• Ankeny Art CenterLocal Nonprofit

  • Ankeny, IA
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<strong>Ankeny Art Center </strong>

<strong>1520 SW Ordnance Rd.</strong>

<strong>Ankeny, IA 50023</strong>

<strong>515-965-0940</strong>

<strong>www.ankenyartcenter.com</strong>

<strong>Our Mission</strong> is to be an<strong> innovative</strong> visual arts organization committed to providing superior art experiences that<strong> inspire, educate, and challenge</strong> all members of our community.

K-Adult Education, Exhibitions/Gallery, Community Events.-

The Ankeny Art Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution dedicated to educating the public through creative and unique curriculum about the visual arts located in one of the fastest growing suburbs in the state of Iowa. The Ankeny Art Center has been educating the public in the Ankeny and surrounding areas since 1981. The institution started with the first meeting of the Ankeny Arts Council, ran by Bill Boswell of the Ankeny Parks and Recreation department, who felt the need for more art programs in the community. In 1995, the Ankeny Arts Counciland the Ankeny Friends of the Arts joined together to become the sponsor of the Ankeny Art Center, the 501(c)(3) non-profit institution, located at the time in a city-owned community building.

In 2002, the Ankeny Art Center moved to its current city-owned location, the former John Deere Credit Union Building on Southwest Ordnance in Ankeny, Iowa. This move was crucial to the art center, allowing the institution to expand programming, hold exhibitions and increase community awareness for the arts. The Ankeny Art Center offers classes at this location for all ages. Examples of classes include: jewelry-making, pottery wheel, sculpture, metal-working, exploratory art, drawing, painting, watercolors and bookmaking. In addition to classes, education at the Ankeny Art Center also takes the form of exhibitions located in their two gallery spaces. Exhibitions rotate every 8 weeks featuring different Iowa artists and include a reception. Annually, the Ankeny Art Center also holds a show for the Ankeny School District and surrounding school districts which showcases excellence in visual art from the local schools.

For more information about who we are and what we do, please stop and vist us or go to our web site.

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