Waterloo Center for the Arts

01/25/2025

Are you starting to make plans for your spring break?

We've got the World's Greatest Spring Break right here at the Waterloo Center for the Arts with $1 admission into the Phelps Youth Pavilion on March 17-21 and a free special presentation by Hartman Reserve Nature Center on Monday, March 17 at 9:00am, 11:00am & 1:00pm.

All of this is made possible by R.J. McElroy Trust.

See all of the World's Greatest Spring Break specials here: https://www.mcelroytrust.org/spring-break

01/23/2025

Join Drum Iowa for Drumming at the Center this Saturday at 2:00PM for another fun and therapeutic drum circle.

As always, drums are available to borrow. Bring a friend or two!

$15 suggested donation. All proceeds go towards the purchase of drums, instruments, and keeping 'Drum Culture' strong across our Iowa Communities!

Home base! Let’s do it Waterloo! Saturday, 2-4p
Drumming at the Center Waterloo Center for the Arts 💜🪘💜

01/22/2025

The new Phelps Youth Pavilion exhibition is coming along smoothly.

We're so excited for ooening day for Pumpkins, Pigs & Pirates: Tales of Arthur Geisert | Opening Reception and Book Signing! on Sunday, March 2!

01/21/2025

Scholarships Available To Graduating Seniors Pursuing a Degree in Visual Arts!

Friends of the Arts Center is now accepting applications for the Raymond T. Forsberg and Marilyn Ann Hurley Memorial Scholarships, both in the amount of $5,000, a substantial increase from $1,000 previously available in past years.

These scholarships are available to graduating seniors attending high school within a 35-mile radius of Waterloo who are planning to pursue a post-secondary degree in the visual arts (art education, graphic design/graphic communications, fine arts, photography, etc.). A panel of art professionals will select scholarship winners based on students’ application, essay, portfolio, transcript, SAT/ACT scores and letters of recommendation. All application materials are due by 5:00pm on Friday, April 25, 2025. Two scholarship recipients will be notified and honored with a reception in May.

Students may download an application at www.waterloocenterforthearts.org/learn, pick-up an application in person at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, or request one by contacting the Center at 319.291.4490 or [email protected].

The Waterloo Center for the Arts and the Friends of the Art Center are now accepting applications for the Raymond T. Forsberg and Marilyn Ann Hurley Memorial Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 for both scholarships (an increase from $1,000 from previous years!). Applicants must currently be a grad...

01/19/2025

We have a WICKED night out planned for you and your friends!

Join us as we hold space for friendship, art and the lyrics of DEFYING GRAVITY at the Waterloo Center for the Arts for our third annual PALENTINE'S Celebration! Spend the evening with pals whose friendship has changed your life FOR GOOD. Hand massages, tarot readings, card making, prizes, unlimited champagne & desserts - OH MY!

DJ XRAY will have you singing and dancing the night away - We cannot wait to see you! Special thank you to Roth Jewelers LLC for sponsoring this epic occasion.

A Wicked Palentine's Celebration
Saturday, February 8 | 6:00-8:00 pm
Waterloo Center for the Arts

$30 PER TICKET
LIMITED TABLES AVAILABLE FOR $220
Proceeds benefit Friends of the Art Center

Grab your tickets at: https://waterloo-center-for-the-arts.square.site/

Our favorite song is Defying Gravity! What's yours?
https://youtu.be/4qfS4MsnDEc?si=3B-6AV7LdvVIXHN3

01/18/2025

Grab your friends and family and head to the trails! Take a walk around Greenbelt Lake in Waterloo. Around the lake, you will find 10 hidden clay songbirds made by the Waterloo Center for the Arts staff.

Remember to print and submit the Art Hunt form to win a prize!

01/17/2025

NEW CLASS ALERT: MACRAME MINDFULNESS
Learn basic knotting patterns and then create your very own plant hanger with the skills you have learned. |April 1-29 (5 weeks) | Tuesdays | 6:00 - 8:00pm | Instructor: Ellen Hermanson | Members: $50 | Non-members: $62 with $15 materials fee
To register or to learn more about upcoming classes visit: https://www.waterloocenterforthearts.org/education

01/16/2025

The Newest Class Schedule is Now Available!!

There is a fantastic lineup of classes ready for your registration. Spend your chilly winter evenings learning and creating with the Waterloo Center for the Arts.

Take a look at a handful of these great classes. More are available on our registration page at https://waterloocenterforthearts.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs or view the whole schedule plus our events and exhibitions at https://www.waterloocenterforthearts.org/education.

Classes for Kids:
- I Scream, You Scream: Clay Camp
- Doodlers
- Say It with Clay!
- Girl Scout Badge Programs..... and MORE!

Teen and Adult Classes:
- Wool Hat Felting
- Printmaking with Brandon
- Build a Gnome
- Macrame Mindfulness.... and so much MORE!!

We cannot wait to create with you!

01/10/2025

Class Spotlight: PRINTMAKING
Design an image and then use a carving tools on a soft carving block to create a beautiful design that can be printed on paper or fabric. February 4-25 (4 weeks) | Thursdays | 6:00 - 8:00pm
Instructor: Brandon Alvarado | Members: $39 | Non-members: $49
https://www.waterloocenterforthearts.org/education

01/08/2025

NEW CLASS ALERT!
Create your very own wool felted hat with artist Lisa Nelson. This single day class will be held on Sunday, February 2 from 9am -5pm. Cost is $78 with a $40 materials fee. For more information or to register visit:

Should minimum enrollment not be met, class will be cancelled, participants will be notified and a credit or a refund will be issued. If you withdraw from a class up to 3 days prior to the first session, you will receive a refund minus a $10 processing fee or a full credit towards another class regi...

01/06/2025

Today, we say goodbye to Dinosaur Ruckus in preparation for a new exhibition!

We loved Dinosaur Ruckus so much that it stayed and remained well played within for 4 years! Thank you to all of the families that spent many days traversing the dino volcano and learning with fossils that we're donated by Sherman Lundy. Thank you Sherman!

We're very excited for Pumpkins, Pigs and Pirates: Tales of Arthur Geisert that will be ready for play March 2nd!

01/02/2025

Get ready for spring with a few classes at the WCA!! Registrations are now open for adults and classes for kids!

We'll see you soon in the classrooms!

Sign Up Today
https://waterloocenterforthearts.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs

01/02/2025

Happy 2025! If you need an activity to do with your family in the New Year, take a walk around Greenbelt Lake in Waterloo. Around it you will find 10 hidden clay songbirds made by Waterloo Center for the Arts staff. Remember to print and submit the Art Hunt form to win a prize!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

The Waterloo Center for the Arts and the Phelps Youth Pavilion are closed today.

We will see you tomorrow at 10:00AM!

12/31/2024

Happy Noon Years!!!

12/31/2024

It's New Year's Eve!

Just a heads up, our Noon Years Party in the Phelps Youth Pavilion is FULL! Thank you to all who are joining us today for this fun celebration.

The Phelps Youth Pavilion will be closing at 1:00PM today and will be closed tomorrow for New Year's Day but will open at 10:00AM on Thursday, January 2!

See you in the new year!