29 Aug 2024

African American Museum of Iowa Executive Director LaNisha Cassell Pursuing New Career Opportunity

By Melissa Porter

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 29, 2024) — The Board of Directors of the African American Museum of Iowa announces that treasured leader, LaNisha Cassell, will be starting a new journey. After nearly nine years of dedicated service to the Museum and the community, Cassell will be pursuing an exciting new career opportunity out of state. Her last day with the Museum will be October 7, 2024, following their annual History Makers Gala.

26 Aug 2024

QC Public Art Trail Adds Thirty New Sculptures in Collaboration with Quad City Arts

By Lindsey Row

Portal to Metamorphosis, Glory Hartsfield

08 Aug 2024

African American Museum of Iowa to Honor Statewide Leaders at Annual History Makers Gala

By Melissa Porter

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 8, 2024) — The African American Museum of Iowa will host its annual History Makers Gala on Thursday, October 3, 2024. The event will highlight the achievements of honorees Dr Wilfred Johnson (Waterloo), Jo Lavera and Phillip E Jones (Iowa City), Emma Squires (Cedar Rapids), James L Tillman Sr (Sioux City), and Mary L Wells (Des Moines).

29 Jul 2024

Young Emerging Writers Celebrate the Release of THE ATLAS Literary Magazine at a Two-Part Event August 15

By Sophia Best

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 29, 2024) — The Young Emerging Writers (YEW) Summer Internship Program will host a two-part launch party for the latest issue of the Program’s literary magazine THE ATLAS on Thursday, August 15, at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Avenue, Rock Island.

20 Jun 2024

New Exhibitions on View for the Annual Ice Cream Social on June 30 at the Muscatine Art Center

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (June 20, 2024) — Visitors to this year’s Annual Ice Cream Social are in for a real treat! The Muscatine Art Center is opening the “Fashionably Dressed” exhibition just in time for the free event. “Fashionably Dressed” features work by Vincent van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, Auguste Rodin, and other artists recognized around the world.

14 Jun 2024

Get Ready for Three Days of Dinosaur Fun at Putnam Museum and Science Center

By Jessica Beshears

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 14, 2024) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center is gearing up for three days of dinosaurs.

Friday, June 28, kicks off the weekend with the classic Nineties film Jurassic Park. They will be showing the movie in 3D on the GIANT Screen Theater at 7PM.

11 Jun 2024

$14 Million Art Collection Donation Establishes The Linda and J Randolph Lewis Wing at Figge Art Museum

By Natalie Dunlop

Milton Avery (American, 1885-1965), Red and Green Umbrellas, 1940, oil on canvas, 34 x 54 in, Gift of Linda and J Randolph Lewis, 14 February 2024

07 Jun 2024

Putnam Museum and Science Center Announces New President and CEO

By Scott Peake

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 7, 2024) — The Board of Trustees of the Putnam Museum and Science Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Diehl Yang as President and CEO following a national search. Yang has over twenty years of leadership experience in innovative non-profit organizations and eighteen years’ experience in executive leadership.

29 May 2024

Kurt Ullrich of Maquoketa to Exhibit at Muscatine Art Center

By Lynn Bartenhagen

MUSCATINE, IOWA (May 29, 2024) — Maquoketa, Iowa artist, Kurt Ullrich, will open an exhibition in the Musser House galleries at the Muscatine Art Center on June 13, 2024. His exhibit will explore the Iowa State Fair through photography.

20 May 2024

Second Season of the Pulling Focus African American Film Festival

By Gaye Shannon Burnett

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 20, 2024) — We are thrilled to announce the return of the Pulling Focus African American Film Festival of the Quad Cities for its second year. Join us from June 6-9, 2024, as we celebrate the rich and diverse narratives of the Black Diaspora through the art of film. The festival will kick off with an opening ceremony and filmmaker meet-and-greet on June 6 at The Last Picture House in Davenport.

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