Join students of ARTH3250: Brushwork in Chinese Art in exploring ink art in the Stanley Museum of Art collection. Led by Amy Huang, Assistant Professor of Art History, class members will share short presentations and host the exhibition open house. 5:30–6 p.m. presentations 6–7:30 p.m. open house
on view at PS1’s Northside gallery Nov. 15 - Dec. 14, 2024 Fridays 4-6p, Saturdays 12-3p, and by appointment In the installation ‘A disturbance in the air’ moving image portraiture, text, and interventions in the gallery space are used to explore gendered experiences of seeing and being seen. The title refers to Aristotle’s understanding of...
on view at PS1’s Northside gallery Nov. 15 - Dec. 14, 2024 Fridays 4-6p, Saturdays 12-3p, and by appointment In the installation ‘A disturbance in the air’ moving image portraiture, text, and interventions in the gallery space are used to explore gendered experiences of seeing and being seen. The title refers to Aristotle’s understanding of...
From Nile Kinnick to Caitlin Clark and Duke Slater to Christine Grant, Hawkeyes have been breaking records, navigating barriers, and making sports history since the University of Iowa’s first teams emerged in the late 1800s. The fall 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, examines the role sports has played at Iowa...
In the first of a yearlong series, make jewelry projects that correspond to the current Zodiac sign. December’s sign is Capricorn, which is ruled by the planet Saturn. Create a felted bead, then make Saturn’s ring and embellish everything for a one-of-a-kind Capricorn bead. Tune in each month for the next Zodiac project. Collect them...
From Nile Kinnick to Caitlin Clark and Duke Slater to Christine Grant, Hawkeyes have been breaking records, navigating barriers, and making sports history since the University of Iowa’s first teams emerged in the late 1800s. The fall 2024 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Hawkeye Histories | Sporting Stories, examines the role sports has played at Iowa...
Friday, December 27, 2024 -5:30pm to 6:30pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Lindsay McDermott is a local reptile enthusiast who has recently pursued her passion of sharing reptiles/invertebrates with children and families. Today she will bring several of her various lizards, snakes, arachnids and more to the library to get up close and...
Laurel's speciality is 3-dimensional contemporary geometric seed bead work. She is very interested in the design process and beading techniques. She also enjoys kumihimo and bead crochet. Laurel has been a finalist and winner in several beading and kumihimo contests. Her work can be seen throughout January during regular business hours.
In the 1990s, while studying at the University of Iowa, Brant Bollman became fascinated by the way African masks were treated in museums. These masks, once powerful talismans of community, wrapped in dance, ritual, music, and story, were stripped of their cultural context. The raffia fiber costumes and intricate narratives that gave them meaning were...
Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art on Jan. 12, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. for our Sundays with the Docents tour where Stanley docents create unique tours to share with our audiences throughout the year. Form and Purpose will be led by Docent Jill Maahs who will look at the tradition of objects from the African continent. The...
In the 1990s, while studying at the University of Iowa, Brant Bollman became fascinated by the way African masks were treated in museums. These masks, once powerful talismans of community, wrapped in dance, ritual, music, and story, were stripped of their cultural context. The raffia fiber costumes and intricate narratives that gave them meaning were...
In the 1990s, while studying at the University of Iowa, Brant Bollman became fascinated by the way African masks were treated in museums. These masks, once powerful talismans of community, wrapped in dance, ritual, music, and story, were stripped of their cultural context. The raffia fiber costumes and intricate narratives that gave them meaning were...
