Playwrights Workshop Reading: Go!

University of Iowa Theatre Building 200 North Riverside Dr, Iowa City, IA, United States

Playwrights Workshop Reading: Go! By Adrian Antonio Enzastiga Monday, Feb. 10, 2024, 5:30 p.m. Room 172, Theatre Building In the amazing world of "Punymon Go!" expert trainers form lasting friendships with their creature companions, go on glorious adventures to improve their skills, and team up to battle an ultra-serious gaming addiction. Please be advised this play contains...

Event Series Art from the Inside Out

Art from the Inside Out

Public Space One Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

This free art show presented by Inside Out Reentry Community will showcase the incredible artistry of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Reception: Friday February 7 at 6 pm, where some of the artists will be present to share their work. Art from the Inside Out is meant to celebrate the talent and hard work of...

Creative Matters Conversation with Donald Nally and David Lang

University of Iowa, Voxman Music Building 93 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Voxman Music Building / Recital Hall Presented by  Hancher  and  Creative Matters Tickets Free and open to the public Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 6:30 pm Free  Donald Nally, conductor of The Crossing and David Lang, composer and University of Iowa alum, will be in conversation moderated by Ann Howard Jones (BM ‘64, MM 66’, DMA...

Event Series Art from the Inside Out

Art from the Inside Out

Public Space One Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

This free art show presented by Inside Out Reentry Community will showcase the incredible artistry of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Reception: Friday February 7 at 6 pm, where some of the artists will be present to share their work. Art from the Inside Out is meant to celebrate the talent and hard work of...

Event Series Art from the Inside Out

Art from the Inside Out

Public Space One Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

This free art show presented by Inside Out Reentry Community will showcase the incredible artistry of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Reception: Friday February 7 at 6 pm, where some of the artists will be present to share their work. Art from the Inside Out is meant to celebrate the talent and hard work of...

NEA Big Read | Discussion of “Beloved” with DK Nnuro

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us for four discussions of Toni Morrison's Beloved and the exhibition it's a fine thing, led by the Stanley’s curator of special projects and author of What Napoleon Could Not Do, Derek (DK) Nnuro. Register for each session by clicking the dates below, capped at 30 participants:  Feb. 15 (Pages 1 - 59) March 8 (Pages 60 -...

Sundays with the Docents | Art by Indigenous Americans

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for our Sundays with the Docents tour where Stanley docents create unique tours to share with our audiences throughout the year. In the Art by Indigenous Americans tour, Docent David Duer will look at some of the ways Native artists examine and express their cultural heritage. The Muscogee poet and musician (and...

Curator Guided Tour of ‘A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive’ with Rich Dana

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event at the University of Iowa Libraries. This tour is offered in partnership with the Iowa City Downtown District's Free Week. About the...

Free

Beyond the Codex: The Work of Peter and Donna Thomas

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Book artist Peter Thomas will talk about how he has used book structure and binding techniques to add depth of meaning to his artwork and enhance viewers’ understanding of it. Interweaving discussion about the history and future of book arts, he will also share how his work relates to the way concrete poets have utilized...

Free

Art & Write Night

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums Iowa City, IA, United States

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...