Art Center Waco

Art Center Waco Art Center Waco serves as a space where everyone can make, view and learn about visual art.
(2)

Art Center Waco is a nonprofit art exhibition and education space located in Waco, Texas. We are a creative force in our community for teaching, displaying, promoting, and preserving vital, diverse visual arts that enrich and inspire us all.

Hounds in the Hulse artists—check your inbox!All acceptance notifications were sent yesterday! If you submitted artwork ...
09/02/2026

Hounds in the Hulse artists—check your inbox!

All acceptance notifications were sent yesterday! If you submitted artwork to Hounds in the Hulse, please check your email (and your spam/junk folder, just in case!) for your notification and next steps.

Then mark your calendars to celebrate!

Hounds in the Hulse Opening Reception | Free to Attend
Thursday, September 17
5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Join us for an evening celebrating our participating artists and the pets and companion animals who inspired their work.

Leashed pets are welcome for this special opening reception! Well-behaved, trained pets may join their humans in celebrating, but must remain on a leash and under their handler’s supervision throughout the event.

Art is for Everyone.

Ellen Mote is a Multidisiplarinary Artist based in Waco, Texas. Ellen Mote occupies an interesting space between artist,...
08/29/2026

Ellen Mote is a Multidisiplarinary Artist based in Waco, Texas.

Ellen Mote occupies an interesting space between artist, writer, and creative thinker: she makes art, but she also thinks deeply about how we make things, why we make them, and what it means to build a creative life while being a whole person with other responsibilities.

Mote explores the theme of being held through acts of care and ancestral identity. Utilizing cyanotypes, sculpture, light, and repetitive abstract forms on unprimed canvas, Mote conveys the deeply rooted ways we give and receive care.

Meet the artists of Being Held.

Ellen Mote is one of three Texas-based artists featured in our upcoming exhibition alongside Naomi Canale and Spencer Welch.

Opening Reception | Free to attend
https://artcenterwaco.org/event/opening-reception-being-held/
Thursday, September 3
5 PM-7 PM

Art is for Everyone.

These photographs from our 2026 Spring Break Camp feel especially meaningful today.Among the artists our campers discove...
08/27/2026

These photographs from our 2026 Spring Break Camp feel especially meaningful today.

Among the artists our campers discovered this year was Yayoi Kusama, an artist whose extraordinary imagination and singular visual language inspired generations around the world.

As we reflect on her passing and the loss of other creative and cultural trailblazers, we’re reminded why introducing young people to art matters so deeply.

In our classrooms and galleries, children encounter artists of the past and present. They learn their stories, stand before their work, ask questions, experiment with their ideas, and begin discovering creative voices of their own.

The artists may leave us, but what they created remains, waiting for another person, another student, another generation to encounter it.

We remember. We learn. We create. We carry it forward.

Art is for Everyone.

Submissions are open for Art EDU 2026, a juried exhibition celebrating active and retired art educators as artists.Appli...
08/26/2026

Submissions are open for Art EDU 2026, a juried exhibition celebrating active and retired art educators as artists.

Applications are through CaFÉ (Call for Entry). New to CaFÉ? Creating an artist profile is free and can be used to apply for this and future opportunities.

More details + application: https://artcenterwaco.org/event/artist-open-call-art-edu-2026/

Calling all middle and high school students!ArtVenture is more than an art class, it’s a place where teens can explore n...
08/26/2026

Calling all middle and high school students!

ArtVenture is more than an art class, it’s a place where teens can explore new possibilities, find their creative voice, build confidence, and belong just as they are!

Thursday, August 27 | 4:45–6:15 PM
Join us for our last afterschool ArtVenture of the summer and create a self-portrait that celebrates everything that makes YOU unique!

Saturday, September 12 | 2:00–4:00 PM
The adventure continues with a special Saturday edition of ArtVenture! Discover the magic of mosaics and turn colorful pieces into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

No experience needed. All materials provided. Just bring your creativity and come ready to connect!

Register at https://artcenterwaco.org/events/

If you haven't seen Disability in the Arts yet, consider this your invitation ✨These are just a few moments from a wonde...
08/25/2026

If you haven't seen Disability in the Arts yet, consider this your invitation ✨

These are just a few moments from a wonderful opening reception celebrating creativity, community, and the artists represented in this collaborative exhibition.

There's still time to visit.

On view through September 3 at Art Center Waco during gallery hours:
Tue — Fri: 11am to 5pm
Sat: 10am to 2pm
Sun — Mon: Closed

Free admission-come see the exhibition in person.

Throughout the year, Art Center Waco welcomes young people into spaces designed for exploration and creativity through S...
08/24/2026

Throughout the year, Art Center Waco welcomes young people into spaces designed for exploration and creativity through Saturday Studio, Spring Break Camp, Summer Camp, ArtVenture, and more.

Membership supports our ability to keep educating, inspiring, and creating opportunities for the next generation.

Join the mission. Become a member at https://artcenterwaco.org/join/

Spencer Welch is an interdisciplinary artist seeking to represent and understand the mundane moments of ordinary life. S...
08/22/2026

Spencer Welch is an interdisciplinary artist seeking to represent and understand the mundane moments of ordinary life. She interprets her own story of motherhood through oil paint and other mediums, unafraid to explore technique and texture within the boundary of creativity. Spencer believes that the purpose of her work is to find connection with herself and God and hopes that her paintings express this very personal and yet universal experience; what it means to be human.

Meet the artists of Being Held.

Spencer Welch is one of three Texas-based artists featured in our upcoming exhibition alongside Naomi Canale and Ellen Mote.

Opening Reception | Free to attend
https://artcenterwaco.org/event/opening-reception-being-held/
Thursday, September 3
5 PM-7 PM

Art is for Everyone.

Your next creative escape is on the calendar. 🎨🥂Join us for Saturday Sip & Social and spend the afternoon making art, tr...
08/22/2026

Your next creative escape is on the calendar. 🎨🥂

Join us for Saturday Sip & Social and spend the afternoon making art, trying something new, and enjoying a little time to unwind.

No experience needed—just bring your favorite beverage, a friend, and your creativity. We'll take care of the rest!

September 19 | 2–4 PM
$25 Public | $21.50 Members
All materials provided

Save your seat: https://artcenterwaco.org/event/saturday-sip-social-your-creative-escape-awaits-byob/

Address

701 S. 8th Street
Waco, TX
76706

Telephone

+1 254-752-4371

Website

, ,

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Art Center Waco posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Establishment

Send a message to Art Center Waco:

Shortcuts

Share

Category