Pottawattamie Arts, Culture & Entertainment (PACE)

PACE developed and manages the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center which includes a theater, rehearsal areas, gallery, artist studios, classrooms, teaching kitchen, and more. It is the home for multiple nonprofits including PACE, Chanticleer Community Theater, Kanesville Symphony Orchestra, American Midwest Ballet, and Kitchen Council. Together, PACE and our partners increase access to the arts, target new audiences, and share costs helping us all to better realize our missions.

The following programming and education are available through PACE at low or no cost to the community:

• Chanticleer Community Theater | Chanticleer, managed by PACE, hosts five theater productions with over 32 performances.
• Kanesville Symphony Orchestra | KSO, managed by PACE, performs three concerts annually.
• Educational Programs | PACE executes over 150 classes and programs for youth, adults, and families, while collaborating with artists. Examples include pottery, painting, photography, culinary arts, PACE Speaker Series, and our popular summer camps.
• Hoff Fourth Fridays | PACE facilitates 10 Friday night events bringing together the best of Hoff Center including Kitchen Council entrepreneur food pop-ups, local live music, and educational opportunities like Mud & Merlot and our PACE Speaker Series. The Hoff Center It is THE place to be in Council Bluffs on the 4th Friday of each month.
• Gallery Exhibitions | PACE curates the nearly 8,500 square-foot gallery and exhibition floor, which includes our permanent Grant Wood murals exhibit, and 3 to 4 new exhibits annually including our popular PACE New Masters juried art competition.
• Resident Artist Studios | PACE helps subsidize five artist studios where artists are encouraged to interact with the community, create and participate in art exhibitions, and teach classes and workshops.
• Community Programs | PACE continues to host popular programs to activate community spaces, including the Music in the Park series, and works with community partners to help execute Celebrate CB and Winterfest.
• Public Art | PACE, in partnership with local artists, uses art to help to improve the image and identity of our community.