Small Town, Big Art

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - First, let me start by saying "THANK YOU" to all of you who have supported us over the years and continue to do so...

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (11-5-22) - First things first: THANK YOU for all who helped make Monster Bash last weekend a big success. It was...

CHARLES CITY, Iowa (October 2022) - A new show is up and another reception sponsored by First Security Bank and Trust is in the books....

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - It has been an exciting September so far here at your favorite local Arts Center. We are all super excited about our...

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - We are excited to announce that on July 15th from 5-7pm we are hosting an opening reception for our new "Town of...

CHARLES CITY, Iowa - It seems like that chilly Spring is behind us and the road ahead is all flowers and BBQs... at least for a few...

Chloe Allgood Lou Watercolor on canvas The month is almost over but I wanted to give out a little something since it's been a while. This...

M. J. Kitzman City Glory: Two 1970 Acrylic on sealed canvas/ panel We're back! After our regular January hiatus for maintenance. We had...

2020 was a strange and challenging year for many of us. Here at your Arts Center we have had to do some serious problem solving,...

Winter is coming... ...but the wildflowers are still blooming at the Arts Center. Our November exhibit is up and ready for you to take a...

Erik and Emily brewing up some fun at Spookwalk 2020 End of October updates It's been a fun month at the Arts Center. Our October show...

Traci Utley Traci Utley Face of a Tiger It's the first week of October and that means new exhibit time! We have a great new show up for...

September's exhibit is up, and its kind of a big deal. Anastasia Chloe keys 2019 Cyanotype Anastasia Chloe Anastasia is the artist...

Students during the 1918 Flu epidemic. Florida Memory/State Archives of Florida It's back to school time again! Some of the things are...

A New Addition to our Permanent Collection We have had this lovely quilt by Janet Pittman, donated to us by her son Robert. "Carnegie...

Hello out there! I hope you are all doing well and staying safe. We are busy busy here at the Center. We have a new show freshly hung,...

Its getting closer to the end of the month, but I wanted to drop a few notes about the current exhibits and the months activities. With...

Covid-19 is dampening my spirits. Visits to the Charles City Arts Center have been way down due to the pandemic. We did close for a...

Being a non profit art center means we have to get creative for sources of revenue. One of our favorite ways to do this is having a...