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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
Sunday, March 17, 2024 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use...
Night At The Museum: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
This March, we're doing something a little different.
For our next installment of Nights at the Museum—a series of events for UI students that occur monthly on Thursday nights, when the Stanley is open late--we're running a month long Wikipedia Edit-a-thon in partnership with Art Hawks and LGBTQ Iowa Archives & Library in recognition of Women's History Month.
This event has both synchronous and asynchronous elements. Use the provided materials any time to make edits to Wikipedia pages on your...
Stanley Sage with Jan Friedman
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:30am to 11:30am
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for the first Stanley Sage session of the year, a program designed for older adults. This month, local artist Jan Friedman will discuss her career, process, and inspirations.
Stanley Sage aims to inspire older adults to engage with the arts by learning about local artists experiences and the museums collection.
Jan Friedman has been weaving since 1974. Jan received her MA in Textile Design at the University of Iowa in 1980. She has conducted workshops in weaving, color, and dyeing...
Art & Write Night
Friday, March 1, 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
A Year in Print | Opening Reception and Downtown Gallery Walk
Friday, March 1, 2024 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
The Stanley Museum of Art will be hosting two events on Friday, March 1 from 5–8 p.m.
Celebrate the grand opening of our latest exhibition "A Year in Print" along with kicking off the 2024 Downtown Spring Gallery Walk!
The exhibition showcases a newly acquired portfolio of "Twelve Prints by Contemporary American Artists" that explores diverse techniques and delves into the socio-political climate of 1919 through captivating prints.
Alongside the exhibition, start your self guided journey of...
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
Sunday, February 25, 2024 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Stanley Creates | Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss
Saturday, February 24, 2024 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us to read Dr. Seuss's book Wacky Wednesday and make your own wacky creation with a mystery bag of art supplies. Each participant will receive a bag filled with a variety of materials to use their imaginations to assemble their own masterpiece.
Workshop led by Debra Marqusee.
Stanley Creates is planned with families in mind; UI students are also welcome to attend.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Space is limited so please reserve your spot here.
Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture featuring Daniel Arzola
Friday, February 23, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
University Capitol Centre
You are invited to attend the 2024 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture, featuring Daniel Arzola, senior graphic designer, University of Minnesota.
Topic: Artivism by Daniel Arzola: Art, Communication, and Identity
Arzola's lecture will explore the story of how an art student ended up creating the first LGBTQ+ campaign to appear in the media in Venezuela. The #NoSoyTuChiste (#ImNotaJoke) campaign went viral between 2013 and 2014, and has been exhibited in different cities worldwide. Since its creation...
Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
Sunday, February 18, 2024 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use...
Local Libraries LIT: Rich Benjamin
Thursday, February 15, 2024 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Virtual
Join Johnson County Libraries for the latest virtual Local Libraries LIT event, featuring Rich Benjamin.
Rich Benjamin keenly and deftly observes modern society, culture, and politics. His cultural and political analysis appear regularly in public debate. Rich is the author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, which was selected as an Editor’s Choice by both Booklist and The American Library Association. This groundbreaking study is one of few to have...
School's Out at the Stanley
Friday, February 9, 2024 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
On your days off from school, stop at the Stanley for kid-centered activities and snacks in our lobby. Then, head up to the galleries to try your hand at our scavenger hunts and find a new favorite artwork.
In February's session, share the love by decorating a wooden heart with buttons!
Night At The Museum: Date Night
Thursday, February 8, 2024 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.
This month we're hosting a Date Night in observance of Valentine's Day. Join us for a valentine-crafting, a make-your-own mini bouquet station, sweet treats, and a love-themed scavenger hunt in our galleries!
Come dressed to the nines with your valentine (or your palentine!) and party with us!
Keith Haring: Share your stories at the Stanley
Sunday, February 4, 2024 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Open Call: Share your Stories at the Stanley on Feb. 4
The Stanley Museum of Art is hosting a walk-in call for stories or memories related to Keith Haring's mural at Ernest Horn Elementary School on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.
If you were a student, employee, or parent associated with Horn Elementary in the 1980s, when Haring visited Iowa City, or you became part of the school's community in the decades since then, what does this mural mean to you?
Stop by the Stanley between 1 and 4 p.m. on...
From Africa to Black Iowans: Iowa City Inaugural Black History Ball
Saturday, February 3, 2024 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Iowa City Senior Center
Celebrate the rich heritage of African culture and honor the contributions of Black Iowans at the Iowa City Inaugural Black History Ball.
In celebration of Black History Month, Iowa City Senior Center's Original Mature Groovers (formerly known as Elders of Color) are teaming up with local nonprofit organization Sankofa Outreach Connection to present Iowa City's first-of-its- kind Black History Ball.
The event will feature an art exhibit curated by the Ul Stanley Museum of Art, live jazz music...
Gallery Talk: Karneval by Max Beckmann
Saturday, February 3, 2024 10:30am to 11:15am
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for a gallery talk on Max Beckmann's Karneval on Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Stanley Museum of Art, presented by Kimberly Datchuk, Curator of Learning & Engagement at the museum.
This event is part of an ongoing collaboration with FilmScene, where we explore art that resonates with the latest cinematic offerings. The talk on Karnevel is in conjunction with the premier of the film Occupied City at FilmScene, and will be held a few hours before the run of the film.
Occupied City is a 2023...
Art & Write Night
Friday, February 2, 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Grant Wood Fellows Talk: Shea Hembrey, Junli Song and Jessica Tucker
Thursday, February 1, 2024 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join the 2023-2024 Grant Wood Fellows artists Shea Hembrey, Junli Song and Jessica Tucker for an evening of discussion about their work and research in painting and drawing, printmaking and interdisciplinary performance - theater, respectively. The event will be accompanied by light refreshments.
The Grant Wood Art Colony seeks to provide a creative home for the next generation of artists and continue Grant Wood’s creative advocacy in the School of Art & Art History and the Division of...
Exhibit Opening Celebration for 'Making the Book, Past and Present'
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 4:00pm to 6:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
Enjoy refreshments, curator remarks, and an open house in recognition of the spring 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibit, Making the Book, Past and Present, curated by Eric Ensley and Emily Martin.
Event Schedule
4–6 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Eric Ensley and Emily Martin
4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks from Ensley and Martin in the Main Library Gallery
6 p.m.: Opening event ends
8 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closes (open late on Tuesdays)
Admission to the gallery is always free...
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
Sunday, January 28, 2024 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Drawing Salon, with Robert Caputo
Sunday, December 17, 2023 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
In this class, participants will draw artworks in the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different piece. The sessions will begin with an introduction to and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the piece. Classes will be held Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 17.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and...