Community Arts Center in the Hannah Block Historic USO Building
120 South 2nd Street, Wilmington NC 28401
*In order to reserve studios for free non-profit use or to receive non-profit use rates on rentals, please complete online application or email form to Stacie Smith. All questions about application can be made to Stacie Smith by email or phone at 910-341-7860.
GENERAL POLICIES:
CAC Business Hours: CAC business hours are Monday – Thursday 9AM-9PM, Friday 9AM-5PM, and Saturday 9AM-1PM. Friday & Saturday evening and Sunday hours may be requested no less than seven days in advance and with a contract.
- Please Note: During the Summer months, classroom and meeting space is not available during camp days and hours. Click here to see the Creative Arts Camp Schedule.
Reservation Requests: Requests for space must be made to the attention of Stacie Smith in writing by email ([email protected]) or by phone at 910-341-7860 no less than 2 business days in advance. We encourage that all requests be made as far in advance as possible.
Contact Person: All reservations require a contact person’s name, phone number, email address, and organization’s name.
Studio Assignments: Rooms are assigned on a first-come basis according to the number of people involved and the nature of the usage e.g. dance class requiring dance studio; music rehearsal requiring piano; art class requiring natural light.
Non-Profit Free Use: Non-profit organization can reserve studio space for meeting/rehearsal use at no charge depending on availability and if no admission, donation or fee of any kind is charged. These reservations only apply during CAC BUSINESS HOURS. A reservation does not guarantee a specific studio and the CAC reserves the right to cancel a reservation for any reason with a 48 hours advance notice.
After Hour Fee: Studio rentals (including free non-profit reservations) will be available at the designated start time and not before. All studios must be vacated at the rental finish time (this includes all clean up). The Community Arts Center exterior doors will be locked promptly at the end of each business day or at the time the rental is scheduled to end. Failure to comply with rental start time and end time will result in a $15/hour charge that must be paid prior to any subsequent usage.
No Show Policy: If an organization does not show for a reservation, there will be a $15 cancellation fee. Fee must be paid prior to any subsequent usage.
Non-Profit Use Application
In order to reserve space at the non-profit rates.