Contrapuntal Hitch Prairie Lights — Reception on Jan. 23, 6-8 p.m. A opening reception for Contrapuntal Hitch, an ongoing exhibit of small works by Iowa City-based artist Jen P. Harris, is taking place tonight at Prairie Lights café. Harris has shown her work nationally and is the recipient of multiple awards and grants, including the […]
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Gallery show featuring NYC graffiti artist John “Crash” Matos opens in downtown Iowa City
Steve Vail Fine Arts will host an opening reception Dec.4 from 5 to 8 p.m. for CRASH!, an the exhibit running through February which features drawings…
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Art City: Broadening the spectrum
The Figge’s African American Art Since 1950: Perspectives from the David C. Driskell Center constitutes 55 artists represented through 62 works of art in a variety of media: paintings, prints, collages, photography, ceramics, sculpture and video. The work, which is on loan from The David C. Driskell Center, encompasses the broad spectrum of political and […]
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Iowa City Fall Gallery Walk Begins Friday
The Fall Gallery Walk begins this Friday at 5 p.m., providing an excellent opportunity to check out the downtown Iowa City art scene. The walk is a collection of art receptions held at 20 downtown venues, many of which hold art exhibitions year-round. Artwork by both local and national artists will be on display.
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German heritage exhibit commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Berlin Wall’s downfall
The German American Heritage Center in Davenport has put together an informative exhibit commemorating the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall…
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Interview: Printmaker Arthur Levine on Mauricio Lasanksy’s Influence and Legacy
A recent exhibit at the University of Iowa’s Levitt Gallery, Mauricio Lasansky and the First Generation, commemorates printmaker Mauricio Lasansky and…
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CSPS exhibit showcases Iowa artist Angela Waseskuk
CSPS Legion Arts is hosting Cedar Falls artist Angela Waseskuk’s solo exhibition ‘A Day Makes …’, which will run through Sept. 27. Waseskuk received her MFA in sculpture and dimensional studies from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her work explores how we approach the repetitive tasks of everyday life. In this installation domesticity plays a large role.
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Thursday at FilmScene: Photographer Barry Phipps to lecture on his ‘Iowa Photographs’ series
Local photographer Barry Phipps will present a lecture and slideshow of work from his Iowa Photographs series at FilmScene this Thursday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m…
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Art City: Painting America in Paris
Paris in the 1920s was a hub of intellectual and artistic activity, luring artists from all over the world. Many American expats fled their homeland and its morass of economic troubles, institutionalized racism and strict censorship laws to Paris’s rarefied atmosphere, holding out the promise of artistic freedom and intellectual openness. Two influential American painters […]
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Prairie Lights to host reception for ‘Electric Beach,’ an eye-popping painting series by Thad Kellstadt
Prairie Lights will hold a reception for its current exhibit Electric Beach, featuring paintings by Thad Kellstadt, this Friday, Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m…
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‘Creative Expression’ exhibit opens Friday in Dubuque
Creative Expression Workshops, a non-profit art program that helps people with special needs find vehicles for self-expression, is hosting a reception this Friday at Dubuque’s Gallery C featuring student artwork. Program directors will conduct discussions throughout the reception in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges facing these students and their families.
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Art City: Matt Bollinger’s ‘Odd Jobs’ at Prairie Lights’ Cafe
A selection of new works by New York-based painter and collagist, Matt Bollinger, is on view at Prairie Lights’ cafe through Aug. 3. Entitled ‘Odd Jobs,’ Bollinger presents a series of collage-paintings in which each image contains a snippet of a larger storyline. As the title implies, many of the scenes portrayed fall under the description of ‘odd jobs,’ yet the show is not constrained by a single unified narrative concept.
