ART IS FOR EVERYONE
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.
Street piano leaves indelible mark on 'Vermillionaires'
Thank you to Lori Walsh of In the Moment, SDPB, Bekki at Wynie Mae’s, and Brix for an excellent tribute to our first public piano. Although this particular piano has moved on over the rainbow, a new one is in the works! Stay tuned.
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Upcoming
This year's Vortex Film Festival is Sept 25–27 at the Coyote Twin in downtown Vermillion. We've got two not-to-be-missed documentary features, a premiere (!) feature from the homegrown Dakota Boys, and six blocks chock full of shorts. Selections will be announced Monday, August 10!
Tickets on sale by Sept 1.
Individual feature tickets $15 / students $12
Weekend passes $50 / students $40
Friday, Sept 25 | 7pm
Nine Little Indians, directed by Shannon Kring
Saturday Sept 26 | 2pm
Imagining the Indian, directed by Ben West & Aviva Kempner
Q&A to follow
Saturday Sept 26 | 7pm
Alien Diner (premiere!), directed by Carson Knecht
Weekend Workshops
Intimacy Coordination, Emily Vortherms
Scene Lighting, Adam Dyess
Film Fest Submission Best Practices & DCP Making, Casey Kelderman and Paul Ebsen
Full schedule out soon! Check coyotetwin.com/vortex.
2-time Champs: Verm Defends “Best Art Scene” Title
Vermillion was voted the No. 1 Best Small Town Arts Scene in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice poll for the second year in a row! You can check out the 2025 full top 10 list
We are grateful for the artists, organizations, volunteers, and community members who make Vermillion such a vibrant place for arts and culture. And thank you to everyone who voted and continues to support the arts in Vermillion.
From 2025: You can 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.