Building on the dream...

Founded as an IRS 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1998, the Dickson Performing Arts Center is a catalyst for supporting a variety of performing arts projects in Teller County, including arts facility expansions in the area, and in providing these facilities and local arts organizations with ongoing monetary support.

In 1998, the students of Woodland Park High School's Key Club (a teen component of Kiwanis International) expressed a dream: to have permanent performing arts facility to enhance their now limited ability to grow and learn as young artists. In support of this dream, Dickson Performing Arts Center began its work bringing the community together to enhance arts opportunities in Teller County.  

Today, the purpose of Dickson Performing Arts Center is to raise money and administer funds for the promotion of the performing arts and the enhancement of facilities provided for this purpose to benefit the community at large, the City of Woodland Park and the Woodland Park School District RE-2, including providing ongoing support of the recently completed Dickson Auditorium, a beautiful 450 seat performing arts facility at the Woodland Park High School. The new Dickson Auditorium will provide a space for student and community productions for years to come.