Quad City Arts High School Exhibit
In partnership with Quad City Arts (1715 Second Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201), Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House sponsor the annual High School Art Exhibit. The exhibit is held at Quad City Arts in Rock Island, and allows high school students to compete in a 2 and 3-dimensional art contest/exhibit. Additionally, the art teachers have an opportunity to also enter the teacher competition.

A formal reception is held each year where winners are announced.

This exhibit is made possible by our major sponsor Butterworth Center & Deere Wiman House. Sponsored the Rock Island Art Guild, and individual award sponsors. All Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners, and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Writers and Illustrators
Reading Rainbow Contest-WQPT
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House sponsor the Writers and Illustrators Reading Rainbow Contest, in partnership with WQPT.

Children in grades K through 3 can enter the contest and win locally and/or nationally. Click here to learn more about this program.

Reading Adventures
Butterworth Center & Deere-Wiman House is a sponsor of the Reading Adventures event, where hundreds of children receive a free book and enjoy a day of fun literacy-related activities.

Our sponsorship helps bus head start students to Reading Adventures and also assists with prizes during the event.