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Prompt for the Planet Workshop
Thursday, March 28, 2024 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join Melinda Myers, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography, for a fun Prompt for the Planet workshop that lets you connect with nature through art! Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting to dip your toes into the world of creativity, this workshop is open to all skill levels.
Space is limited! Please register at https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tmleArm2C7Lnds
Martha Graham: Mid-Century Dance & Visual Art
Thursday, March 28, 2024 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for a conversation about the deep impact leading mid-century visual artists played on the choreographic vision of Martha Graham. The conversation will give special emphasis to the work of Isamu Noguchi, who designed the set for Errand into the Maze and Alexander Calder, who designed mobiles for Graham’s Panorama—both will be performed on the Martha Graham Dance Company presentation at Hancher Auditorium on March 29.
Interacting with Renaissance Books: Guest Lecture with Dr. Suzanne Karr Schmidt
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 6:30pm to 7:30pm
University of Iowa Main Library
This lecture looks at the continuing life and uses of some very old books in and outside of the Making the Book, Past and Present exhibition. Starting from one of the biggest in both scale and edition size, the 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle, which was printed from hundreds of woodcut blocks, to others containing mystical puzzles or movable parts, no two copies of a pre-modern book were ever the same. This look at annotating, collecting, and censoring them, as well as keeping things in them will show...
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
Sunday, March 24, 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...
Theatre Reading | In the Red and Brown Water
Sunday, March 24, 2024 2:15pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art
San Pere, Louisiana: Oya runs fast, but her collegiate future is placed on hold to care for her mother.
Inspired by Federico García Lorca’s Yerma and Yoruban cosmology, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s In the Red and Brown Water is a lyrical offering at the intersection of ancestral myth and ritual about a young woman’s coming-of-age navigating lovers, community, and her chosen path. Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for a staged reading of the play by the Department of Theatre Arts.
Event will be...
Prompt for the Planet Workshop
Sunday, March 24, 2024 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join Melinda Myers, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography, for a fun Prompt for the Planet workshop that lets you connect with nature through art! Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting to dip your toes into the world of creativity, this workshop is open to all skill levels.
Space is limited! Please register at https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tmleArm2C7Lnds
David Goist | The Unvarnished Truth
Saturday, March 23, 2024 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Join us for a talk on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m. featuring painting conservator and UIowa alum, David Goist. His presentation, aptly titled "The Unvarnished Truth," focuses on unvarnished paintings from the late 19th and 20th century and the artistic motivations behind leaving works unfinished. Applying a varnish to safeguard the delicate layers of a painting is a centuries-old tradition that offers a certain visual appeal but can alter the artist's original vision. Goist will reflect upon his...
Prompt for the Planet Workshop
Thursday, March 21, 2024 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join Melinda Myers, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography, for a fun Prompt for the Planet workshop that lets you connect with nature through art! Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting to dip your toes into the world of creativity, this workshop is open to all skill levels.
Space is limited! Please register at https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tmleArm2C7Lnds
Artist Talk | Suzanne Tick: Making Materials Matter
Thursday, March 21, 2024 6:30pm
Art Building West
Join artist, innovator, designer and UIowa alum Suzanne Tick for two insightful conversations about her work.
What Now?
Wednesday, March 20 | 6 p.m. |E125 Visual Arts Building
What Now? will feature the ever-changing discussion of evolution, connectivity with the world around us, and what is relevant for the time as we move forward as creatives in a post-Covid world.
Making Materials Matter
Thursday, March 21 | 6:30 p.m. |240 Art Building West
Making Materials Matter is a visual journey...
What Now? Lecture by Suzanne Tick
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 6:00pm
Visual Arts Building
Suzanne Tick | Making Materials Matter & What Now?
Join artist, innovator, designer and UIowa alum Suzanne Tick for two insightful conversations about her work.
On Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Visual Arts Building, Suzanne will present What Now?—the ever-changing discussion of evolution, connectivity with the world around us, and what is relevant for the time as we move forward as creatives in a post-Covid world.
On Thursday March 21, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Building West...
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...