On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
Friday, November 3, 2023 -12:00pm to 1:30pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Each of the International Writing Program's Fall Residencies ends with an "Images of America" panel wherein the writers speak on their time in Iowa and the U.S. more generally, what they saw, what they learned, and what...
opening reception with the artist: Friday Oct. 13, 6-9pm “Innerconnectivity I” is the inaugural debut of Rayelle’s thesis work, “Innerconnectivity.” It consists of a series of expansive installations featuring large abstract sculptures that explore what the body has been withholding from present consciousness through transcendental creation. The inaugural solo exhibition, “Innerconnectivity I”, utilizes organic materials...
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...
Saturday, November 4, 2023 -9:30am to 11:30am Chauncey Swan Park Don’t toss your Jack-O-Lanterns in the garbage—toss them from up high instead! This free outdoor event gives your carved creations one last hurrah for the Halloween season. ICM staff will be throwing the pumpkins off the northwest corner of the parking ramp next to Chauncey Swan Park....
The Iowa Raptor Project and the UI Museum of Natural History will team up to bring an array of World Falconry Day programming to Iowa City. All are welcome! Guests will enjoy engagement activities throughout the entire museum including live birds, hands-on exploration of falconry equipment, a film, arts & crafts, and some educational history...
opening reception with the artist: Friday Oct. 13, 6-9pm “Innerconnectivity I” is the inaugural debut of Rayelle’s thesis work, “Innerconnectivity.” It consists of a series of expansive installations featuring large abstract sculptures that explore what the body has been withholding from present consciousness through transcendental creation. The inaugural solo exhibition, “Innerconnectivity I”, utilizes organic materials...
