November 1, 2025 - April 29, 2026. This exhibition centers upon African textiles in the Stanley Museum of Art permanent collection and the voices from the African community in Iowa City, presenting a meaningful opportunity to explore relationships between the museum and African communities in eastern Iowa through the art of African textiles.

February 3–May 31, 2026. Sandra M Sawatzky "Black Gold Tapestry" documents the saga of oil, global societal change, and energy transition through the power and beauty of a hand embroidered 220-foot-long tableau, which she describes as a “film on cloth.”