28 Sep 2021

Free Performances at the Muscatine Art Center in October

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (September 28, 2021) — Celebrate fall with outdoor performances at the Muscatine Art Center. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy two free family-friendly performances and opening day of the Scarecrow and Jack-o-Lantern competition.

21 Sep 2021

Paint the River: Fifth Annual "Plein Air Paint Out"

By Beréskin Gallery

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 21, 2021) — Bereskin Gallery and Art Academy is presenting the fifth-annual “Plein Air Paint Out” along the Mississippi River on Saturday, September 25, 7:30AM-3:30PM.

Artists may paint along the Mississippi from the I-80 Bridge to the Centennial Bridge on either side of the river. All mediums are acceptable.

20 Sep 2021

Riverssance Festival Presents Harley Award to Sherry Maurer

By Kevin Maynard

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 20, 2021) — Riverssance Festival of Fine Art came back strong in 2021! In its thirty-third year, this outdoor event featured over seventy quality visual artists drawn from a national call for entries, live local music, food vendors, wine-tasting, and a children’s art activity tent.

07 Sep 2021

Performing Arts Signature Series 2021-22 Season

By Karie Gilson

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 7, 2021) — Quad City Arts’ premier performing arts subscription series, featuring select artists from the Visiting Artist Series, will return to in-person events for the 2021-22 season.

03 Sep 2021

Quad City Arts’ Art at the Airport Presents Works by Jaimie Foster, Mark Dierker, and Deana Bada Maloney

By Dawn Wohlford-Metallo

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 3, 2021) — From September 1-November 1, 2021, Quad City Arts’ Art at the Airport presents works on paper by Jaimie Foster of Naperville, Illinois; photography by Mark Dierker of Dubuque, Iowa; and ceramic wildlife sculpture by Deana Bada Maloney of Downers Grove, Illinois.

30 Aug 2021

Exhibition by Rose Frantzen Opens at Muscatine Art Center on September 2

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (August 30, 2021) — A new series of works by Iowa artist Rose Frantzen will be on view at the Muscatine Art Center from September 2 through October 31, 2021. Frantzen was born, raised, and returned to Maquoketa, Iowa, where the rural lifestyle and landscape continue to provide inspiration for her paintings.

24 Aug 2021

Putnam Opens "Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in Art and Design"

By Rachel Evans

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 24, 2021) — In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world — refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution — can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers.

23 Aug 2021

Camryn Clark and Blaire Doxsee Art Reception at MCC QC

By Rev Rich Hendricks

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 23, 2021) — West Davenport native sisters mix it up with art and photography this month!

18 Aug 2021

New Downtown Rock Island Mural-Unveiling Kicks Off Alternating Currents Festival

By Jennifer Walker

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 18, 2021) — The unveiling of a new mural in Downtown Rock Island, inspired by a Rock Island High School student’s award-winning artwork, will serve as the official kick-off to this year’s Alternating Currents festival August 19-22 in the Quad Cities.

What: Ceremony unveiling the mural by young artist Riley Jones

When: 3:45-4:45PM, Thursday, August 19

16 Aug 2021

Sculpture Dedication, Performance Planned for September 9, 2021

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (August 16, 2021) — For those who regularly drive on Mulberry Avenue, monitoring progress of the sculpture installation and landscape project at the Muscatine Art Center has become a minor pastime this summer.

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