The Vero Beach Museum of Art (VBMA) was founded in 1978 as the Center for the Arts and has grown rapidly over the years. In 1986, the doors of a new building opened for the first time, and in 1999, the Museum increased the size of the facility to a total of 54,000 square feet. In 2002, its name was changed to the Vero Beach Museum of Art and additional growth came in 2007 and again in 2011-2012 with the creation of the Alice and Jim Beckwith Sculpture Park, a covered Atrium, new entrance vestibule, and a 20,000 square foot Exhibitions and Collections wing. Today, the VBMA comprises nearly 76,000 square feet of space, seven acres of grounds including the Sculpture Park, and a 12,000 square-foot Museum Art School facility.