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Welcome to the
WATERLOO CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Saturday | 10:00AM – 5:00PM & Sunday | 1:00 – 4:00PM
Exception of Holidays
Admission for all WCA galleries is free
CURRENT EXHIBITS
The Center collects Midwest Art, American Decorative Arts and International Folk Art, including
a significant collection of Mexican Folk Art and the worlds’ largest public collection of Haitian Art. Selections from our collection are always on display in one or several of our galleries at any given time. We also feature changing exhibits in five separate galleries throughout the building.
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Taste Your Way Through the Midwest!
Cedar Valley Stem & Stein
Saturday, August 9 | 4:00 - 8:00PM
RiverLoop Expo Plaza
Grab your friends and grab your tickets to a fantastic time of tasing!
General festival admission includes samples from over 40 different breweries, wineries, and distilleries along with a commemorative tasting glass.
Tickets: $40 per person
OR $35 per ticket for groups of 6 or more
ARTIST RECEPTIONS
TUES.
September 16
5:00-7:00pm
DOT DAY EXHIBITION
OPENING RECEPTION
Free Admission
International Dot Day, a global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration, was created in honor of the classic Peter H. Reynolds storybook The Dot. Available in multiple languages, the book shares the story of Vashti who begins a journey of self-discovery after a caring teacher challenges her to make her mark. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in creativity, confidence, and courage. The Dot Day movement was sparked in 2009 by teacher Terry Shay, a Waterloo resident, who introduced The Dot to his students after recognizing its powerful message. This invitational exhibition of “dots,” featuring beloved local and regional artists, has been organized by Jessica Young.
THURS.
October 16
5:30-7:30pm
MILTON WOLSKY: A MID-CENTURY NEBRASKA ARTIST
GALLERY TALK WITH GALLERY 1516 FOUNDER PATRICK DRICKEY
Free Admission
Milton Wolsky (1916-1981) was a prolific artist from Omaha, NE who worked in areas ranging from illustration to abstract expressionist painting. Wolsky’s career blossomed in New York City in the 1940s where he worked as a modern artist and illustrator for national publications such as Good Housekeeping, Collier’s, McCall’s, TIME, Life, and Redbook. A career-spanning collection of his artwork is housed at Gallery 1516, a non-profit arts organization in Omaha, and is on loan to the Center as part of the gallery’s traveling exhibition outreach program.
THURS.
October 30
5:30-7:30pm
TURTLE WISDOM: PERSONAL POLITICAL, PLAYFUL
OPENING RECEPTION & TURTLE TALK
Free Admission
The works of Betty LaDuke have many times graced the walls of the Waterloo Center for the Arts. This new body of work is 21 shaped, carved, and painted wood panels that are based on artist sketches drawn decades ago during travels in African, Latin American, and Asian countries. The themes speak to dreams, dreamers, expectations, love, hope, nostalgia, and resilience. The exhibition is supplemented by major LaDuke paintings and prints from the WCA collection.
FRI.
February 27
TIME AGAIN
CLOSING RECEPTION & GALLERY TALK
Free Admission
Accomplished muralist, installation artist, and educator Brent Houzenga is a New Orleans-based artist originally from Fulton, IL. His work has been featured in publications such as Time Out Chicago, Art+Design New Orleans, and the Rizzoli book Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art. He is also the subject of an independent documentary film titled Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer. Houzenga is known for his portraits of anonymous people painted with a Pop aesthetic. His influences include punk rock, street art, comic books, mysticism, and psychology. He states, “I’m interested in portraiture, but I’m equally interested in abstraction and the space between representation and the void.”
FRI.
December 12
5:30-7:30pm
CHRIS WUBBENA:
RECENT WORKS
RECEPTION, FILM SCREENING, & GALLERY TALK
Free Admission
Featuring interdisciplinary artist Chris Wubbena’s most recent bodies of work titled Demos and in the midst of things. His mixed-media sculptural compositions, multi-media installations, and large-scale public sculptures have been presented nationwide for the past two-and-a-half decades. He has a B.F.A. from UNI and an M.F.A. from San Francisco State University and is currently Professor of Sculpture at Southeast Missouri State University.
Children's Museum Hours - View the Visit Page for Holiday Closures
Wednesday - Saturday | 10:00AM - 5:00PM & Sunday | 1:00 - 5:00PM
3rd Thursdays: The PYP will be open from 10:00AM - 8:00PM on the 3rd Thursday of each month during the fall and winter season.
Admission
$5 per person or $2 with the presentation of a valid EBT card for up to 4 people
Members are free
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