Our History
Louisa High School was the first occupant of our building back in 1907. The one-and-a-half story building was designed by Charles A. Robinson, architect out of Richmond. It was built by Louisa contractor Robert E. Leigh.
The second story and the auditorium were added 3 years later.
Building sits vacant from 1987-2002.
The Purcell Art Gallery displays its first exhibit.
Cooke-Haley Theater, Art Studio, Box Office, and Kitchen restoration are completed.
Summer Arts Camps are created.
Adult and Youth Art Classes are created.
First Silver Tie Gala is held.
The LaVahn and Mary Frances Hoh Scholarship Fund is created to ensure all children interested in the arts can participate in our youth programs, regardless of their financial situation.
After-school arts programs are formed for youth in our community. Louisa Theatre Works, Broadway Dance Works, and Art Lab were among our first after-school programs.
The Louisa Arts Center had to close its doors during this period due to the worldwide COVID pandemic.
Cultural Sundays programming begins to bring unique and varied cultural experiences to our Cooke-Haley Theater stage.
Shakespeare plays performed by a theatre group to bring more live theatre cultural performances to our region.
The Mobile Arts Outreach Program will partner with Louisa County Public Schools to bring art programming and free meals to under-served youth in our community.
Louisa Players Live! brings the opportunity to take the stage (or work behind the scenes!) bringing live theater performances back to the Louisa Arts Center.
