The Mission of Summer of the Arts is to build community by bringing people together in the Iowa City Area to experience, learn about and enjoy the arts!
Created in 2005, Summer of the Arts is a 501(c)3 non-profit umbrella organization that works to encourage and facilitate the collaborative efforts to create a summer filled with arts and cultural entertainment in the Iowa City Area. The organization started with four founding festivals: The Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City Jazz Festival, Friday Night Concert Series, and Saturday Night Free Movie Series. The goal was to bring synergy in marketing and fundraising, while ensuring each event maintains its own unique identity. The collaboration gives our sponsors more value for their financial contributions and ensures the community will have hundreds of free, high quality arts and cultural events each and every summer far into the future!