About

An Arts Center has been a dream for many in Chesterfield County for many years. First proposed in the 1980’s as an arts center adjacent to the Chesterfield County Main Library, the concept of a community gathering place shifted to Chester with the design of the Chester Village Green as a planned community that included a new library branch. Many felt that an arts center would “complete the picture” of the Village Green. Based on the concept of “New Urbanism,” Chester Village Green became the cornerstone of the l989 Land Use Plan for Chester, blending the old with the new to restore functionality and sustainability to the historic village of Chester.