Segerstrom Center for the Arts is a nonprofit performing arts center at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. It describes itself as Orange County’s largest nonprofit arts organization, and it owns and operates Segerstrom Hall, the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and the Samueli Theater.
Segerstrom Hall has about 3,000 seats and opened in 1986. The Concert Hall has about 2,000 seats and opened in 2006, and it also houses the 500-seat Samueli Theater. The Julianne and George Argyros Plaza connects the buildings, and the Center says it presents free performances and events there on more than 30 weekends a year.
Segerstrom Center for the Arts mission and resident companies
The Center’s posted mission is to enrich and transform lives by “entertaining, educating, and engaging our community” through programs on its stages, in classrooms and in the community. A March 2026 California IBank staff report lists Pacific Symphony, the Philharmonic Society of Orange County and Pacific Chorale as its resident performing arts organizations.
Education and community programs
According to the Center’s education and community page, programs include:
- ABT Gillespie School, a ballet school located on the Center’s campus.
- Studio D, an inclusive arts school offering dance, music and theatre classes for learners ages 4 and up.
- Tuesday Night Dance, open to all ages and abilities with no experience required.
- 5 Days of Broadway, musical theater coaching for students ages 11 through 19.
- Summer at the Center, a two-week musical theater program for high school students that the Center says has run for more than 30 years.
The Center’s corporate and foundation page says its education and community programs benefit more than 350,000 students, teachers and families in Southern California each year.
Ways to support Segerstrom Center for the Arts
The Center’s corporate and foundation page lists sponsorship of individual performances and of the free plaza events, with a contact email and phone number for its corporate partnerships team. Ticket sales, memberships and donations are handled through the main site.
Official site: https://www.scfta.org/
Verified 501(c)(3): Segerstrom Center for the Arts, formerly the Orange County Performing Arts Center, EIN 23-7287150, ruling year 1974. This information comes from GuideStar as of September 2026.
Related: South Coast Repertory sits next door on the same Costa Mesa arts campus.
This profile is part of The 824 Journal’s Nonprofit Spotlight series. See more in the Nonprofit Spotlight archive.
Sources
- GuideStar: Segerstrom Center for the Arts
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts: About us
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Education & Community Programs
- Segerstrom Center for the Arts: Corporate and foundation sponsorship
- California IBank: Segerstrom Center for the Arts staff report (March 2026)
- Idealist: Segerstrom Center for the Arts
