Let's make something extraordinary together!
Art Barn School of Art has become a vital asset to the community, drawing participants from Northwest Indiana and beyond through year-round art education, exhibitions and programs. Go on an Inspired Journey with Art Barn and support engaging arts programs in your community.

Valparaiso Creative Council Presents: Sip + Social Speakeasy – A Theatrically-Immersive Prohibition Experience

Valentines Botox Event with ICON AESTHETICS

ART EXHIBITION - DAS GALLERY VALPARAISO : The exhibition will run through February, with an artists reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30

Join the Valparaiso Creative Council for the Art + Innovation IV reception where they’ll celebrate three local artists and host VCC’s Annual Stakeholder Meeting to celebrate all they’ve accomplished in 2024 and what is in store for 2025!

Art Prize celebrates their 15th Anniversary in 2024!  This amazing art festival is set in the heart of Downtown Grand Rapids and features artists from all over the world.  Guests will enjoy a hearty sit-down lunch at Hopcat combined with walking and bus tours of various art installations throughout the city.

The Valparaiso International Center invites you to join its 15th annual World Cultural Festival! Come celebrate food, fun, and culture from all around the world in downtown Valpo. Try delicious food from international restaurants, explore a multicultural market, and experience performances from cultures all over the globe.

Need to park for this year’s Popcorn Fest, park with us and support our cause!

This year VCC Mural Week will provide live muralists at FOUR downtown Valparaiso locations.

Featuring the works of Mays Jones, Alex Kozlowski, Hadley Lindzy, Segijoe Villani 

In partnership with Valpo YMCA and local organizations, we will offer kids a sampling of every art form just in time for summer!

In partnership with Valpo YMCA and local organizations, we will offer kids a sampling of every art form just in time for summer!

This event will kick-off at Roots Cafe with a meet and greet of artists, bites to eat, musical performance by Joe Villani, and an infusion of originality that only creators can get away with. It’ll then meander to Lower Lincoln where creativity takes center stage! One of the featured artists’, Eurnice Harris, will unveil her finished “Sip + Social Speakeasy” painting, drinks will be poured, community members will mingle, and Melissa Marshall will turn on the LIGHT of innovation. She will share the tips + tricks all entrepreneurs need to know regarding social media! Join us in this inventive networking event where ART takes the floor, grabs the mic, and gets down to business in Valpo.

In partnership with Valpo YMCA and local organizations, we will offer kids a sampling of every art form just in time for summer!

Thanks to incredible community support, and large donors such as The City of Valpo, Alison + Jeff Quackenbush MD., Porter County community Foundation, and the Dame + Mary Louise Foundation, we were able to raise the funding needed to donate a sculpture for Flounder + Friends Skatepark.

In partnership with Valpo YMCA and local organizations, we will offer kids a sampling of every art form just in time for summer!

Join us for a fun and festive evening of drinks, dinner and art experiences to support the continuation and growth of our programming and operations.

Valparaiso Creative Council presents an immersive Sip + Social Speakeasy event where the glamorous 1920s meets Lower Lincoln in a distinctive theatrical, musical, and artistic experience.

Valparaiso Creative Council presents an immersive Sip + Social Speakeasy event where the glamorous 1920s meets Lower Lincoln in a distinctive theatrical, musical, and artistic experience.

This art show is being curated and hosted by a Valparaiso University junior art student for her independent study and will feature the works of 3 fellow VU students.

This is a quarterly artist reception for artists displayed at Roots Cafe and Lower Lincoln. Each quarter VCC is inviting our community to celebrate the works of three local artists, heat their personal stories/creative process, and learn from innovative professionals. This mix + mingle is meant to bring innovative sharing to the forefront for all!

An evening to speak to photographers, view and purchase their work.

The exhibition is free to attend and will be on display from November 29, 2023, through March 5, 2024. The public is invited to an opening reception on Thursday, January 11 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm with light bites and refreshments.

Let's gather and study the exciting medium of watercolor together! Angela Czepinski is a fine art artist and teacher. She has been teaching different art mediums to ages 5 thru adult for over 25 years, but her love is with watercolor.

Join us the second Saturday of every month for welcome champagne, cheese & wine, tasting flights and paired accompaniments! $30

Join us the second Saturday of every month for welcome champagne, cheese & wine, tasting flights and paired accompaniments! $30

Join us the second Saturday of every month for welcome champagne, cheese & wine, tasting flights and paired accompaniments! $30