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Mar 30, 2023

Mar 30, 2023

6:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Carmen Winant, Body/Index The Photography Program is pleased to host artist Carmen Winant for a virtual lecture about her work and research surrounding feminist modes of survival and revolt. Thursday, March 30 at 6 p.m. Zoom link below. Carmen Winant is an artist and the Roy Lichtenstein Chair of Studio Art at the Ohio State University; her work utilizes installation and collage strategies to examine feminist modes of survival and revolt. Winant's recent projects have been shown at the Mus...

Apr 4, 2023

Apr 4, 2023

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

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Stanley Sage is a program with older adults in mind. We've invited a local older adult to tell their art story and connect it to the Stanley collection. In our first Stanley Sage program, we welcome Linzee Kull McCray.  Linzee Kull McCray is curious about everything! She’s been an art teacher, bartender, author of two books on textiles, curated museum exhibitions, fabric designer, and writer. People’s stories and the opportunity to share them gets her up in the morning and keeps her up far ...

Apr 6, 2023

Apr 6, 2023

7:00 PM

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"The Limbo Dance - From Backyard to Concert and Commercial Dance Stage" Kieron Dwayne Sargeant’s artist talk will traverse the limbo dance from a wake/funerary dance to the concert and commercial dance stage looking at the adaptations and dramaturgical devices which afforded this change. Kieron Dwayne Sargeant is a Trinidadian-born interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, dancer, and dance researcher who emerged from the African-Caribbean tradition. Sargeant received an MFA in dance perfor...

Apr 13, 2023

Apr 13, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Join the Stanley Campus Council for an exciting event where we plan to showcase the work of student artists (specifically non-art majors, though all are welcome!) on campus. Join us to look at student art in the lobby, eat snacks, and learn about the ways art makes an impact on the lives of your peers!  If you are interested in submitting work to be displayed (digitally or in person) at this event, or if you'd like an artist spotlight interview on the SCC blog, fill out this submission for...

Apr 14, 2023

Apr 14, 2023

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

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Please join us for our last event with some of the most influential artists today, “the Hernandez Bros,” together with Natalia Hernandez and scholars Qiana Whitted (University of South Carolina) and Darieck Scott (UC Berkeley). We will enjoy our guests’ presentations at the Iowa City Public Library as well as a variety of events. On Friday, we will play the Love and Rockets: The Great American Comic Book at Filmscene, a documentary that celebrates 40 years of the artists’ career. This is par...

Apr 15, 2023

Apr 15, 2023

1:00 PM

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Celebrate visionary artist and UIowa MFA alum Elizabeth Catlett's birthday with the premiere and encore screening of Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett at FilmScene. April 15t 1 p.m. screening to be followed by reception, light refreshments and a post-show discussion with the filmmaking team and other experts, including Melanie Herzog, author of Elizabeth Catlett: In the Image of the People and Elizabeth Catlett: An American Artist in Mexico. For more information, visit FilmScene's website....

Apr 15, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

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Celebrate visionary artist and UIowa MFA alum Elizabeth Catlett's birthday with the premiere and encore screening of Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett at FilmScene, and a special display of related works at the Stanley Museum of Art. Artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett was a pioneer of The Black Arts Movement who lived and worked in Mexico after being the first artist to receive an MFA from the University of Iowa in Studio Arts in 1941, where she studied under Grant Wood. Her connection ...

Apr 16, 2023

Apr 16, 2023

2:00 PM

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In this class, participants will draw artworks in the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different piece. The sessions will begin with an introduction to and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the piece. Classes will be held Feb. 19, April 16, and May 21. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and cl...

Apr 20, 2023

Apr 20, 2023

6:30 PM

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This is the first in a series of roundtable discussions between contemporary artists working in Africa and the United States funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. Work by both Cole and Youmbi is featured prominently in Homecoming, the Stanley’s inaugural exhibition. Both Youmbi—a Cameroonian artist who lives and works in Douala—and Cole—an American sculptor, printer, and perceptual engineer—make works that respond to and build upon African art-making traditions while interrogating the colonia...

Apr 21, 2023

Apr 21, 2023

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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On your days off from school, stop at the Stanley for kid-centered activities and snacks in our lobby. Then, head up to the galleries to try your hand at our scavenger hunts and find a new favorite artwork.

Apr 22, 2023

Apr 22, 2023

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Join us on Earth Day for Art Education Community and Family Day!  Graduate students from the University of Iowa will lead a range of activities, from creating an art passport to weaving with found natural materials. Programs will be geared towards a variety of audiences including young children and their families, K-12 students, and adults.  Check back soon for more information!

Apr 22, 2023

2:00 PM

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Join us for a conversation between celebrated American art curator, Randall Griffey, visiting senior curator of modern and contemporary art, Diana Tuite, and University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art director, Lauren Lessing, as they discuss Alice Neel’s 1967 painting The Black Boys, on loan to the Stanley from the Tia Collection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Griffey, who co-curated the blockbuster exhibition Alice Neel: People Come First, which opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2021, wi...

Apr 27, 2023

Apr 27, 2023

6:30 PM

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Be a part of the premiere of a new one-act, immersive opera by composer Nathan Felix. Performers will move throughout the galleries, with different movements or pieces set around the audience. At some points, you may find yourself in the middle of the ensemble. Nathan Felix (born 1981) is a Mexican American composer based in Brooklyn. His music has been premiered in Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Denmark, Mongolia, and the United States, and his music has been featured on the BBC, MTV, and NPR....

May 9, 2023

May 9, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Study for finals and wrap up semester projects at the Stanley with snacks, study supplies, and stress relief toys in the lobby. Then, take a break in our galleries to find a new favorite artwork.

May 10, 2023

May 10, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Study for finals and wrap up semester projects at the Stanley with snacks, study supplies, and stress relief toys in the lobby. Then, take a break in our galleries to find a new favorite artwork.

May 11, 2023

May 11, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Study for finals and wrap up semester projects at the Stanley with snacks, study supplies, and stress relief toys in the lobby. Then, take a break in our galleries to find a new favorite artwork.

May 21, 2023

May 21, 2023

2:00 PM

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In this class, participants will draw artworks in the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different piece. The sessions will begin with an introduction to and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the piece. Classes will be held Feb. 19, April 16, and May 21. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and cl...