Event Recaps

A photo of Bella Epstein, standing in front of the Keith Haring mural, "A Book Full of Fun," in the Stanley Museum of Art galleries, teaching in front of a group of children and their parents.

A Reflection from Summer Learning & Engagement Intern Bella Epstein

Monday, September 2, 2024
Click here to learn more about the various projects Bella Epstein, an art education and printmaking student at UNI, worked on during her summer as an intern for the Stanley's Learning & Engagement department.
A photo of Stanley student employee, Shaun Mallonga, working on Jiha Moon's mural, 'One An Other,' in the Stanley Museum of Art lobby.

A Reflection on Working with Jiha Moon

Thursday, August 29, 2024
Shaun Mallonga, an MFA student at the University of Iowa and Gallery Host at the Stanley Museum of Art, reflects on the experience of working with artist Jiha Moon on her recent mural project, "One An Other," in the Stanley Museum of Art's lobby.
Student employees Sarena Gibson and Mari Johnson crouch on the street in downtown Iowa City, where they are working on a large chalk drawing as part of the city's Rock the Chalk summer festival.

Stanley Museum of Art Student Employees at Rock the Chalk 2024

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Two of the Stanley's student employees, Communications & Marketing Assistant Sarena Gibson and Gallery Host Mari Johnson, participated in the Iowa City Downtown District's "Rock the Chalk" event. This festival features community members and local artists filling downtown streets with chalk art. For their piece representing the Stanley, Sarena and Mari recreated Keith Haring's mural, "A Book Full of Fun," currently on display at the Stanley.
A photo of Amelia Goldsby standing and presenting in one of the African art galleries at the Stanley Museum of Art.

Reflections on the Course Curating the Arts of Africa in America

Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Amelia Goldsby, a PhD student in the University of Iowa's Art History program, reflects on her experience taking the class MUSM:4081 during the Spring 2024 semester. This class was taught through a synchronous learning hybrid platform with students at Indiana University, and engaged with African art collections at both the Stanley Museum of Art (University of Iowa) and the Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University).
A photo of Monica standing beside a poster she made at the Iowa Arts Fest, detailing her work as part of Cory Gundlach's class.

A Reflection on MUSM:4081 Curating the Arts of Africa in America

Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Monica Vree, a PhD student in the University of Iowa's Art History program, reflects on her experience taking the class MUSM:4081 during the Spring 2024 semester. This class was taught through a synchronous learning hybrid platform with students at Indiana University, and engaged with African art collections at both the Stanley Museum of Art (University of Iowa) and the Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University).
Two students stand in the galleries at the Stanley Museum of Art, posing next to a 6-foot-tall fiberglass Herky statue, that is painted to match a painting in the background of the photo--Marsden Hartley's "E."

Herky on Parade 3: Stanley student employees unveil "Herk-E"

Monday, May 13, 2024
Six of the Stanley Museum of Art's student employees worked on designing and painting a Herky statue on behalf of the Stanley, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection. Click here to read more about "Herk-E," the work that inspired the students, and their experience working on this project.
A photo of a collage made by Melanie Landsittel at ARLiS conference.

Reflections on Art and Rising Water: My Time at ARLiS 2024

Thursday, May 9, 2024
Melanie Landsittel, Graduate Assistant for Learning & Engagement, traveled to the 2024 Art Libraries of North America Conference back in April. Read this blog post to hear about her experience and what she learned.
A photo of the Stanley's Visual Classroom, a room full of glass storage cabinets that hold art.

Senior Capstone: CEC Alexis Belme

Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Click here to find out more information on Alexis Belme's Senior Capstone and her exhibition at the Stanley Museum of Art.
A screenshot of one of Abbie's 'hey, SMA!' project videos; featuring the hand-drawn 'hey, SMA!' logo on top of a blurred image of the rainbow colored mural in the Stanley lobby.

hey, SMA!

Tuesday, April 9, 2024
hey, SMA! is a video interview series with visiting artists designed to succinctly communicate their work and philosophies to a public audience. This series is Abbie McLaren’s personal project for her 2023-24 academic year as museum programs intern.