Editing Newton, Iowa (section)

===Visual arts and sculpture===
[[File:Rabbit Maytag Park Newton Iowa 8-2011.png|alt="International Harvester AKA Harvey" a public art sculpture in Maytag Park, Newton, Iowa.|left|thumb|"International Harvester AKA Harvey" a public art sculpture in Maytag Park, Newton, Iowa.]]
Newton has an active arts community, with several non-profit organizations dedicated to the arts and many artists residing in the city.  {{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}

The Iowa Sculpture Festival was an annual event hosted in Newton which began in 2002.<ref name="newtondailynews.com">{{cite news|title=Iowa sculpture festival events set for this weekend|url=http://www.newtondailynews.com/2013/06/10/iowa-sculpture-festival-events-set-for-this-weekend/adjhgqp/|access-date=10 October 2013|newspaper=Newton Daily News|date=June 13, 2013}}</ref> 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 featured both local and internationally accomplished artists. The annual event ended in 2017.<ref name="newtondailynews.com" />

Newton features more than 100 displays of public art with sculptures and painted murals throughout the community.<ref name="newtonsfuture.files.wordpress.com" /> The Iowa Sculpture Festival Committee sponsors a self-guided year-round sculpture and mural tour.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sculpture and Mural Tour|url=http://www.visitnewton.com/SculpTour.pdf|publisher=Iowa Sculpture Festival|access-date=10 October 2013}}</ref>

The Centre for Arts and Artists opened in Newton in 2005.<ref name="Leavenworth">{{cite news|last=Leavenworth|first=Anna|title=Newton's Centre for Arts and Artists hosts open house|url=http://thecentralray.com/2012/04/newtons-centre-for-arts-and-artists-hosts-open-house/|access-date=10 October 2013|newspaper=The Central Ray|date=April 17, 2012}}</ref> 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, an extensive art and sculpture collection as well as a gift shop.<ref name="Leavenworth" /> Classes for all ages are taught at the Centre throughout the year.<ref name="Leavenworth" />