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Sep 22, 2023

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the Stanley to celebrate the publication of its groundbreaking catalog, In a Time of Witness. The event will be accompanied by light refreshments and live music from Ramin Roshandel and Jean-Francois Charles. Beyond a traditional museum exhibition catalog, this unprecedented interdisciplinary project features 31 writers—alumni of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, International Writing Program, and Literary Translation Program—who contributed original literary responses to artworks they chose...

Sep 24, 2023

Sep 24, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

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Join us for a live podcast session at the Stanley with Museum Confidential: The Podcast. Host Jeff Martin will be in conversation with a panel of guest speakers including editor of In a Time of Witness, Derek (DK) Nnuro (Curator of Special Projects, Stanley Museum of Art), Lauren Lessing (Director, Stanley Museum of Art ) and contributing writers from In a Time of Witness.   The conversation will explore the ideas behind the conception of the catalog, how it merges visual and literary arts...

Sep 28, 2023

6:00 PM

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Jonas Bendiksen, Veles, Northern Macedonia, 2019, from The Book of Veles (GOST books, 2021)  Drowned Men and Troll Farms: On the Complexity of Photographic Evidence This talk will explore the deceptively simple notion of photographic evidence. In the present moment of deep fakes and AI image generators, it is tempting look back at the photographs of the past as more truthful or direct. Before the digital age, photography long held a unique position among representational media for its abil...

Oct 4, 2023

Oct 4, 2023

6:00 PM

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Catalina Ouyang will present on recent interdisciplinary projects including Syzygy, THREE BETRAYALS, Sympathy for the Devil, common burn, and pronoun of love.  Ouyang engages object-making, interdisciplinary environments, and time-based projects, working with a variety of materials including hand-carved wood and stone, appropriated literature, and artifacts.

Oct 6, 2023

Oct 6, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Chill & Create, a unique and hands-on program, integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices. During the 2-hour workshop participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art making experience necessary.  The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed ment...

Oct 10, 2023

Oct 10, 2023

6:00 PM

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Yoonmi Nam is an artist born in Seoul, South Korea, and has studied in Korea, Canada, U.S., and Japan. Yoonmi is interested in the observation and depiction of everyday objects and occurrences, especially when they subtly suggest contradictions—a perception of time that feels both temporary and lasting and a sense of place that feels both familiar and foreign. Growing up as an only child with working parents, she often engaged in quiet observations of things around her. Experiences of living...

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 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. For the month of October, we will be creating "spooktacular" model magic monsters using air-dry clay!  

Oct 13, 2023

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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The Iowa City Gallery Walk is back for another year and once again begins at the Stanley! Celebrating one year since the inauguration of its building, the Stanley Museum of Art will be the first stop featured in the 2023 Downtown Fall Gallery Walk on Friday, Oct. 13th from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Experience the museums world-class collection of art, discover the latest acquisitions and gain an understanding of diverse cultures and traditions by visiting the newest exhibition of Native American ledge...

Oct 15, 2023

Oct 15, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 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 Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 17.  Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers...

Oct 26, 2023

Oct 26, 2023

5:30 PM

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Wang Guangyi's Great Criticism series escalated to international fame in the 1990s. Cast as a representative of contemporary Chinese art at large, its global renown both emerged from and contributed to tired tropes of political dissidence. This talk looks at what has been oversimplified and missed in readings of these iconic images.  By uncovering new meanings for these works, this talk considers the broader stakes of interpretation in a Western-centered global art world. (Image credit: Wang...

Nov 3, 2023

Nov 3, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Chill & Create, a unique and hands-on program, integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices. During the 2-hour workshop participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art making experience necessary.  The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed ment...

Nov 9, 2023

Nov 9, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.  This Night at the Museum event will be a night of fun with snacks and an art-themed bingo game led by a local drag queen! More information to come. 

Nov 19, 2023

Nov 19, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 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 Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 17.  Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers...

Dec 1, 2023

Dec 1, 2023

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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Chill & Create, a unique and hands-on program, integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices. During the 2-hour workshop participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art making experience necessary.  The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed ment...

Dec 12, 2023

Dec 12, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, coffee, cider, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Dec 13, 2023

Dec 13, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, coffee, cider, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Dec 14, 2023

Dec 14, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free cocoa, coffee, cider, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

Dec 17, 2023

Dec 17, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 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 Sept. 17, Oct. 29, Nov. 19, Dec. 17.  Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers...

Feb 8, 2024

Feb 8, 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.  This month we're hosting a Date Night in observance of Valentine's Day. Join us for a night focused on love and romance. Come dressed to the nines with your valentine (or your galentine!) and party with us! More information to come. 

Feb 28, 2024

Feb 28, 2024

6:00 PM

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Image info: untitled (poppy field in Minnesota), 2019, from the series The Imaginative Landscape © Pao Houa Her, Courtesy Bockley Gallery Pao Houa Her is a Hmong American artist whose practice engages primarily with legacies and potentials of landscape, portraiture, and documentary photographic traditions and aesthetics, creating works that examine identity, longing, and belonging in Hmong diasporic communities. Among Her’s solo exhibitions include Paj quam ntuj / Flowers of the Sky at the...

Feb 29, 2024

Feb 29, 2024

6:00 PM

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Santiago Cal was born in Belize, Central America. He has had exhibitions in Barcelona, Taipei, Havana, Auckland, and New York, as well as other cities. He has been an artist in residence at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art (U.S.), Gruber-Jez Foundation (Mexico), and Poustinia Land Art Park (Belize). Cal is a Professor of Art (Sculpture) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Mar 7, 2024

Mar 7, 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.  This month we're hosting a Wikipedia edit-a-thon.  An edit-a-thon is a campaign dedicated to increasing representation of cis and trans women, non-binary people, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, feminism, and the arts on the internet. Learn to edit, update, and add articles to Wikipedia at this workshop, which will be focused on i...

Apr 11, 2024

Apr 11, 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.  This month we're hosting a paint-and-sip-style creative workshop, led by a University of Iowa art student. More information to come. 

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.