum-seekers; and people with disabilities living throughout Southern Maine.
Current Community Seats partners include:
- The Azerbaijan Society of Maine
- Boys & Girls Club of Southern Maine
- The Ensemble of Color
- Equality Community Center
- Family Promise: Greater Portland
- Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
- In Her Presence
- Indigo Arts Alliance
- Our Place
- Portland Adult Education
- Portland Housing Authority
- Portland Community Squash
- Portland Youth Dance
- Preble Street Resource Center
Be a Community Seats Partner
If you are interested learning more about the potential of your organization becoming a Community Seats partner, please email Katelyn Manfre, Director of Community Programs & Partnerships at kmanfre@portlandovations.org. Participating organizations should be 501(c)3 non-profits or other institution specifically dedicated to serving and working with community members who may not typically have access to performing arts experiences.
Support Community Seats
If you are interest in supporting Community Seats through a designated gift, please contact Nicole Byrne, Foundations & Major Gifts Manager, nbyrne@portlandovations.org
Community Seats Sponsors & Support
Community Seats are possible thanks to the generosity of Ovations’ Members and funders. If you are interested in becoming an Ovations Member, please visit our Membership page for more information.