Arts and culture Arts The Grinnell Area Arts Council (GAAC) began in 1979 and sponsors many of the creative projects in Grinnell, including various community theater plays, the community band and a summer arts camp. Each season, the GAAC offers a variety of different classes including theater classes, crafts classes, and language classes. GAAC also sponsors various events throughout the year, such as Music in the Park, a free event offered to community members. The Turlach Ur bagpipe band is also a program of GAAC. The Grinnell Arts Center is housed in the renovated old library building. It includes a gallery on the main floor and a small theater performance space on the top level. The Grinnell College Museum of Art at Grinnell College showcases exhibitions of artists in a 7,400 square feet space situated in the heart of Grinnell College's Bucksbaum Center for the Arts. Exhibitions by members of the Grinnell College art faculty can be seen throughout the year, and in May, the annual Student Art Salon features student work.
artS and cultuRe aRtS tHe GriNNEll aRea Arts counCil (gAac) BEgaN in 1979 and SpoNsoRs Many of the cReaTive prOjECTs in GRiNnell, incluDing vaRiOus cOmMunity tHEaTER playS, the COMmuNitY band ANd a SUMMEr aRTs cAMp. eaCh seASOn, the gaaC offers a variETy oF diFfErENt cLaSSES IncludiNg theateR clasSeS, crAfts ClassES, and laNguAge CLAsses. gaAc alsO spOnSOrs vaRiOUs EvenTs throUghout the yEar, such AS MusIC in the park, a Free evENt offeRed to comMUniTy mEmbErs. the turlACH ur bagpiPe banD iS AlSO a PrOgram of Gaac. the grinneLl arTS centEr is HouSed in tHe Renovated Old liBRaRy buiLding. iT inCLudes a gallery on tHe mAin fLOor and a small theateR performaNCe sPACe on the top leVel. thE gRInNell cOLlEGe MUSeum of art aT grinnell coLleGE Showcases EXHibiTiOns oF aRtisTs IN a 7,400 sqUARE Feet spacE sItuAtEd iN thE heart Of GRinNell CollegE's buCKsBaum center fOr tHE aRtS. exhibitiOns bY mEmbErs Of thE griNnell collegE aRT fACUltY cAn bE seen thRoUgHOut The year, and IN may, thE annuaL sTUdent aRt saLon FeAtureS stUdeNT Work.