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Our Mission

Creston Arts celebrates the arts while using creativity and curiosity as tools to generate empathy and create connections across all communities. We serve every Creston resident, working to generate a stronger, more engaged, and more compassionate community. 

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Registration is now open for the Chalk the Town Mural Contest!

Gather your family, friends, coworkers, classmates, or organization and compete for cash prizes during this fun Creston Arts fundraiser held during Creston's Balloon Days.
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Ways to Give
Mission Statement

50 years of CRESTON ARTS

Creston Arts, a 501(c)3 non-profit, has been serving Creston and surrounding communities since 1976. In 2011, a new group of volunteers took the reigns and established Union County's first art gallery and developed programs for individuals of all ages and abilities.  

Read more about where we started, what we've accomplished, and what's to come. 

The five original founders of Crest Area Arts Council photographed for a newspaper clipping in 1976.
About Creston Arts

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Thank you to our sponsors!

Our Sponsors

The mission of Creston Arts is made possible with the help of the following organizations:

Creston News Advertiser logo
Creston Chamber of Commerce logo
The Sewing Machine Project logo
Iowa Arts Council / Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs logo
Iowa State Savings Bank logo
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Creston Arts Center: 411 W. Adams St., Creston IA

Creston Arts Gallery (Monthly Exhibit) 116 W. Adams St., Creston IA

Creston Arts Area Council is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN 42-6256849

©2025 by Creston Arts

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