Announcements
Announcements
Sioux City Art Center Unveils New Mural in Gilchrist Learning Center
The Sioux City Art Center is proud to announce that a new mural for its Gilchrist Learning Center’s walls has been completed and installed. The mural, consisting of two sections each measuring 7’6” x 35’, will be visible to both pedestrians and drivers on Pierce...
ARTWALK in Downtown Sioux City
The Sioux City Art Center announces Sioux City ARTWALK beginning on Thursday, May 12, with more dates to follow in coming months. Sioux City ARTWALK is a collaboration between the Sioux City Art Center and downtown art galleries, including Gallery 103, 3 Rivers Art...
Sioux City Art Center Opens Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks
2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the current Sioux City Art Center building, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in Chicago. To celebrate the occasion, an architectural exhibition seems appropriate. That exhibition, Towers of Tomorrow with LEGO® Bricks, opens...
Sioux City Art Center Reseals Time Capsule Until 2047
Twenty-five years ago, on March 1, 1997, the building we know and love, the Sioux City Art Center, opened to an amazed public and proud donors from all walks of life. One year later, items from the first year of the new Art Center were put into a Time Capsule in the...
ARTcetera 2022
The Sioux City Art Center is proud to present ARTcetera 2022, featuring works by local and regional artists in this dynamic exhibition and fundraiser. Artists submitted more than 300 artworks for review with nearly 100 chosen by the Art Center’s selection committee....
Sioux City Art Center Announces Time Capsule Project
During the month of March, the Art Center is celebrating 25 years in the building. The actual anniversary is March 1. On that evening, the Art Center hosted an event and dinner, during which the contents of the time capsule in the middle of the Art Center’s atrium...
Sioux City Art Center Announces Hiring of New Curator
The Sioux City Art Center is delighted to announce the hiring of its new curator. Christopher Atkins began his tenure in this important role on February 25, 2022. From 2009-2015 Christopher served as Coordinator of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the...
Sioux City Art Center Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Building
In 1914, a group of art lovers had a big dream. At its founding, the Sioux City Society of Fine Arts determined the goal, as reported then by the Sioux City Journal: “From a modest beginning it is hoped that the gallery will develop steadily, and promoters of the...
Sioux City Art Center Opens Youth Art Month Exhibition
Youth Art Month (YAM) is an annual, nationwide observance celebrating art education for children and encourages public support for quality school art programs. Created in 1961, YAM began as Children’s Art Month for the purpose of emphasizing the value of all children...
ArtSplash 2021 is Moving! And Free!
The Sioux City Art Center is excited to announce that Art Center’s ArtSplash is moving downtown on the Art Center Campus, a move that has been long in the planning. The festival is a yearly Art Center tradition, scheduled over Labor Day Weekend every year. This year’s...