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July 2023 by Lindsay M.
I've never seen such a ridiculous bag policy as they have. We went to a community theater production with high school student performers. There is no metal detector that would prevent actual weapons from being brought in. They're only targeting women's bags and wallets. There are people outside who make you hold your wallet up to a piece of paper. Not only is it insulting, the men doing it were also inconsistent with enforcement. They actually suggest on their website that you to bring a plastic ziplock to hold your items.
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June 2022 by Bert Harris
Their devotion to supporting live music
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November 2021 by Nathan Newport
Nothing but totally awesome! ?
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June 2021 by adamtarsiaimages.com
Beautiful picturesque grounds......very cool art installments inside and out
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September 2020 by Jennifer Lauren
love that this is in my community!
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May 2019 by Karen Smith
It's a magical& creative space for all ages!
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March 2019 by Tina Fowler Powell
This venue was a hidden gem for me. I totally enjoyed the atmosphere, music and fellow music lovers!!
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January 2019 by Jenny Graham Hougah
I was selected in 2018 to be the Exhibition and Collaborative Fellow and I found the administration, teachers and students to be amazing! I wholeheartedly recommend the fellowship, and the teaching staff are all artists AND professional educators in their own right. Such a positive and lively artistic atmosphere! Love CAC
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January 2018 by L L.
Wallingford Community Arts Center (WCAC) Recently attended a jazz concert here in the Duke Gallery. The room had nice acoustics and it was a really aesthetic place to enjoy music. Seating and parking is first-come, first-served. Free refreshments are offered, but a donation is suggested. People pool at the 1st floor bathrooms, but note that there are more on the upper floors with no waiting. Other experiences with WCAC? Took art classes here as young as 5yo. I actually remember them vividly, and got a lot out of them. The projects were pretty advanced for such a young age group, so parents got their money's worth. Many years later, took a ceramics class with local potter, Bob Dean (sells great stuff at Earth & State in Media). I made 150 pinch pots with holly leaf impressions, for my wedding. I remember a very kindly female pottery teacher was always working the kiln, and was really caring and helpful about making sure everyone's piece was handled with care. I think I had one piece crack out of like 200 fired, and it was no fault of hers. I thought I had signed up for a class, but it turned out to be more just studio time. At the time I took ceramics, there was a clique of middle-aged women who regularly signed up for everything, and kind of dominated activities, and commandeered conversation in the work room. My instructor didn't do much to involve everyone. He just stole our clay. Ah, but he made beautiful things with it! Overall, positive experiences here. This place has a positive, creative energy, which is exactly what you'd hope for from an arts center. Pendle Hill, the Quaker retreat/education center, is just across the street.
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January 2018 by L K.
Wallingford Community Arts Center (WCAC) Recently attended a jazz concert here in the Duke Gallery. The room had nice acoustics and it was a really aesthetic place to enjoy music. Seating and parking is first-come, first-served. Free refreshments are offered, but a donation is suggested. People pool at the 1st floor bathrooms, but note that there are more on the upper floors with no waiting. Other experiences with WCAC? Took art classes here as young as 5yo. I actually remember them vividly, and got a lot out of them. The projects were pretty advanced for such a young age group, so parents got their money's worth. Many years later, took a ceramics class with local potter, Bob Dean (sells great stuff at Earth & State in Media). I made 150 pinch pots with holly leaf impressions, for my wedding. I remember a very kindly female pottery teacher was always working the kiln, and was really caring and helpful about making sure everyone's piece was handled with care. I think I had one piece crack out of like 200 fired, and it was no fault of hers. I thought I had signed up for a class, but it turned out to be more just studio time. At the time I took ceramics, there was a clique of middle-aged women who regularly signed up for everything, and kind of dominated activities, and commandeered conversation in the work room. My instructor didn't do much to involve everyone. He just stole our clay. Ah, but he made beautiful things with it! Overall, positive experiences here. This place has a positive, creative energy, which is exactly what you'd hope for from an arts center. Pendle Hill, the Quaker retreat/education center, is just across the street.
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November 2017 by Ino Clay
Halls Decked out for the Holiday! Look lovely and very warm and inviting. Come see all the fine locally made handy work and fine crafts. Such wonderful ideas for thoughtful holiday gifts for the hostess, grand kids, couples, workmates, bosses, partners, the list is endless...and the "BEADazzled Gallery" is so colorful. Have fun!
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October 2017 by Nicole M.
We just attended a wedding here last night -- it was a nice venue, and the waitstaff was absolutely fantastic, but I wish the person I imagine is the manager of the venue (a man with glasses, in a blazer) would not have been such a stickler about guests that might need to use the elevator. As a staff member offered the elevator to my family with a stroller, he intervened and asked us to use the stairs. It was also clear he wasn't happy that that staff member had offered to accommodate us (even though she did the EXACT RIGHT THING). This wasn't a big deal for us, but I was VERY unhappy that my mother with a severe heart condition used the stairs. We're all family of the bride and groom. Obviously it's not a big deal if a guest of the couple needs to walk by where the bride is to use the elevator if it means she won't be in pain and unable to breathe by the time she gets to the floor of the ceremony. Accessibility is important, and you really can't make assumptions. Even one flight of stairs is actually too much for her. Like I said, the wait staff was wonderful. I just wish their boss had been legitimately welcoming to guests. I did not get that feeling at all.
