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Waterloo Center for the Arts Discover the ARTS...we have something creative for you and your entire family! Gallery hours are:
Tuesday - Saturday | 10AM - 5PM. Sundays | 1PM - 4PM.
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The Waterloo Center for the Arts' purpose is to initiate and further awareness, appreciation, and support of the arts by a diverse audience. Located within the Art Center is the Phelps Youth Pavilion, our Children's Museum. Phelps Youth Pavilion hours are:
Wednesday - Saturday | 10AM - 4PM
Sundays | 1PM - 4PM. Tours are available on Tuesdays by appointment. Call 319-291-4490 for more information. Galleries are FREE. Phelps Youth Pavilion is $5 per person or $2 with EBT card. Free for members and kids under the age of 1. World's Window: A Store With A Purpose operates in our gift store location. Hours are Tuesday - Saturday, 11AM - 3PM. Located on the banks of the scenic Cedar River in downtown Waterloo, the Art Center offers outstanding indoor and outdoor rental facilities. Visitors enjoy changing exhibitions in addition to a significant permanent collection including Mexican Folk Art, Midwest Art, American Decorative Arts, International Folk Art and the world's largest public collection of Haitian Art. Galleries are free and open to the public. Art classes and workshops for all ages and levels are offered throughout the year. Visit our website for more details: www.waterloocenterforthearts.org

Events, festivals and concerts take place indoors and outdoors throughout the year at the Art Center, RiverLoop Amphitheatre and Expo Plaza. The Center houses the Waterloo Community Playhouse/Black Hawk Children's Theatre and the Phelps Youth Pavilion. The Youth Pavilion is an interactive children's museum featuring over 40 hands-on exhibits for ages 12 and under to explore. Milk a life-size cow, drive a tractor through a Grant Wood painting, explore the music, language and culture of other countries, and more! Mark's Park splash pad and playground is located next to the Youth Pavilion and open seasonally. Waterloo Center for the Arts is supported by:
City of Waterloo
Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
Friends of the Art Center
Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
RJ McElroy Trust
Waterloo Convention & Visitors Bureau Hotel-Motel Tax Fund
Waterloo City Council Discretionary Hotel-Motel Tax Fund
Numerous private donors

10/15/2026
Today is the last day to register!Trick-Or-Treat with the Phelps Youth Pavilion: The Adventures of Little Boo!Trick-or-t...
10/13/2026

Today is the last day to register!

Trick-Or-Treat with the Phelps Youth Pavilion: The Adventures of Little Boo!
Trick-or-treat with the Phelps Youth Pavilion and Black Hawk Children’s Theatre!
Small groups will be led through the Phelps Youth Pavilion in fifteen-minute increments to hear a boo-riffic tale presented by the Black Hawk Children’s Theatre. Families will also have time to complete Halloween-themed crafts and receive a bag of goodies as they leave. Reservations are required for this event and costumes are encouraged.

Thursday, October 15 | 5:30-8:00pm
Phelps Youth Pavilion
Members: $2 | Nonmembers: $7
Register by: October 12

Register Here: https://waterloocenterforthearts.activityreg.com/selectActivity

*Pre-registration is required. Participants must register for BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN.

Have you been in to the galleries to see Amythest Warrington's exhibition, Grief is the Price of Love and the accompanyi...
10/12/2026

Have you been in to the galleries to see Amythest Warrington's exhibition, Grief is the Price of Love and the accompanying exhibition, Evanescence: Art from the UNI Permanent Art Collection? We only have a few more weeks with these stunning pieces.

Grief is the Price of Love
Law-Reddington Gallery
May 12-November 22, 2026

Ceramist Amythest Warrington explores the beauty and pain of loss through art. Her meticulously crafted and beautiful objects draw you into serious and often taboo subjects, both comforting those who need it and challenging those that are
comfortable. Warrington has a B.F.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and an M.F.A. in ceramics with a minor in textiles, merchandising and fashion design from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Evanescence: Art from the UNI Permanent Art Collection
Law-Reddington Gallery
May 12-November 22, 2026
To accompany Amythest Warrington’s powerful work is an exhibition about
transition and loss featuring Darryl Curran’s scanogram portfolio All About Doris, Jason Corbett Fogues’ Untitled (Tim Fogue in the Lamar Valley), an Owens Pottery Studio face jug, and selections for the late Denis Roussel’s Nature Morte series. On loan from the University of Northern Iowa’s Permanent Art Collection.

Image: Amythest Warrington, MacNider, clay.

A warm welcome to Stacia and Breeze who will be teaching our fall children's classes! Our next round of drawing/clay cla...
10/07/2026

A warm welcome to Stacia and Breeze who will be teaching our fall children's classes! Our next round of drawing/clay classes will begin in November. For more information visit waterloocenterforthearts.org or call 319.291.4490

10/06/2026

The Waterloo Center for the Arts Presents Its Annual Holiday Arts Festival!

Kick off the holiday shopping season with this premier indoor arts festival. Experience a wide variety of original artworks and shop from one-of-a-kind products by some of the most skilled Iowa and regional artists, artisans, and emerging artists. Enjoy music, food, and art for purchase for the whole family! Sponsored by Lincoln Savings Bank.

Saturday, November 14 | 9:00-4:00pm
Sunday, November 15 | 9:00-4:00pm
Waterloo Center for the Arts
Free Admission

10/06/2026

New Class Alert! There is still room remaining in our 3-D Spinner class on Sunday, October 18 from 1-5pm. Cost for this class is $67, all glass will be precut, participants will be soldering pieces together to create spinners. For more information visit www.waterloocenterforthearts.org Thank you to artist Melissa Nelson for facilitating this class!

Address

225 Commercial Street
Waterloo, IA
50701

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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+13192914490

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