A Center for the Arts
A Center for the Arts sponsors a wide range of programming including: local, professional, and touring performers; live theater; music; dance; movies; visual arts exhibitions; workshops and literary events.
A non-profit arts organization housed in the historic Fergus Theatre in downtown Fergus Falls, MN
A Center for the Arts is about people--artists and audiences. It's about building partnerships in the community and the region. It's about creating opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities to learn, to grow and to experience the world through the arts. It's about doing all of that in a rural community where sometimes there are limited resources and fewer people and less access than in a metropolitan area.
The Mission of A Center for the Arts in Fergus Falls is to connect artists and audiences by providing the best possible arts experiences that inspire imagination, curiosity, creativity and learning.
History of the Theatre
Built in 1921 as the Orpheum Theatre, with a legitimate theatre stage complete with fly loft, curtains, dressing rooms and seating capacity for 200, the main focus was on vaudeville and other live theatre performances. As silent movies came on the horizon, the theatre began to change. Soon "talkies" became the rage and movies were in full swing. The Orpheum Theatre was a popular show place that comfortably accommodated both stage productions and film.
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