Event Series Write at the Stanley

Write at the Stanley

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. 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). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

Event Series Write at the Stanley

Write at the Stanley

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. 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). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave...

Stanley Creates: When Pigasso Met Mootisse & Wild Art Houses

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

When Pigasso Met Mootisse, by Nina Laden, is a story about art and friendship that introduces animal versions of two of the best-known painters in the world. After listening to the story, kids will create a colorful “Wild Art House” inspired by the artworks of Picasso and Matisse in the story. Workshop led by Debra Marqusee....

Storytime at the Stanley with the LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library

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

Join us for our first storytime with the LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library! We’ll be reading Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall. The story follows the journey of a crayon that has a “red” paper label, but everything they draw turns out blue. After trying to be red and failing, they find a friend who helps...