Who We Are

The Clear Lake Arts Center is a community-based, non-profit 501(c)(3) tax-excempt arts organization in Clear Lake, Iowa serving North Central Iowa through a variety of programming in the visual, performing, and literary arts.

Located in beautiful downtown Clear Lake, Iowa, the Arts Center houses art galleries, a gift shop with the work of local and regional artists, studios for adult and youth art classes, a performing arts wing, and the Sukup Lakeside Courtyard – featuring multiple new sculptures yearly for all to enjoy.

Our Mission and More

Mission

We ignite the creative spirit by engaging the diverse community we serve and our regional audience by providing opportunities and inspiration through the visual, performing, and literary arts.

Vision

We will make the Clear Lake Arts Center a dynamic and vibrant hub to promote and preserve creativity as part of every human’s daily life.

Values

Community: We welcome and engage all members of our diverse community by seeking your input, listening with respect, and offering a variety of activities.

Inclusion: We invite everyone to bring their creativity and uniqueness to the table. We encourage curiosity, considering other perspectives, and working together.

Wholeheartedness: We care about what we do and the community we serve. We are compassionate, kind, sincere, respectful, and dedicated to lifting each other up.

Our History

Our Team

Our Staff

  • Julie Primozich, Executive Director
  • Faith Lawler, Assistant to the Director
  • Deb Mitchell, Administration Manager

Our Board of Directors

  • Diane Ostendorf, President
  • Mike Sogard, Treasurer
  • Kathy Ingram
  • Jim Kerns
  • Tom Dakin
  • Jan Price