Joint calendar of events for both the UI Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum:
UIPM Calendar of Events
Franklin Peters Artist Talk
Thursday, March 23, 2023 7:00pm
This event has been canceled. We are working to find a new time when Franklin Peters can come to campus.
Acoma potter Franklin Peters will discuss his art and process. This talk culminates a five-day visit to the university that includes a studio demonstration and collections research. Pots made by Peters' grandmother, Rosalie Vallo, will be on view in the third-floor Visual Laboratory.
Franklin Peters was born into the Sky Clan in Acoma Pueblo. He learned the art of pottery making as he grew...
Canceled
Stanley Reads Spring 2023
Saturday, March 25, 2023 2:00pm
This spring, the Stanley Reads book group features What Napoleon Could Not Do, the debut novel of Derek (DK) Nnuro, the museum’s curator of special projects. The club will meet three times over the spring semester to discuss the novel and discover how objects in the Homecoming exhibition connect with themes in the book. Nnuro will also be on hand to answer questions about the novel and engage participants in craft discussions. We encourage budding writers—especially writers of fiction—to join us...
Write at the Stanley
Sunday, March 26, 2023 3:00pm
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Curator Guided Tour with Madde Hoberg - Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join Madde Hoberg for a guided tour of Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City.
Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol: Alan Huckleberry and Studio
Sunday, April 2, 2023 1:30pm
Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol: Alan Huckleberry and Studio
Piano Sundays returns for the 2022-23 season! The University of Iowa School of Music, in partnership with the Old Capitol Museum and West Music, is proud to host this annual tradition. Performances will be at the Old Capitol Museum Senate Chambers this year, performed on their historic, rebuilt Steinway grand piano “Rose.” This is an incredible opportunity for the community to see and hear the university’s talented piano students and...
Stanley Sage: Linzee Kull McCray
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:30am to 11:30am
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 into...
Creating Queer Spaces: Exploring Iowa City’s LGBTQ+ History
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join co-curator and librarian Madde Hoberg for a talk about the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City. Learn about just a few of the many LGBTQ+ people and organizations that have contributed to Iowa City’s vibrant queer community and how objects from local archives help tell that story within the exhibit.
This is a virtual event. Attendees must register in advance to receive the Zoom webinar link. Please register here: bit.ly/3KVylhH
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Grant Wood Fellow Talk: Kieron Dwayne Sargeant
Thursday, April 6, 2023 7:00pm
"The Limbo Dance - From Backyard to Concert and Commercial Dance Stage"
Kieron Dwayne Sargeant’s artist talk will 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...
Chill & Create
Friday, April 7, 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm
This 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 mental health...
Studying Female Morphology. Dr. Patricia Brennan, Mt. Holyoke College
Friday, April 7, 2023 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seminar lecture by Dr. Patricia Brennan, Mount Holyoke College.
Beyond Inclusion and Reconciliation: Decolonization in Science and Technology. Dr. Kim TallBear, University of Alberta
Friday, April 7, 2023 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Seminar lecture by Dr. Kim TallBear
Art & Write Night
Friday, April 7, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Oddball Science: Why Studies of Weird Evolutionary Phenomena Are Crucial. Dr. Patricia Brennan, Mt. Holyoke College
Saturday, April 8, 2023 10:45am to 11:30am
This is a public lecture by Dr. Patricia Brennan, Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Mt. Holyoke College and an expert in the role of sexual conflict in evolution as well as the evolution of animal genital morphology and function.
Dr. Kim TallBear: The Vanishing Indian Speaks Back: Race, Genomics, and Indigenous Rights
Saturday, April 8, 2023 11:30am to 12:15pm
This is a public lecture by Kim TallBear, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, University of Alberta.
Stanley Campus Council Monthly Event: Student Artist Showcase
Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:00pm to 7:30pm
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 form...
Local Libraries LIT: Esmé Weijun Wang
Thursday, April 13, 2023 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County public and academic libraries, will welcome author Esmé Weijun Wang on Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. for a virtual conversation and reading.
Drawing Salon, with Robert Caputo
Sunday, April 16, 2023 2:00pm
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...
Curator Guided Tour with Madde Hoberg - Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join Madde Hoberg for a guided tour of Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City.
Hervé Youmbi & Willie Cole: A Conversation
Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:30pm
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.
School's Out at the Stanley
Friday, April 21, 2023 1:00pm to 3:00pm
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.
Earth Everyday
Saturday, April 22, 2023 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Join us on April 22 for an afternoon of arts and entertainment celebrating nature.
A Conversation with Randall Griffey
Saturday, April 22, 2023 2:00pm
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, will...
Write at the Stanley
Sunday, April 23, 2023 3:00pm
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Immersive Opera
Thursday, April 27, 2023 6:30pm
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. In...
Stanley Reads Spring 2023
Saturday, April 29, 2023 2:00pm
This spring, the Stanley Reads book group features What Napoleon Could Not Do, the debut novel of Derek (DK) Nnuro, the museum’s curator of special projects. The club will meet three times over the spring semester to discuss the novel and discover how objects in the Homecoming exhibition connect with themes in the book. Nnuro will also be on hand to answer questions about the novel and engage participants in craft discussions. We encourage budding writers—especially writers of fiction—to join us...
Stanley Campus Council Monthly Event
Thursday, May 4, 2023 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Join the Stanley Campus Council for a fun close-of-the-semester event!
Chill & Create
Friday, May 5, 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm
This 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 mental health...
Art & Write Night
Friday, May 5, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Study at the Stanley
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm
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.
Study at the Stanley
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm
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.
Study at the Stanley
Thursday, May 11, 2023 10:00am to 4:00pm
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.
Drawing Salon, with Robert Caputo
Sunday, May 21, 2023 2:00pm
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...
Write at the Stanley
Sunday, May 28, 2023 3:00pm
Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.
Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...
Art & Write Night
Friday, June 2, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, July 7, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, August 4, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, September 1, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, October 6, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, November 3, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Art & Write Night
Friday, December 1, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...