In 1997, the Arts Council purchased downtown Calhoun's worst eyesore, the historic Rooker Hotel, which had stood vacant for over twenty years. The Arts Council transformed the once-dilapidated building into a beautiful, functional arts center to serve all the people of the community, as well as out-of-town visitors.

The Visual Arts Guild joined the council in 1998. The Arts Council continued to grow and develop with additions of the annual Djoeke Gunning Memorial Concert, Arts in the Schools, Pre-School Pops, and other community outreach programs.
 

The Harris Arts Center, which opened in January 2000, includes a visual art gallery, an art studio, music classrooms, meeting facilities, the Roland Hayes Museum, and a spacious catering kitchen. Currently, classes in visual arts, piano, guitar, banjo, violin, woodwinds, ballroom dance, yoga and Kindermusic are available.

Guided tours are available by appointment.
 

The Milton Ratner Performing Arts Theater and a state-of-the-art 200-seat theater, an art gallery, conference room, and offices were completed in 2004.