Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

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

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection.ย 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).ย Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

Free

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

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

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...

Free

Sunday With the Docents: Pairing Art with Literature

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

Pairing Art with Literatureย will be led by Stanley Docent David Duer. Participants will consider and discuss selected artists, such as Pueblo potter Lucy M. Lewis, and their artworks in light of kindred writers and their literary works. David Duer is a poet and memoirist who recently retired from teaching English language arts at Cedar Rapids...

Free

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

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

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection.ย 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).ย Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

Free

Traveling Exhibition | BODY FREEDOM FOR EVERY(BODY)

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

BODY FREEDOM FOR EVERY(BODY)ย is a cross-country exhibition tour inside of a 27-foot Box Truck celebrating Reproductive Justice, Queer Liberation, and Trans Joy! Newark-basedย Project for Empty Spaceย is bringing over 200 artistsโ€™ works inside this truck to cultivate community coast-to-coast. The exhibition will be parked alongside Gibson Square Park, outside the Stanley Museum of Art on Friday,...

Event Series Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

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

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...

Free