Our Mission
To facilitate the building of a world class center for the arts to enhance the educational, economic, and cultural vitality for SW Washington, to be centrally located in the city of Vancouver.
IMAGINE...
America’s Vancouver as a
regional cultural center!
As the fourth largest city in the state of Washington, Vancouver has never experienced a greater need or more pronounced opportunity to give the visual
and performing arts a home. When compared to the Northwest as a whole and to the larger sweep of national surveys, residents of Vancouver and Clark
County express an exceptionally high level of interest in the arts. Nearly three quarters of the residents who were surveyed strongly support the pursuit of an
arts center and most said they expect nothing less.
ThInk of downtown, alive with art, music, and theater...
The Southwest Washington Center for the Arts (SWCA) will offer artists a world-class venue to perform and exhibit. Integral to the core of Downtown Vancouver, the goal is to breathe new life into our community while making a sound investment in our economic well being.
An art center would serve the community with rich cultural, educational and economic components; just think of the possibilities...
- Music
- Live Theater
- Dance
- Film
- Touring Productions
- Concerts
- Recitals
- Resident Company Performances
- Visual Arts
- Lectures and Debates
- Business Meetings
- Community Meetings
- Speaker Forums
- All in one central location!
Here's what others who share our dream have said...
“Building a world-class center for the arts is not only a logical and critical
element of Vancouver’s renaissance, but an essential element for sustaining
our economic growth and renewal.”
~~Mark Brandon, Vice President, First Independent Bank
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce, Former Chair
“I envision a performing arts center creating many opportunities for
our students to attend performances that we cannot provide in the schools –
learning opportunities that will greatly enhance our students’ appreciation of
the arts.”
~~John Deeder, Superintendent, Evergreen School District
"Our young people would benefit tremendously from a regional center for the visual and performing arts."
~~John Erickson, Superintendent, Vancouver School District
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