In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...

University of Iowa Center for the Book MFA Candidates Dana King & Margaret Yapp will both have thesis exhibitions on view from March 30–April 5.

BIG CAMERA SHOW presents the work of current students and recent alumni of various BFA and MFA programs working with view camera technologies. For the non-photo nerd, picture an older box camera where the photographer has a dark cloth over their head to focus an upside down and backward image onto a pane of ground glass. Each photograph is made on an individual sheet of large film - for example, the formats most commonly used are 4 by 5 inches and 8 by 10 inches. While they may seem old-school...

Performing Arts Scholar Showcase

DMA Viola Recital: Rebecca Vieker This concert is free and open to the public. 

How do we feel for and lift up the soul of a place? How do we intentionally weave together those who are stoking it, in rest + play + dreaming? How does the ancient, simple act of singing together remind us what our bones already know? How does this humble, collective music-making feed Life and the land that gives us home?

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for an uplifting singing circle in the lobby on Sunday, March 30, from 2-4 pm . The Stanley Museum of Art is the 5th stop of the SONG*LINES Project, a series of local song circles hosted by Grant Wood Fellow Lyndsey Scott to nourish the thriving of local community-building organizations and cross-pollinate new connections. Simple songs will be taught on the spot and refreshments will be provided. All voices are welcome! Register here. Lyndsey Scott is a...

University Choir Concert: Dr. David Puderbaugh, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943828 This concert is free and open to the public.

In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...

BIG CAMERA SHOW presents the work of current students and recent alumni of various BFA and MFA programs working with view camera technologies. For the non-photo nerd, picture an older box camera where the photographer has a dark cloth over their head to focus an upside down and backward image onto a pane of ground glass. Each photograph is made on an individual sheet of large film - for example, the formats most commonly used are 4 by 5 inches and 8 by 10 inches. While they may seem old-school...

Playwrights Workshop Reading: Once Upon a Fool in April by Sixtus Igbokwe Monday, March 31, 2025, 5:30 p.m. Room 172, Theatre Building  As rumors spread of men’s genitals mysteriously disappearing in the capital, Senator Osondu Ike flees into exile to protect his most private fundamental. But on April 1, when his favorite praise singer, Uzo-Kolota, visits, Osondu tries to ease his anxiety with an April Fool’s prank. What starts as a joke soon reveals unexpected truths about the praise singer...

Writers' Workshop alum Stuart Nadler will read from his newest novel, Rooms for Vanishing, which is a "prismatic, mind-bending family epic about the splintering of a Jewish family from Vienna—exploring the weight of exile and how grief twists our sense of the impossible" (stuartnadler.net). Kirkus Reviews describes Rooms for Vanishing as "beautifully written," while Sabrina Orah Mark, author of Happily and Wild Milk, says, "With masterful precision and an eye flecked with mysticism, Nadler...

Concerto/Aria Competition Winners’ Concert Manuel Ponce - Piano Concerto No. 1, "Romantico"       Eric Newton, Piano Jean Sibelius - Violin Concerto, I. Allegro Moderato       Yestyn Griffiths, Violin Giacomo Puccini - "Che gelida manina" from La Boheme | "E lucevan le stelle" from Tosca | "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot       Foo Chen Gui, Tenor Michael Daugherty - Trail of Tears for Flute and Chamber Orchestra       I-Ling (Emily) Ho, Flute

Optional DMA Recital: Charlotte Leung, saxophone Charlotte Leung, saxophone Levi Brown, percussion Stnic Levi Brown, acoustics Patrick O’Connor, electronics Jordan Decker, spoken voice This concert is free and open to the public.