Who we are | Board of Trustees | What we do | The Arts in Vallejo | How you can participate

VCAF Mission Statement:

To facilitate and advocate Vallejo community participation in the Arts, including the promotion of the rich history of the Arts in Vallejo, the development of educational programs and support for Vallejo Arts organizations, and the celebration of our unique cultural diversity through the expressions of Art.

Who we are

The Vallejo Community Arts Foundation (VCAF) was founded as a California Public Benefit Corporation in 1991. The primary objectives and purposes of VCAF are to promote and enhance public awareness, appreciation, and participation in community arts programs; to hold fund-raising campaigns, social events, and community programs to promote arts and cultural facilities; to manage the receipt of funds from the City of Vallejo for allocation to cultural and arts programs; to be responsible for the overall management and funding of designated community arts facilities; and to raise and disburse funds for community arts programs and facilities.

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Board of Trustees

Officers:
Timothy MacDonald, President
Raymond Victor Mommsen, Vice President
Kerry Benthall, Treasurer
Leigh Beck, Secretary

Members at Large:
Susan MacDonald
Maggie Tracey
Deanna Baillie
Mark Martin
Shiloh Hobel

Parliamentarian:
Raymond Victor Mommsen

City Council Liaison:
Bob Sampayan

Advisory Board Members:
Celeste Smeland
Frank Malifrando

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What we do

The Arts Foundation is committed to arts education for children and adults and produces programs to support this commitment. We continue to improve our Summer Arts Camp for children, Post-Kindergarten – Sixth Grade, (ages 6-12,) increasing its length to four weeks, and deepening its curriculum. This has been met with great appreciation and support from the community. The courses are taught by local professional artists, with arts assistants to ensure one on one attention to the children. Such classes as ceramics, African dancing, abstract drawing and painting and a Community Mosaic Art Project are included in this years’ program. We offer the Summer Arts Camp for $110 per week per child. Some scholarships are available to make sure low-income children from our community can attend.

The Vallejo Community Arts Foundation (VCAF) is the manager and operator of the historic Empress Theatre, a mixed-use performing arts center. The Empress Theatre is key to the revitalization of historic downtown Vallejo and a cornerstone to the overall downtown/waterfront development master plan. VCAF worked with the City of Vallejo and Triad Communities, LLP in an historic public-private-nonprofit partnership to develop the Empress Theatre.

The Empress fills the existing need for a venue in Vallejo that will serve as a performing arts center and movie house. The primary goal of the Downtown Master Plan is to incorporate mixed land uses which are pedestrian-friendly and allow the downtown and the waterfront to evolve into the social, cultural, recreational and entertainment hub of the City of Vallejo.

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The Arts in Vallejo