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Beyond Fashion Festival

Downtown Iowa City 210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Beyond Festival is a powerful, weekend-long celebration of culture, creativity, and community in Iowa City. The festival features music, fashion, art, film, wellness events, and panel discussions that uplift diverse stories and spark meaningful conversations. From alleyway fashion shows to cultural workshops and performances, Beyond Fest transforms the city into a vibrant, inclusive space that...

$25
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05/03/2025 | Body Parts

Artifactory 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Body Parts 03 May 2025 | 10 am – noon Lower Level | 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA Drawing on her vast experience from countless portraits and figure studies, Beppie Weiss will guide participants in understanding the intricacies of the human body to enhance drawing accuracy, with assigned homework to reinforce learning. Artists...

$20

Free Comic Book Day at Daydreams Comics

Daydreams Comics 21 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, United States

Saturday May 3rd, 10am - 6pm  Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) is the biggest event in the comic book industry—a single day when participating comic book specialty shops across North America and around the world give away comic books absolutely free to anyone who comes into their shops! Founded on the belief that for every...

Free

Trans Gander Vol II

Old Brick 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Trans Gander is a trans folk centered art and variety show. This year Trans Gander Vol II will take place at Old Brick on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025. Trans Gander will feature trans led workshops through the day, professional headshots, an art auction, an all ages trans youth variety showcase, and an 18+ variety show...

$10
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Print Day in May

IC Press Co-op at Public Space One 225 N Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Free Letterpress Demo! Tour The Studios Relieft Print T-Shirts $20 BYO T-Shirts $10 All are WELCOME!

Free – $20
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05/03/2025 | Foiling Studio

Artifactory 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Foiling Studio 03 May 2025 | 1 pm – 4 pm Lower Level | 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA Join us for foiled printmaking! These drop-in sessions include all materials and equipment—just bring your creativity. We will focus on combining collagraphic printmaking with hot stamped foil. Ideal for those who’ve already taken a...

$10
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Mellon Symposium Keynote Lecture by Dr. Ciraj Rassool

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

Ciraj Rassool, PhD is Senior Professor of Historical Studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, and director of the African Programme in Museum and Heritage Studies. He has published widely on changing old museums & making new museums, race in museums, restitution, political movements and the politics of nonracialism. He served...

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05/04/2025 | Long Pose

Artifactory 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Long Pose 04 May 2025 | 1 pm – 4 pm Lower Level | 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA Join us at Arts Iowa City’s ArtiFactory for the Long Pose Studio Group. The model will maintain the same pose (with breaks) for the entire session. Bring your own drawing materials which can include...

$15
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Iowa New Play Festival 2025

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

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights Sixtus Chetachi Igbokwe, Eli Campbell, Xiaoyan Kang, and a collection of work by the Undergraduate Playwrights Workshop! Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA playwrights. Tickets...

$5
Event Series Curator Guided Tour of ‘A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive’ with Rich Dana

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 University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event. About the exhibit:   In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with...

Free
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05/08/2025 | Thursday Drawing

Artifactory 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Phil Dorothy Drawing Studio 08 May 2025 | 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Lower Level | 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA Connect with fellow artists at our Thursday night life drawing group, a gathering held in memory of our dear friend Phil Dorothy. Please bring your own drawing supplies, such as graphite, charcoal,...

$10
Featured Featured Event Series Digital Graffitti

Digital Graffitti

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

The world has seen the dazzling delights of digital artwork projection mapped onto some of the most iconic buildings: the Empire State Building, the Sidney Opera House... even our own Old Capitol! Now you can see the Theatre Arts building come to life with digital art made by students in the new UI course, Digital...