Artcraft Granite Marble & Tile Company

Artcraft GMT proudly selected to join team renovating Herberger Theatre Center

August 2010 (Phoenix, AZ) The South Plaza entryway and grand staircase, featuring the superior craftsmanship of Artcraft Granite, Marble, and Tile Company, will soon welcome patrons at the renovated historic Herberger Theatre Center in Downtown Phoenix. 

As part of the Center’s $16 million renovation, Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Company of Mesa, Arizona, was selected to remove the plaza’s worn and dated black granite and install jura grey limestone.  “We always enjoy a challenge and there is a lot of detail to consider with this project,” explained Butch Woelfel, President of Artcraft GMT. “We expect the transformation will be one the public will appreciate and enjoy for years to come.”

Artcraft is also refurbishing the marble grand staircase, one of the facility’s focal points, that leads to the balcony. “Our team’s work on the Herberger renovation will impact the positive theatre experience for everyone,” said James Woelfel, Artcraft’s Vice President. “We’re doing our part to make this an outstanding project.”

The Herberger Theatre Center renovation is scheduled for completion in time for a 20^th Anniversary Celebration on October 1^st. Phase Two of the Herberger’s structural transformation began in May. The renovation includes the addition of exterior public space, upgraded signage and a new second floor donor lounge with a balcony above the southwest lobby. The first phase was completed last summer with work focusing on internal improvements such as air-conditioning and ADA compliance.  

The Herberger Theater property is owned by the city of Phoenix; maintained by the Phoenix Convention Center Department; and operated in partnership with the Phoenix Performing Arts Center, Inc. with $16 million funding from the 2006 Citizen Bond Election. Pfocus is representing the owner as the program director, Gould Evans Associates is the architect and D.L. Withers Construction is the construction manager at risk.

Based in Mesa, Arizona, Artcraft Granite, Marble and Tile Co., specializes in custom residential and complex, commercial projects demanding the highest level of expertise and professionalism. Artcraft is Arizona’s most nationally decorated tile and stone contractor with 2007, 2009, 2010 Tile Letter Awards. Artcraft is recognized as a 5-Star Contractor by the National Tile Contractors Association for a proven record of trade excellence.

For more on the Herberger Theatre Center renovation, visit:

Herberger Theatre Closed This Summer for Renovations

http://www.herbergertheater.org/summer_2010_renovations

A regularly updated construction videoblog is available at the Herberger Theater Center’s main website.

Herberger Renovation – The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/photo/News/Other/15152#phototop

Herberger Theatre getting a new look inside and out – The Arizona Republic

http://www.azcentral.com/business/news/articles/2010/06/15/20100615phoenix-herberger-renovation.html