We have officially signed a lease with the City of Chico to take over the additional spaces on the south end of the historic Southern Pacific Railroad depot, which has been vacant for many years. This expansion will allow Chico Art Center to offer more arts-related opportunities to its members and the broader community.

One of the spaces is being renovated for the Digital Arts Lab. We are collecting donated equipment and planning a full program of classes where you can learn to digitally sketch and paint, to use software for photo editing, design and publishing, to develop skills in promotion and social media and much more.

A new website exclusively for our digital arts lab is under development.

One space is being built into an annex gallery that can be rented by artists for visual and performing arts events.

Renovation has begun. If you'd like to help fund the renovation, make a donation here.