Our Goal

The Arts Council is in the process of restoring the former Allen Jemison building on the corner of 7th Street and Greensboro Avenue on the same block as the Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa. This historic building will be transformed into the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. The City of Tuscaloosa has done their part by securing a $1.5 million HUD grant to bring the building up to code but that is just the beginning. The Arts Council will be raising approximately $1.2 million dollars to finish construction on the first floor to create the space. 

The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (CAC) will be a hub for the arts in Tuscaloosa. The CAC will have a black box theatre/workshop space which will house family programming, educational opportunities and rehearsal space or community meeting space for rent. In addition, the CAC will house offices for local arts groups, artist studios and a gallery space for The University of Alabama.

Now is the time for this exciting project to happen to bring the arts and cultural community together in downtown Tuscaloosa.  We need your help to make this vision for the arts come to life. 

Please consider making a gift today to the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center. For more information on how you can become a partner in this exciting project, please contact Sandra Wolfe at (205) 758-4994 ext.3.

Thank you for doing your part to bring the arts together in our community!

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