Quad City Arts History

Quad City Arts

Inside Quad City Arts
	Programs and Services

Quad City Arts Council is a local non-profit arts organization presenting arts and humanities programs and services through:

Performing Arts

Visiting Artist Series
Free First Friday
Cary Grant biennial program

Visual Arts

Exhibition galleries
Sales gallery
Public Art

Art in public spaces

Art @ the Airport
Sculpture on 2nd
Corporate art management and procurement

Literary Arts

Literary artist’s residencies
Buffalo Carp national literary journal
Youth journalism program
Quad Cities Poet Laureate
Super Author biennial program

Metro Arts

Summer Youth Employment
Apprentice & job skills training for teens

Quad City Arts also serves as an arts resource to artists of all disciplines and non-profit organizations through:

Arts-In-Education

Professional development and educator training

Artist Services

Referrals
Exhibit opportunities
Sales opportunities
Performing opportunities

Arts Dollar$ Regranting

Grants to artists and non-profit organizations

Artist Resource Guide

Artist referral tool for educational programs

Arts Center

Educational opportunities
Non-profit meeting space
Satellite site for Illinois and Iowa Arts Councils’ workshops and meetings

Festival of Trees

Gigantic holiday parade
61,000 sq. ft. of original holiday designs
10 days of events for all ages
Programs, services, and operational fundraiser