An image of a traditional colorfully beaded Haitian flag with a woman in the center with a flowing headpiece that is adorned with voodoo symbolism. The background of the flag has large and small clusters of sigils and other representations of deities.

Reuling Feldman Gallery

With Over 1,800 Beautifully Crafted Pieces, the WCA Holds the Largest Publicly Held

Collection of Haitian Artwork in the world!

The Dr. and Mrs. F. Harold Reuling, Janet Feldman Permanent Collection Gallery is located near the Phelps Youth Pavilion and features exhibitions that are planned to interpret and expand upon the permanent collection and focus on Midwest Art, American Crafts, and Haitian and Caribbean Art.

Now displaying

Haitian Art | Forged from a Vibrant Land and a Powerful People

Reuling Feldman Gallery

When local couple Dr. and Mrs. F. Harold Reuling returned from Haiti and began donating Haitian art to the Waterloo Center for the Arts in 1977, they had no idea how the collection would grow. In the 1970s many adventurous tourists like the Reulings were captivated by the arts and artists of Haiti, but household familiarity with the country was still limited. The arts organizers at the Center learned quickly as they welcomed masterpiece after masterpiece into the collection.

Today forty years later, the treasured collection has grown to include over 1,800 pieces and is recognized as the largest publicly held collection of Haitian artworks in the world. This collection continues to grow and draw visitors from across the country and around the globe.