Paul Engle Association for Community Arts

Paul Engle Association for Community Arts Our Vision: Cultivating Creativity, Connecting Community By the time of his death in 1991, he had achieved international recognition in the arts.

The Paul Engle Association for Community Arts (PEACA) honors the spirit of one of Iowa's most noted writers and artists. Born Oct. 12, 1908, Paul Engle grew up on 16th Street SE, in the Wellington Heights section of Cedar Rapids. As director of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Engle helped make the word Iowa synonymous with imagination and creative excellence. As a founder of the University of Iowa's In

ternational Writing Program, he embodied art's ability to provide a meeting ground for people from different nations, races and cultural backgrounds. An accomplished poet and teacher, nominated for the Nobel Prize, he remains a source of community pride and inspiration. As a teenager, Engle had his first real job in this building, selling ice cream in the pharmacy along side Hladky's Grocery. In his memoirs, he described the experience as his "window into the whole area." PEACA holds monthly board meetings in the Paul Engle Center Community Room, located at 1600 4th Ave SE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Please join us this Saturday to create & connect through art! We'll find a picnic table near the flower garden!
08/05/2026

Please join us this Saturday to create & connect through art! We'll find a picnic table near the flower garden!

Please help support the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy with this awesome fundraiser!https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17WAz1f3...
04/07/2026

Please help support the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy with this awesome fundraiser!
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17WAz1f3ZQ/

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy offers art classes for kids: art, music , drama, dance, creative writing, in Cedar Rapids schools and the Music and Arts Studios.

Please help support the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy with this amazing fundraiser! https://www.facebook.com/share/1CFb6cuHa...
04/07/2026

Please help support the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy with this amazing fundraiser!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CFb6cuHaB/

The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy is partnering with the Paul Engle Association for Community Arts (PEACA) to host a three-day Junkin' Sale, April 10th-12th, raising funds for ADA improvements that will make Arthur Elementary School more accessible and welcoming for every artist! Starting March 10th, we will be collecting donations of gently used items/furniture for our sale until April 7th. Drop off days are Tuesdays & Thursdays ONLY, Noon-4pm. Anything you might see at a garage/estate sale would be a great donation!

Please no toys, no clothes, no bedding, no books, and no bathroom accessories. Any questions? Please call us at 319-350-1805

11/16/2025
We still have some spots available for this fun event tomorrow night! This is a fundraiser for both the Eastern Iowa Art...
10/09/2025

We still have some spots available for this fun event tomorrow night! This is a fundraiser for both the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy & the Paul EngleAssociation

Please join us for our next PEACA Artist Talk! The address on this flyer is incorrect, the new address for EIAA is 2630 ...
09/17/2025

Please join us for our next PEACA Artist Talk! The address on this flyer is incorrect, the new address for EIAA is 2630 B Ave NE!

PEACA will be at Art In The Park tomorrow July 27th at Redmond Park & we are excited to have our new t-shirts available ...
07/26/2025

PEACA will be at Art In The Park tomorrow July 27th at Redmond Park & we are excited to have our new t-shirts available for the 1st time! They'll be for sale at our booth for $25! We are also offering a self print tote or bandana with a one of a kind PEACA logo Basement Collective lino-print for $10 each! Thank you to Matrix Productions for designing & printing our awesome new shirts! Sizes S - 2X available.

Please join us to support a local artist!
03/20/2025

Please join us to support a local artist!

10/26/2024

Our deepest condolences to the Engle family with the passing of Hualing Nieh Engle... cofounder of the Univ of Iowa International Writing Program and wife of Paul Engle. She passed away on Monday in Iowa City at the age of 99 (in the home she had shared with Paul- he passed away in 1991).

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Cedar Rapids, IA
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