The Performing Arts and Education Association of Southwest Iowa (PAEA) is a nonprofit organization focused on presenting more performing arts and performing arts education to the residents and visitors to southwest Iowa. The PAEA office is located in Red Oak, the geographic center of the service area, including the counties of Adams, Cass, East Pottawattamie, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, and Taylor.

PAEA has raised the funds to build the Wilson Performing Arts Center, a professional, state-of-the-art theatre with educational classrooms and a dance studio. This facility will be located at the intersection of State Highways 34 and 48 in Red Oak.

PAEA participates on GuideStar,
the on-line standard for non-profit
accountability.