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Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center

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Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center

222 E Drake Ave

Sara Hand Custer

Sara Hand Custer

Cultural Arts Administrator

Welcome to the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center (JDCAC)! Your cultural community resource for creativity and education in the visual and performing arts.

Who We Are

Drone picture of the front of the Arts Center showing the building from above.

The JDCAC offers the Auburn community opportunities to experience visual and performing arts, entertain innovative ideas, develop new talent and experience culture. There are classes and workshops, art exhibitions, theatre performances, art education programs and special events that bring our community together. The facility offers a new ceramics studio, dance studio, art gallery, and community gallery along with newly renovated art studios, a black box performance room and a multipurpose conference room. The JDCAC is also available for rent. The JDCAC has developed a strong culture of collaboration, partnering with local organizations. Our main partners are the Auburn Arts Association, the Auburn Area Community Theatre, and the Auburn Community Orchestra.

Our Mission

The JDCAC inspires, enriches and connects our community by providing opportunities to experience and participate in the visual, performing and educational arts. Through diverse classes, art exhibitions, theatre productions and special events, we foster community engagement throughout the Auburn area.

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JDCAC Annual Events

Cultural Calendar

Summer Invitational A to Z Exhibition and Reception | On view through July 31 | A reception was held Thursday, July 9 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. | JDCAC | Free and open to the public! | For more info., see press release.

Auburn Area Community Theatre Presents it's Summer Musical, "The Spitfire Grill" | Aug. 7, 8, 13, 14 & 15 at 7 p.m. | Aug. 9 & 16 Matinee at 2 p.m. | JDCAC | Tickets and more info. can be found at auburnact.org. For more info., see press release.

Artist's Harvest 2 - The Harvest Continues | Exhibition on view Oct. 1 - 31 with a reception and market on Oct. 22 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | JDCAC | Free to enter, and open to artists of all mediums and styles. | For more info., call (334) 501-2963.

20th Annual Holiday Art Sale | Saturday, Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Frank Brown Recreation Center & JDCAC | FREE and open to the public! | For more info., contact Emillie Dombrowski, Art Education Specialist, at (334) 501-2944 or by email: edombrowski@auburnal.gov.