Atlantic Center for the Arts

Atlantic Center for the Arts
Atlantic Center for the Arts is located in Volusia County
Atlantic Center for the Arts
Volusia County, Florida
Established1982
Location1414 Art Center Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Coordinates29°04′15″N 80°57′44″W / 29.070924°N 80.962295°W / 29.070924; -80.962295
TypeArt
FounderDoris Leeper
DirectorJennifer McInnes Coolidge, Executive Director
Public transit accessVOTRAN
Websitewww.atlanticcenterforthearts.org

Atlantic Center for the Arts (ACA) is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary artists' community and education facility located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The complex was designed by the Boston-based firm Thompson and Rose Architects.[1]

Atlantic Center has been the starting point for new works which go on to be shown at national museums and performance centers such as the Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Spoleto Festival, Jacob's Pillow, the Walker Art Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Museum of Modern Art, and Bang on a Can.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Leeper Studio Complex," Thompson and Rose Architects website. Accessed Oct. 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "Doris Leeper". Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "History". Atlantic Center for the Arts. Retrieved May 2, 2012.