10 Jun 2025

“Fever Dreams: German Expressionism,” June 21 through December 7

By Reader Staff

With the Davenport venue partnering alongside the German American Heritage Center and Museum for programming during the exhibit's run, the Figge Art Museum will house Fever Dreams: German Expressionism in the Lewis Gallery from June 21 through December 7, this arresting exhibition featuring loans from the David and Sarojini Johnson Print Collection, and showcased in conjunction with the GAHC's companion exhibit German Expressionist Prints from the Johnson Collection.

10 Jun 2025

“Cats!”, through January 4

By Reader Staff

A dazzling, visually rich celebration of fascinating felines and the artists who love them, Cats! (the exhibit, not the musical) can be viewed in the third-floor gallery of Davenport's Figge Art Museum through January 4, this rich showcase inspired by our four-legged friends boasting works from both the museum's collection and on loan, and on display through the aid of contributing sponsors Carrie Kimple and Sue Quail.

10 Jun 2025

“CHAIN RE·AC·TION,” through September 28

By Reader Staff

With the exhibition made possible through generous funding from Art Bridges Foundation, and with KLJB FOX 18 serving as media sponsor, the fascinating collaborative exhibit CHAIN RE·AC·TION will be on view in the Figge Art Museum's Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery through September 28, visitors to the Davenport venue invited to witness the art experience's continuous cycle of inspiration, reflection, and response.

13 May 2025

“Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks,” through August 31

By Reader Staff

Davenport's Figge Art Museum is delivering some extra-special kick with its colorful and arresting exhibit on display through August 31, as the footwear-themed exhibit Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks enjoys a stay in the venue's fourth-floor gallery, the exhibition co-organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Bata Shoe Museum, and curated by he latter's director and senior curator Elizabeth Semmelhack.

27 Jun 2024

“Art Bridges: Partner Loan Network,” through January 4

By Reader Staff

From now through January 4, masterworks on loan from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be presented throughout the Figge’s Art Museum's permanent collection galleries, with the exhibition Art Bridges: Partner Loan Network dedicated to bringing American art out of museum vaults and placing it on view in communities across the United States.

05 Aug 2025

Exhibition Tour Night, August 21

By Reader Staff

On August 21, guests of Davenport's Figge Art Museum are invited to enjoy a closer look at two current exhibitions – Future Now: Virtual Sneakers to Cutting-Edge Kicks and Cats! – in the docent-guided Exhibition Tour Night, with the 30-minute tours repeating in order for patrons to attend either or both, as well as enjoy live music, drinks, and food options.

31 Jul 2025

Art Is Work: Metro Arts Celebrates Creative Projects Across the Quad Cities

By Jonathan Turner

Run by Quad City Arts and open to youth ages 15 to 21, Metro Arts is a paid, five-week summer apprenticeship in which participants work side by side with professional artists on real, public-facing projects. From murals and mosaics to poetry, live performances, and digital storytelling, apprentices shape and improve the creative landscape of the Quad Cities while gaining invaluable professional experience.

08 Jul 2025

Collectors & Artist Talk: “Fever Dreams,” July 24

By Reader Staff

On July 24, art collectors David and Sarojini Johnson will join artist Joseph Lappie at Davenport's Figge Art Museum for an incisive and engaging discussion on Fever Dreams: German Expressionism, exhibition featuring German prints. the arresting current exhibition featuring loans from the David and Sarojini Johnson Print Collection.

01 Jul 2025

2025 Metro Arts Showcase, July 15

By Reader Staff

Honoring 25 years of creativity, mentorship, and youth expression through Quad City Arts' Metro Arts Youth Apprenticeship Program, the 2025 Metro Arts Showcase will be held at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on July 15, the night celebrating the organization that has empowered young creatives through approximately 113 community-based projects including murals, mosaics, films, and more.

01 Jul 2025

Community Celebration: “CHAIN RE·AC·TION,” July 17

By Reader Staff

With the exhibition made possible through generous funding from Art Bridges Foundation, and with KLJB FOX 18 serving as media sponsor, the fascinating collaborative exhibit CHAIN RE·AC·TION will be celebrated at Davenport's Figge Art Museum on July 17, with community partners, mural artists. and the public joining together in conjunction with the art experience's continuous cycle of inspiration, reflection, and response.

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