About CAC: Mission / History

Our Mission:To present, promote and support the arts and arts education.

The team of staff at the CAC includes a full-time executive director and executive assistant, a part-time Young People's Artist Series director, a part-time New Harmonies coordinator and a part-time office assistant. 

Since 1997, our home has been the Rosenzweig Arts Center (RAC) in the heart of downtown Columbus. The RAC features a sales and exhibit gallery, classroom space, theater space and meeting rooms. Services include re-granting to local art organizations as well as promotion and ticketing services for other local art groups. Our programs include the Young People's Artist Series, Concert and Artist Series, monthly gallery shows, performances in the Omnova Theater, Art Underground classes and our Summer Art Camp. Our major sources of funding are grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission, The Mississippi Humanities Council, Weyerheauser, City of Columbus, Lowndes County and the Columbus Visitors Bureau. However, we would not be able to exist without local corporate sponsorships and private individuals through the purchase of memberships, event tickets, class tuition, building rentals and gallery sales.