In 2003, the Friends of the Pat Clark Art Collection opened the first international art galleries in Hardin County. Iowa Falls native, Pat Clark, gifted her beautiful collection to the Ellsworth College Foundation so her legacy would be remembered for years to come. Friends of the Pat Clark Art Collection was established to raise funds for up keep on the collection, support two art scholarships for Ellsworth students, and provide a "window into the international world of art." Every year the Friends group provides two scholarship one of which is a $1,500 work study scholarship and a $500 scholarship.