08 Aug 2017

Beréskin Moves Gallery to Stengthen Arts Education

By Pat Bereskin

Davenport, IA (September 8 from 6 to 9 p.m.)  Beréskin Fine Art Gallery and Studio is excited to announce their new location in the former Foster music building 2967 State Street Bettendorf. Beréskin will be sharing space with the new Mississippi Bend AEA STEM Lead Coordinator, Aaron Maurer. The two groups will be partnering to develop art programs for students pre-k through Middle School. 

04 Aug 2017

Camp Dodge: Home Away from Home

By German American Heritage Center
Sunday, August 6 @ 2pm
04 Aug 2017

Quad City Arts and MidCoast Fine Arts Present "Out and About"

By Dawn Wohlford-Metallo

On exhibit from August 25 through October 13, 2017, will be artworks by 23 regional artists in an exhibition titled “Out and About.” For the first time, Quad City Arts and MidCoast Fine Arts are collaborating to produce a bi-state, regional art competition and exhibition.

03 Aug 2017

Dance with dolphins ONLY at the Putnam!

By Putnam Museum & Science Center

The ONLY Augmented Reality Experience in the Quad Cities opens August 19 at the Putnam!

Would you like to pet a polar bear? Dance with dolphins? High-five a penguin? Now you can!!​

In the augmented reality adventure, “Air, Land & Sea,” you will experience an ever-changing watering hole and interact with a diverse range of animals from Africa to the Artic as you "touch the untouchable" ONLY at the Putnam.

02 Aug 2017

Final Day to See Sid the Science Kid: The Super-Duper Exhibit! at the Family Museum Is Sunday, August 27

By Elly Gerdts

Bettendorf — Beginning May 27, kids can join Sid the Science Kid on an amazing, scientific adventure when Sid the Science Kid: The Super-Duper Exhibit! opens at the Family Museum! This exciting, new traveling exhibit brings the award-winning PBS KIDS TV series Sid the Science Kid to life.

02 Aug 2017

Muscatine Art Center to host Go Figure! traveling exhibit

By Lynn Bartenhagen

Storybooks present enjoyable, meaningful, interactive math explorations to children and adults in Go Figure!--a national traveling exhibit that opens at the Muscatine Art Center on Saturday, August 5, 2017. Go Figure! transforms charming children’s books into a kid-sized world where children and adults can have fun exploring math with familiar characters such as Arthur, Frog and Toad, and Goldilocks and Three Bears.

01 Aug 2017

Bettendorf's Family Museum Closed for Maintenance

By Elly Gerdts

Family Museum Closed Monday, August 28 – Friday, September 1, for Building Maintenance

Bettendorf — The Family Museum will be closed August 28 - September 1, for building and exhibit maintenance. Once the Museum reopens, summer hours will end and regular hours will resume.

Regular Hours

Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 8pm

Friday – Saturday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sunday: Noon – 5:00 pm

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28 Jul 2017

Amana Arts Festival Celebrates 40 Years

By David Rettig

Main Amana, IA: Amana Arts Guild’s Festival of the Arts to celebrate 40 years on August 12th, 2017.   Festivities are scheduled to begin at 10:00AM and end at 5:00PM in the Main Amana Market Barn, 707 46TH Ave.  Amana.

27 Jul 2017

James Henry of Burlington to Exhibit at Muscatine Art Center

By Lynn Bartenhagen

Burlington, Iowa artist, James Walker Henry, will open an exhibition in the Musser House gallery at the Muscatine Art Center on August 13, 2017. For the last thirty-five years, Henry has created over five hundred surreal works of art that address social and political issues. He explores current events and ideas through paint and brush. He was first introduced to surrealist artists and the style of surrealism while taking art history courses.

25 Jul 2017

Muscatine Art Center Announces Exhibition of Works by Carol Steinmetz

By Lynn Bartenhagen

On August 5, 2017, the Muscatine Art Center will open the exhibition, “Carol Steinmetz: An Artist’s Spectrum”. Local artist, Carol Steinmetz, has developed her artistic style over the last four decades. The exhibition spans her career from her works in oil to her well known florals, barns, and local landmarks and through her recent exploration with abstract and mixed media. A reception for the artist will be held on Sunday, August 13th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

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