The Frisco Association for the Arts, or Frisco Arts, has moved out of the Frisco Discovery Center to refocus on its original mission, Association President Tammy Meinershagen said.

Frisco’s Parks and Recreation Department will take over operations of the Frisco Discovery Center, which was under the management of Frisco Arts since its inception.

The Frisco Community Development Corp. owns the Discovery Center. CDC President Gary Carley said he anticipates a smooth transition in management at the center once city staff takes over.

“We need to move forward rather quickly because at this point, there is some kind of confusion over who is to call and who is to be contacted regarding staging events in that facility,” he said. “It will not have a negative impact [over operations].”

Frisco Arts is a nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the arts in Frisco. The CDC is a city organization that helps fund and promote public improvement projects and the development of business enterprises.

The CDC contracted Frisco Arts to operate the Discovery Center when it opened in 2010. The Discovery Center includes the Black Box Theater, the Sci-Tech Discovery Center and the Frisco Art Gallery.

The CDC does not have staff or employees who could run the center, Carley said.

Frisco Arts was tasked with running the center, including booking events and overseeing the tenants. It’s agreement with the CDC ended Aug. 31.

Frisco Arts made the decision to move after finding that a majority of the organization’s time was spent maintaining the Discovery Center, Meinershagen said.

“Once we saw that our organization was really doing more operations and management than actual arts advocacy and programming, we decided it was in the best interest for our organization not to continue in our role as a manager of the public facility,” she said.

Frisco Arts is moving to Hall Office Park, where the organization was first stationed, sometime this month, Meinershagen said.

The organization now has plans to focus more on arts advocacy and fundraising, Meinershagen said. Some projects Frisco Arts is looking to undertake soon include a needs study for a city performing arts facility and a community arts fundraiser, she said.

Frisco Arts also plans to make a presentation to City Council, the first in several years, in October, Meinershagen said. The presentation will go over the status of the organization and possibly advocate for increased funding.

Meinershagen said Frisco Arts is ready to get back to work.

“Our vision as an organization is to be an innovative leader for the arts in Frisco and the central creative hub of all things arts,” she said.