The NWCCOG Foundation, in partnership with the Town of Gypsum, and with the support of other local governments within Eagle County, Colorado, leveraged support for the construction of an outdoor theater in Gypsum, Colorado. The Community Arts Center is designed primarily as an outdoor theater. However, the design is such that the doors in front of the stage can be closed to create a smaller indoor venue for art shows and children’s programs. The Town of Gypsum has offered the historic Lundgren Barn (circa 1910), town-owned property near the Town Hall, and up to $200,000 in matching funds toward the construction of an outdoor theater. The NWCCOG Foundation assisted in raising an additional $120,000 in private sector funds. Construction of the Arts Center began in the summer of 2004 and was completed in the summer of 2005.