The center of notice. The Lincoln City Cultural Center was born in 1992, when a group of 75 residents created a coalition for arts and learning in Lincoln City. These artists and art-lovers formed a non-profit group called the Coastal Communities Cultural Center, known locally as the 4C’s. The association’s goal was to establish a single location, a common home for art classes, performing arts programs and... In 1997, the 4C’s established its blue ribbon home, a small gallery space at City Hall. The members offered classes and exhibits in this location, while planning and finance-raising for a larger, permanent center. This work came to fruition in 2006, when the Lincoln City Urban Renewal Operation purchased the historic Delake School and offered it to the 4C’s with a long-term lease. Since then, the non-profit has raised more than $1 million in donations and grants, and transformed the 1929 Delake Private school into a modern, comfortable and ADA-accessible community resource. Since 2007, it has been known as the Lincoln City Cultural Center. The center receives bolstering from the Urban Renewal Agency through lease forgiveness and infrastructure project grants, and from the Lincoln City Visitor and Tradition Bureau’s nonprofit event fund. All other operating funds come from donors, grants and program fees. While culture feeds our souls it does not discourage a keep the lights on, patch broken water pipes nor fill bellies.
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