02 May 2023

Birdies for Charity Can Help Your Dollars Make a Bigger Difference in Our Community

By Quad City Arts

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 2, 2023) — It’s that time of year again when you can maximize the impact you can have on arts and culture in our community by making a donation to Quad City Arts through Birdies for Charity!

27 Apr 2023

“DART Senior Art Show” Celebrates Graduating Seniors’ Thesis Projects

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (April 27, 2023) — The newest exhibit at the University of Dubuque’s Bisignano Art Gallery brings together a variety of work by graduating seniors in the Department of Digital Art and Design.

Project Eleven, Emma Schmit

21 Apr 2023

Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation Grants Available for Creative Arts in Mercer County

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 21, 2023) — Creative-arts organizations in Mercer County are invited to apply for grants from the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation, a private foundation administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation. Up to $100,000 total will be available to organizations that participate in the collaborative grant-application process, which will be led by Mercer County Better Together (MCBT) between now and the July 14 deadline.

14 Apr 2023

There’s a Brand-New, Permanent Exhibit at the Putnam! Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories

By Jordyn Strange

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 15, 2023) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center is thrilled to open the much-anticipated updated regional-history exhibit, Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories. Partners, stakeholders, and members of the media are invited to the Putnam to experience the brand-new, permanent exhibit, which highlights the past, present, and future of the Quad Cities and its citizens.

11 Apr 2023

LeClaire Library Receives Large Donation from Local Artist

By Melita Tunnicliff

Raphael Iaccarino is presented a certificate of appreciation by Steve Morency, President of the Friends of the LeClaire Community Library

29 Mar 2023

University of Dubuque Students Showcase Artwork in “The Edge Show”

By Stacey Ortman

DUBUQUE, IOWA (March 29, 2023) — The newest exhibit at the University of Dubuque’s Bisignano Art Gallery provided students in the Department of Digital Art and Design an opportunity to step away from the classroom’s client-driven projects and to create individual pieces of artwork.

03 Mar 2023

Iowa Arts Council Announces Governor's Arts Awards

By Jeff Morgan

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 3, 2023) — More than 180 Iowans came together Wednesday, March 2, to celebrate the remarkable contributions of Iowans in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Hampton, Iowa City, Marshalltown, and Mason City who have left their mark on Iowa through the arts.

06 Feb 2023

Bisignano Art Gallery Exhibit Showcases UD Student, Faculty, and Staff Photographs

By Stacey Ortman

Spain by Alan Garfield, art gallery director

DUBUQUE, IOWA (February 6, 2023) — The newest exhibition at the University of Dubuque’s Bisignano Art Gallery gives patrons an opportunity to travel without leaving the gallery.

02 Feb 2023

New Exhibits Opening at Muscatine Art Center in February

By Lynn Bartenhagen

Seated Guard N° 1, Marc Sijian

31 Jan 2023

"Narwhals: Revealing an Arctic Legend" to Open at the Putnam

By Jordyn Strange

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 31, 2023) — The Putnam Museum and Science Center is thrilled to host the Smithsonian traveling exhibition Narwhals: Revealing an Arctic Legend. From their depiction in the 1500s as angry sea monsters to their status as icons of pop culture today, the narwhal, with its unique spiral tusk, has inspired legend in Inuit and European society and fascinated people across cultures for centuries.

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