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You can tell the engagement of a community by how well the arts are received. The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy is building future leaders, by engaging the youth in opportunities they otherwise wouldn’t have.

Read board member Adam Burger's testimony for the Arts

Heather Wagner shares how art made a difference in her life.

Brad Lock shares Engineering And The Arts: Why I kept playing music in engineering school

Board member Dan Driscoll shares how and why he's involved with the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy.

Not up for basketball? Tired of being cooped up all winter? Then join one of our awesome spring adult classes that is sure to keep your creative brackets winning. Check out our starting line-up!

Former student Maddison Edwards shares what the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy means to her.

The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy has received a $5,000 grant from ITC Midwest to support fine arts educational opportunities for students. 

The arts are not optional. They are essential to our existence. They teach us about our history as a civilization and teach us about ourselves in a way nothing else can.

Art is as inherent to mankind and society as the need for food and shelter. It is a means of human expression and storytelling, an emotional outlet, a symbol system that defines a culture, and the basis for written language and communication.