The Alabama Center for the Arts Foundation, formed in 2019, is a 501c3 organization dedicated to supporting the efforts of Calhoun Community College and Athens State University to further their mission of establishing the Alabama Center for the Arts (ACA) as a regional leader in arts education, as well as creating a vibrant, public cultural hub for North Alabama and the Tennessee Valley by offering a wide range of diverse programming that will serve to entertain, educate, and inspire.