page_title: Newton, Iowa
section_title: Visual arts and sculpture
hierarchical_section_title: Newton, Iowa / Arts & culture / Visual arts and sculpture
caption_attribution_description: English: "Rabbit" a sculpture in Maytag Park, Newton, Iowa.
context_page_description: Newton is the county seat of, and most populous city in, Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Located 30 miles east of Des Moines, Newton is in Central Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 15,254. It is the home of Iowa Speedway, Maytag Dairy Farms, and the Iowa Sculpture Festival.
context_section_description: Newton has an active arts community, with several non-profit organizations dedicated to the arts and many artists residing in the city.
  The Iowa Sculpture Festival is an annual event hosted in Newton which began in 2002. The purpose and goal of the Iowa Sculpture Festival is to celebrate the development and growth of sculpture as an art form and to feature artists who create sculptures. The weekend-long event features both local and internationally accomplished artists.
  In addition to the annual Sculpture Festival, Newton features nearly 90 displays of public art with sculptures and painted murals throughout the community. The Iowa Sculpture Festival Committee sponsors a year-round sculpture and mural tour.
  The Centre for Arts and Artists opened in Newton in 2005. The Centre for Arts and Artists is composed of 10 resident artist studios, a clay and kiln room, a therapeutic art room for children, a classroom, and an extensive art collection. Classes for all ages are taught at the Centre throughout the year.
caption: "Rabbit" a public art sculpture in Maytag Park, Newton, Iowa.
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