Sioux City Art Center
The Sioux City Art Center remains Free, Fun, and Fabulous!
- Free...Fun...and Fabulous! Come and visit - our exhibits are free to the public. Let the kids explore the Hands-On!Gallery or take an art class. There is always something new going on at the Sioux City Art Center.
- The Sioux City Art Center presents exhibitions of local, national and international artists, as well as occasional touring Bluckbuster shows.
- The Sioux City Art Center began as a Works Progress Administration project in 1937 when the Art Center Association of Sioux City, the Sioux City Junior League, as well as other community supporters.
- The Art Center Association of Sioux City is a non-profit organization committed to supporting the Sioux City Art Center. Its board of directors assumes collective responsibility for long-range planning, fund-raising, volunteer support, and contributions to the financial well being of the Art Center.
History
The Art Center Association of Sioux City was first incorporated in 1914 as the Sioux City Society of Fine Arts by John C. Kelly, John McHugh, W.P. Manley, T.A. Black, Alice K. Lawler and Cora E. Henderson. From its inception to the opening of the Sioux City Art Center in 1938, the Society sponsored art classes and exhibitions. Classes were held in various community buildings, as well as in Grandview Park during the summer months. Exhibitions were displayed at the Sioux City Public Library and the Woodbury County Court House.
The Sioux City Art Center began as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in 1937 when the Art Center Association of Sioux City, the Sioux City Junior League, as well as other community supporters, received a grant of $3,000 to create the first art center. After the Federal Assistance Program ended in 1940, the Sioux City City Council voted to fund the Art Center and established the Board of Trustees, the City's fiscal governing board for the Art Center in 1941. It is located in Sioux City, Iowa.
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