Waterloo Center for the Arts

The Waterloo Center for the Arts is an art museum located in Waterloo, Iowa. The Waterloo Center for the Arts is home to the largest collection of Haitian art not located in Haiti.[1] The Center is also home to the Phelps Youth Pavilion, a section of the museum that is home to art and children's activities that help teach children about art.[2] It is also home to the Black Hawk Children's Theatre.[3] The Center for the Arts also has a permanent section of Grant Wood works.[4] The Center for the Arts sponsored with Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, a series called Reframing Haiti: Art, History, and Performativity.[5] The official slogan for the Waterloo Center for the Arts is "Stimulating inquiry, provoking dialogue and connecting people through the arts." [6]

Galleries

The Center collects many different kinds of artwork, creating a diverse mix. These include: Midwest Art, American Decorative Arts, International Folk Art, including a significant collection of Mexican Folk Art, and the world’s largest public collection of Haitian Art.[7] The list of permanent galleries include:

  • Forsberg Riverside Galleries
    • This is a changing gallery with a focus on Midwest Art, American Crafts, and Haitian and Caribbean Art.
  • Law-Reddington Galleries
    • Includes changing artwork and a theatre.
  • Reuling Feldman Gallaries
    • Holds a large portion of the Haitian artwork of the Center.
  • Watkins Grand Foyer
    • Displays changing artworks.
  • Langlass Loft Gallery
    • Includes Haitian artwork and a Balcony that overlooks both the Watkins Grand Foyer and downtown Waterloo.
  • Rotary Lichty Gallery
    • Includes community outreach exhibits.
  • Longfellow Consourse
    • Includes; the Waterloo Community Playhouse and Black Hawk Children’s Theatre, a changing rotation of artwork, and a view of the Cedar River.
  • Urban Galleries
    • Features a series of art installations in downtown storefront spaces.
  • West Gallery
    • Displays changing exhibits.
  • Block-Loomis Consourse
    • Displays changing artwork with children in mind.
  • Riverloop Sculpture Plaza
    • Features outdoor seating and sculptures from the Center's permanent collection.

Other features

The Waterloo Center for the Arts also is home to two outdoor spaces people can use, the Riverloop Amphitheatre and Mark's Park.

Riverloop Amphitheatre

The Riverloop Amphitheatre is an outdoor space that seats up to 3,000 people that can be rented out to anyone and usually is home to outdoor concerts held in the summertime.[8]

Mark's Park

Mark's Park is an outdoor waterpark/playground that is open during the summertime located next to the Riverloop Amphitheatre that is for children to use for free. It is named after Mark Young, a man who died of a motorcycle accident in 2003.[9]

The Waterloo Center for the Arts also allows you to rent out rooms inside of the building for events such as weddings, graduation parties, and birthday parties. They have spaces for small or large events to match your need for event space.[8] The event spaces range from outdoor or indoor locations located in the galleries, outside at the Riverloop Amphitheatre, in the large Schoitz Rooms, or small in the Grand Foyer.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Parker, Melody. "Trip yields new pieces for Waterloo Center for the Arts' Haitian collection". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  2. ↑ Michael, Ream (2012). Backroads & byways of Iowa: drives, daytrips & weekend excursions. Woodstock, Vt.: Countryman Press. ISBN 9780881509915. OCLC 759908501.
  3. ↑ Lori, Erickson (2010). Iowa. Stuhr, Tracy (9th ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot. ISBN 9780762765614. OCLC 841504748.
  4. ↑ Mike, Whye (2004). The great Iowa touring book : 27 spectacular auto tours. Black Earth, Wis.: Trails Books. ISBN 9781931599351. OCLC 54977287.
  5. ↑ Athena, Ulysse Gina. Why Haiti needs new narratives: a post-quake chronicle. Trouillot, Evelyne,. Middletown, Conn. ISBN 9780819575463. OCLC 908031420.
  6. ↑ "Waterloo Center for the Arts". waterloocenterforthearts.org. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  7. ↑ "Exhibits". Waterloo Center for the Arts. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  8. 1 2 3 "Facilities & Rentals". Waterloo Center for the Arts. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. ↑ john.molseed@wcfcourier.com, JOHN MOLSEED,. "Free water for Mark's Park approved". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
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