71 e. commercial st.
willits, california
707-459-1726
hours:
thurs-fri 4-7 p.m.
sat-sun noon-3 p.m.
In 1993 the city of Willits formed a Cultural Arts Commission of seven members who, with the help of volunteers, would focus on renovating the historic Women's Improvement Club building (circa 1926) into a cultural arts center for the community. It took over seven years, countless volunteer hours and many fund raising events to complete the downstairs which opened in February 2000.
Eight more years of equally hard work and the upstairs great-room was opened. This room not only increases exhibit space, but provides a venue for music and dance performances as well as for community events.
The Willits Cultural Arts Commission is committed to community arts development and in creating the means where as many people are included in building and asserting their cultural identities so that their experiences can become the basis of cultural activities.
The Willits Center for the Arts supports WCAC's primary focus to support active cultural participation and artistic production in the city of Willits and its surrounding Little Lake Valley region by providing low-cost public access for arts activities, education, information, resources, and other services.