VISUAL ARTS

Celebrate Arts, Culture and Museum Milestone

Eastern Iowa native Grant Wood (1891-1942) painted “The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover” in 1931. ...

Stronger Together

Elizabeth Catlett created abstract and figurative works that depicted the Black female experience. Intrigued ...

Exhibiting Leadership

While Jeff Fleming doesn’t yet have any set plans for retirement, he hopes to ...

New Exhibit to Help Ukrainians in Iowa

“Lysychansk Gymnasium” (2022) by Scott Charles Ross, 42 x 42 inches. Lysychansk is a ...

‘Enchanted Illusion’: Art Exhibit for Mental Wellness

“The Astrologer” by surrealist artist Anna Marie Harrington will be featured at this year’s ...

The Beauty of Bad Days

Des Moines mom Emily Lawson and her daughter Izzy love creating art in a ...

Making Art Accessible to All

To create this piece, Jill Wells used a light pad and clear Braille labels. ...

Wrestling with Identity

The lucha mask serves as a “great symbol for immigrants living in Iowa,” allowing ...

‘I Close My Eyes and Imagine’

Igor Khalandovskiy painted “Grapes of Wrath” (watercolor, acrylic and oil) as an abstract representation ...

Artful Impact

Using photographs carefully sliced and arranged into eye-catching lines and shapes, artist Goizane Esain ...