The Vermillion Area Arts Council is a non-profit organization that encourages, assists, and coordinates activities related to the arts and humanities in the Vermillion area in order to involve the arts and humanities pervasively in the life of the community.

Our main goals are to play a central role in the development of the arts in the Vermillion area and make art a part of all segments of the community, encouraging both participation and appreciation.

The Vermillion Area Arts Council incorporated in 1974, and in 1977 the VAAC became a non-profit organization.  In 1990 the VAAC purchased its present home, the former St. Agnes Catholic Church at 202 Washington Street, and it became the Washington Street Arts Center.  In 1995 the WSAC was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.