CULTURE IS COMMUNITY

Art is for everyone,
every day.

The VCA is committed to the inclusion of the arts in everyday public life.
We host, support, and promote events aimed at entertaining and enriching our community, from movies at the Coyote Twin to music at the annual River Honorings. It's how (and why) we #LOVermillion. 

Community Movie Mondays: Valentine’s Series

Fall in love with the movies all over again this February for another Free Community Movie Monday series. “Reel Love” will bring four beloved romance movies to screen—each Monday night, we will showcase a different kind of love story:

February 2 – Grease
February 9 – Dirty Dancing
February 16 – 50 First Dates
February 23 – 13 Going on 30

Admission is free and concessions purchases are appreciated.

Thanks to the Vermillion Area Chamber & Development Company and our generous series sponsors: Masaba, Inc., Knutson Family Dentistry, Grifols Biomat Vermillion - Plasma Donation Center, and Farmers Insurance - Sara Bye Agency, LLC.

If you have an opportunity to thank them, please do! Their support allows us to offer these movies for free to the community.

Did we do it? Verm Defends Its “Art Scene” Title

Joy Injection! Fool’s 48

The Fool’s 48 Short Film Project is one of VCA’s featured community events. Local teams have 48 hours to write, film, and edit a 4–7 minute film. This foolish undertaking is March 27–29 this year, with the final showcase on Monday, March 30.

Our showcases sell out and are a GREAT community outreach event. We offer advertising and award sponsorship opportunities for local businesses and orgs. All ads will run on the big screen as part of the preshow during audience seating and as part of the Fool’s 48 showcase at the Coyote Twin. Advertisers and sponsors will get shoutouts across VCA’s social media and during the showcase event. See our price sheet and site for more details.

Already got your team together? Register now!

Vermillion defended its title in USA Today’s Best Small Town Art Scene poll this year. Voting has closed and the winner will be announced February 25. Fingers crossed!

You can check out the 2025 full top 10 list and then read the Argus Leader’s “How Vermillion Became the Best Small Town Art Scene in the US.” The Volante at USD also printed a piece on the win. And before poll closed this year, Plain Talk helped rally votes with a great article on why Verm is coolest.

Photo by Aaron Packard