Arts and Entertainment Events
Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...
Open Public Tour
Join us for an informal, guided tour of the Stanley Museum of Art. Our team of docents will lead you through the galleries, exploring highlights from our collection. Perfect for small groups or walk-in visitors, this tour offers a flexible and engaging way to learn about the collection.
No reservations required. Simply drop in and join us for an hour of art appreciation but note that space is limited.
Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...
Kinky Boots
Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
Kinky Boots
Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
Kinky Boots
Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
Kinky Boots
Based on true events, Kinky Boots follows the journey of two people with nothing in common — or so they think. The unlikely pair find that they have more in common than they realized ... and discover that you change the world when you change your mind.
Grant Wood Fellows Artist Talks & Panel | 2026
Join the 2024-2025 Grant Wood Fellows artists for an evening of discussion about their work and research. The event will be accompanied by light refreshments.
Panel members:
Ada Friedman (Painting & Drawing)
Elizabeth Claire Rose (Printmaking)
Kyle Marshall (Interdisciplinary Performance—Dance)
The Grant Wood Art Colony seeks to provide a creative home for the next generation of artists and continue Grant Wood’s creative advocacy in the School of Art & Art History and the Division of Performing Arts...
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Stained Glass
By Randy Jackson-Alvarenga
Part of Theatre Arts' Gallery Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Guest Chamber Recital: Neave Trio
Guest Chamber Recital: Neave Trio
Anna Williams, violin
Mikhail Veselov, cello
Eri Nakamura, piano
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Stained Glass
By Randy Jackson-Alvarenga
Part of Theatre Arts' Gallery Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
Stained Glass
By Randy Jackson-Alvarenga
Part of Theatre Arts' Gallery Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
UI Monthly Jazz Jam
Exhibit Opening Celebration for ‘Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon’
Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the spring 2026 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon.
Event Schedule
4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Sarah Suhadolnik and Katie Buehner
4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery
5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends
6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closes
Admission to the gallery is always free. No RSVP required for this event.
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