04 Feb 2019

Submerged in the Sublime: The Landscape Photography of Kim Keever

By Natalie Dunlop

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 4, 2019) — The Figge Art Museum will feature Submerged in the Sublime: The Landscape Photography of Kim Keever beginning Saturday in the museum’s fourth floor gallery.

Artist Kim Keever’s landscape photographs are no ordinary photographs. Rather than images of actual places, Keever, a former engineer with a background in fluid dynamics, creates fictitious scenes within the confines of a large fish tank.

31 Jan 2019

Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center: February Presidents, Tennis & Pickleball with Miss Cindy, and Two Super Saturdays

By Nikki McGinnis

CLINTON, IOWA (January 31, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is beginning the love month of February with these activities and events. Enjoy decorating cookies as presidents on WOW Wednesday. Then, meet Miss Cindy and get active with tennis and pickleball at Funtime Friday.

31 Jan 2019

German American Heritage Center and Museum (GAHCM) Opens Two Hours Late Today

By German American Heritage Center and Museum

DAVENPORT IA (January 31, 2019) — Due to the extreme cold weather, the GAHC will have a delayed opening time today. The museum will open at 12PM today, January 31. We will close at our regular time (4PM).

29 Jan 2019

German American Heritage Center and Museum (GAHCM) Closures Due to Weather

By German American Heritage Center and Museum

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 29, 2019) — Due to extreme and dangerous cold conditions, the GAHC will be closing early at 1pm today, January 29th. We will be closed tomorrow, January 30th. We apologize for any inconvenience.

24 Jan 2019

Magnetic Marble Mazes & Groundhog Day with Miss Jessica

By Nikki McGinnis

CLINTON, IOWA (January 24, 2019) — The Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center, "Clinton, Iowa's Children's Museum," is popping up with these fun activities and events. You’ll be magnetized with magnetic marble mazes on WOW Wednesday. Then, sit down with Miss Jessica from Clinton County Conservation to talk about Groundhog Day on Funtime Friday.

24 Jan 2019

Animals in the Museum Opens Saturday at the Figge Art Museum

By Natalie Dunlop

Davenport, Iowa (January 24, 2019) — The bond between humans and animals permeates our language, as well as our art. The earliest known forms of visual expression included depictions of animals scrawled on cave walls. That tradition continues today with many contemporary artists centering their practice on the examination of animals and our connection to them.

21 Jan 2019

“Esprit De Corps: The Brotherhood of Paratroopers, Rangers, and Special Forces at War” by Kenneth Cunningham & “Sophisticated Disobedience” by Brian Schulz

By Dawn Wohlford-Metallo

On exhibit from February 1 through March 22, 2019, will be paintings by Kenneth Cunningham of Eldridge, IA, and spray-paint collages by Brain Schulz of Davenport, IA.

14 Jan 2019

Art Nouveau Amphora to Open Saturday at the Figge Art Museum

By Natalie Dunlop

Davenport, Iowa (January 14, 2019) – The second-floor Lewis Gallery at the Figge Art Museum will have Art Nouveau Amphora on view beginning Saturday. The exhibition is organized by the Figge Art Museum and features works from several private collections.

28 Dec 2018

Quad City Arts Presents Art @ the Airport

By Dawn Wohlford-Metal

WHAT:          Quad City Arts Art @ the Airport Exhibition

WHEN:          Jan 3 – February 28, 2019

WHERE:       Quad City International Airport Gallery, 2200 69th Ave., Moline, IL

WHO:             Linda Buechting of Quincy, IL, Paul Nitsche of Ridgeway, WI, and Corrine Smith of Rock Island, IL

26 Dec 2018

QUAD CITY ARTS OFFERS ARTS DOLLARS GRANTS

By Tyson Danner

Quad City Arts is pleased to announce Arts Dollars grants for the 2019 cycle. Applications are welcome from individual artists, K-12 schools, and non-profit organizations partnering with artists. All art forms are eligible. Since 1990, Quad City Arts has supported the local art community by awarding more than $1,000,000 in grants to local artists, non-profit organizations, and schools.

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