WHAT WE DO

~ Arts are for everyone, every day. ~

Vision

The VCA is committed to the inclusion of arts and culture in everyday public life. 

We host, support, and promote programs that entertain and enrich our community.

Mission

Serving and supporting community arts & culture through programs and partnerships.

Values: How we keep up the good arts

  • Entertain & Enrich

  • Host & Promote

  • Include & Collaborate

  • Celebrate & Support

Mirrored Medicine Wheel by Mark Hall sits at the corner of Elm & Main Street in downtown, as part of the Vermillion SculptureWalk.

Support.  

Include & Collaborate: artsHUB

  • Resource Sharing

  • Community Connections

Goals

Serve.

Entertain & Enrich: Movie Magic! 

  • Nonprofit, independent owner of the Coyote Twin Theater, an anchor downtown business and the only cinema within a thirty-mile radius of Vermillion. 

  • Movie-going is a rich and irreplaceable experience

    • We're committed to keeping it accessible and fun for everyone by 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..

  • New Technology. 

    • Laser projectors produce crisp, vibrant pictures. They use less power, produce less heat, and require fewer repairs. 

    • If you haven’t seen a movie at the Twin since we installed the new projectors, pick a title and come experience a laser show! It’s technology that will carry us into the future. 

  • Next up - digital marquee

Host & Promote: artsHUB

 Host & Promote: Spaces

  • Programs

  • Galas & Non-traditional fundraisers

  • Community Arts & Culture organizations presentations and speakers

  • Gallery Shows

Celebrate & Support

  • Art is core to Vermillion's identity 

  • Opportunity as an arts and culture tourism destination.  

    • South Dakota arts & culture is a $1.4 billion industry—that’s 2% of the state’s economy. 

    • work with city partners to provide unique, appealing arts and cultural engagement opportunities that will draw visitors and enrich citizens. 

  • Strategic discussions about long-term development for arts funding for the community—a rethinking of financial resources and partnerships outside of federal grants

  • “Best Small Town Art Scene” is a title held for only one year, but it’s a reputation that takes a sustained effort to uphold. 

  • Community arts council

    • merger with the Vermillion Area Arts Council was finalized in June 2025.

    • A more public role in arts advocacy and education.

      • expanding our programs 

      • consolidating artist resources on our website

      • reaching out in new ways and in new spaces

      • continuing to make the case that arts organizations and artists are credible resources for civic problem solving and community engagement.

  • Proudly participated in the campaign to help Vermillion seize the title of Best Small Town Arts Scene 2025 in the USA Today Readers’ Choice Awards 10Best poll.

  • Folded the Vermillion SculptureWalk under our programming umbrella as of 2023. VCA now serves as the stewards of the six artworks in downtown, in conjunction with SculptureWalk Sioux Falls.

Organization Achievements

  • Renovated the Coyote Twin concessions area in 2022 (including a new popcorn machine!)—the first time in 40+ years the space had been fully refreshed.

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