“Young Artists at the Figge" at the Figge Art Museum -- January 24 through May 24.
Saturday, January 24, through Sunday, May 24
Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second Street, Davenport IA
Always an eagerly awaited series at the Figge Art Museum, the latest incarnation of Young Artists at the Figge will be on display from January 26 through May 24, with the Davenport venue celebrating the accomplishments of budding creative talents whose works will be showcased in a continuing series of individual exhibitions.
With this year's exhibits in the Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery sponsored by the Brand Boeshaar Foundation Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, the annual, fan-favorite Young Artists at the Figge series features student artwork from eight local school districts, the displays providing vibrant and arresting support for local art education. This imaginative whirlwind of art changes every two weeks, complete with 76 frames, hundreds of student artworks, and Sunday student-recognition receptions, featuring free admission thanks to the Davenport venue's generous sponsors
The schedule for the 2025 Young Artists at the Figge exhibits and recognition boasts: the Geneseo Community United School District sponsored by the Geneseo Foundation, January 24 through February 1 (Recognition Day February 1); the Muscatine Community School District sponsored by Kent Feeds February 7 through 15 (Recognition Day February 8); the Pleasant Valley Community School District sponsored by GreenState Credit Union, February 21 through March 1 (Recognition Day February 22); the Moline Community School District sponsored by Tom and Brooke Terrones, March 7 through 15 (Recognition Day March 8); the Bettendorf Community School District sponsored by GreenState Credit Union, March 21 through 29 (Recognition Day March 29); the North Scott Community School District sponsored by Anonymous, April 4 through 12 (Recognition Day April 12); the Davenport Community School District sponsored by Jane Magnusson, April 18 through 26 (Recognition Day April 26); the Rock Island/Milan School District sponsored by Mark and Deborah Schwiebert, May 2 through May 10 (Recognition Day May 3); and, for the second year in a row, the Davenport Community Junior High Schools sponsored by Anonymous, May 16 through 24 (Recognition Day May 17).
Regular museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays (10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays) and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays, and general admission is $8-14. For more information on the individual Young Artists at the Figge exhibitions on display through May 2, call (563)326-7804 and visit FiggeArtMuseum.org.
