The Bowlus Fine Arts Center, the finest facility of its kind in Southeast Kansas, attracts internationally acclaimed performers to 
the area. It also houses a fine arts education center allowing for exploration in the fields of the visual, musical, and dramatic arts. Displays of local and visiting artisan's and artist's work can be found at the Bowlus as well productions put on by a local symphony, a barbershop quartet, or the Iola Community Theater. The Bowlus is home to the Buster Keaton Celebration.