[1] The center is named after the nearby historic Blackrock Mill.

Since 2022 Katie Hecklinger[3] has served as Chief Executive Officer.

The 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) facility includes an art gallery, a 210-seat proscenium theater, a dance studio, a black box studio theater, a second-floor display gallery, music rooms, and visual art classrooms.

[4] The center provides a range of music, dance, and arts classes, and camps,[5] and presents a season of music, dance, and family-oriented performances.

[6] In April 2013 it was announced that blues singer and guitarist John Hammond would provide a guitar workshop at the center.