WHAT WE DO
Our Vision
Be the key collaborative partner driving Vermillion’s cultural future.
Our Mission
To make Vermillion the creative center of the region by developing and supporting cultural opportunities for the community
Our Values
Access to art opportunities. The VCA is committed to the inclusion of the arts in everyday public life. We host and promote events aimed at entertaining and enriching our community.
Support for arts & culture partnerships. The VCA uses its spaces and resources to facilitate programs and partnerships that respond to the cultural needs of our community.
Our most recent mural project in the Pocket Park on the side of the Coyote Twin Theater
Current Goals
Artful growth. The VCA has established itself as a leader in the local arts community by facilitating conversations around the importance of arts & culture on quality of life, seeking to coordinate arts community efforts, and overseeing multiple grants that manifest those goals into programs for Vermillion citizens. This advocacy and record of success have fostered public trust in our organization. Internally, VCA is securing our future with strategic financial moves that will provide stability and we are well positioned for growth. Most recently, the VCA has been asked to steward the Vermillion Sculpture Walk. We are excited to accept that role and stand ready to further expand our umbrella according to emerging community needs.
Keep movie magic alive. As the nonprofit, independent owner of the Coyote Twin Theater, the VCA is both steward of an anchor downtown business and operator of the only cinema within a thirty-mile radius of Vermillion. We are dedicated to keeping the Coyote Twin doors open and screens lit to provide area residents with everything from first-run summer blockbusters to community screenings of old favorites. In the last year, VCA invested $50,000 in upgrading our concessions area to better serve our community by improving theatergoer traffic flow. Movie-going is a rich and irreplaceable experience, and we’re committed to keeping it affordable, safe, and fun for everyone.
Community cohesion through arts and culture. Research has demonstrated that a high concentrations of the arts in a city leads to higher civic engagement, more social cohesion, higher child welfare, and lower poverty rates. By providing unique, appealing arts and cultural engagement opportunities around the central pillars of film, visual arts, food, and music, VCA raises the quality of life and residents’ sense of belonging in Vermillion. We seek to grow bonds with new community collaborators, strengthen our existing partnerships, and continue to offering quality arts & culture programming that will engage and and gather our community. Because 72% of Americans believe “the arts unify our communities regardless of age, race, and ethnicity,” we know this goal is achievable.
What We've Achieved
Renovated the Coyote Twin concessions area for the first time in 40+ years, including a new popcorn machine!
Administered a $75,000 CDC Foundation grant for The Barn Quilt Project, which has received national recognition as part of the Trusted Messengers exhibition in the CDC Museum in Atlanta, Georgia.
Survived the pandemic. Many thanks to the community for supporting us through popcorn purchases and auditorium rentals while our screens were dark for 13 months.
Oversaw the creation of three community murals in the Pocket Park adjacent to 12 E. Main.