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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?
ARTIST RECEPTIONS
FRI.
December 12
5:30-7:30pm
CHRIS WUBBENA:
RECENT WORKS
RECEPTION & 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.
FRI.
February 27
5:30-7:30pm
BRENT HOUZENGA:
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.
March 20
5:30-7:30pm
ISAAC PRIOR &
GREG HARGREAVES
Gallery Talk & Demo
Free Admission
A celebration of Waterloo-based painter Greg Hargreaves and Ames-based drawer/jeweler Isaac Prior.
Thurs.
April 9
5:30-7:30pm
CHRIS WUBBENA
Film Screening
Free Admission
Interdisciplinary artist Chris Wubbena is known for his mixed-media sculptural compositions, multi-media installations, and large-scale public sculptures. In Petersen Town Hall, we will present a screening of his most recent work in film and reveal Wubbena's sculpture "We're Here".
FRI.
May 22
5:30-7:30pm
AMYTHEST WARRINGTON
Gallery Talk & Opening Reception
Free Admission
Hear the artist speak about her work in the context of pain and loss as well as unique properties of the ceramic medium.
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
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