Holmes Center for the Arts expands spring-summer classes for all ages

May tumbling classes, ballet and Bollywood and musical theater dance are first on the Holmes Center for the Arts calendar as the Millersburg nonprofit broadens its spring-to-summer lineup for children, teens and adults.

The center said its summer 2026 schedule includes weekly classes, intensives, art camps and special programs, with several offerings beginning May 4 through May 7. Along with dance and tumbling, the visual arts side of the schedule includes drawing, painting, calligraphy, cartooning, watercolor and botanical drawing, giving families a single local option for both creative instruction and warm-weather enrichment.

That range matters in Holmes County, where the arts center is trying to serve beginners, hobbyists and more serious students in the same season. The organization says it offers classes, performances and presentations in dance, music, theatre and art, all from its site at 5200 State Route 39 in Millersburg, on the west side of Berlin. Its mission says it aims to provide educational and performing opportunities for people of all economic and social backgrounds in a wholesome, family-oriented atmosphere.

The timing also lines up with how local households plan spring and summer. By April, parents are making decisions about camps, lessons and ways to keep kids active outside the classroom, and the Holmes Center’s schedule gives them an in-county answer rather than a drive farther away for classes or performances.

The center’s own homepage points to a busy operation already in motion. It says the organization has sold 3,988 tickets, served more than 633 students, run 42 classes per week and presented 21 live performances on stage. The site also points to outreach for people with developmental disabilities and to recurring performance opportunities, including the Nutcracker and spring dance recitals.

The arts center itself is still relatively new. The Ohio Facilities Construction Commission said the Holmes Center for the Arts celebrated its grand opening on Monday, March 28, 2022, after a project supported by local funding and a State of Ohio Cultural Facilities Grant. The commission said the complex cost $1,315,000, including a $465,000 local share and an $850,000 state share.

Phase 2 was planned to add a multi-purpose theatre space for performances, galleries, dinner theatre, rehearsals, after-school programming, conferences and community meetings. For Holmes County families looking for one place that can cover art lessons, stage work and child-friendly activities, the spring-summer schedule shows that vision moving deeper into daily use.