Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

Johnson County Landmark

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Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

Closing Reception: Friday, March 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

Closing Reception: Friday, March 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Corridor Jazz Concert

This concert is free and open to the public. 

"Grant Wood and the Paradox of Art for Everybody,” by Joe Coffey

Joe Coffey is a Chicago-based writer who examines Grant Wood’s legacy through a dual lens of journalistic storytelling and critical cultural analysis. With a background in television news and a Master’s in Journalism & Mass Communication from the University of Iowa, his work is informed by both a reporter’s eye for narrative and a scholar’s engagement with cultural context. His connection to the material is also personal: for nearly...

Poojana Prasanna's MFA Thesis Exhibition, A Portrait of Home

Exhibition Dates: March 8–13 2026

Reception: March 10, 5–7 p.m.

Three years ago, I moved from India to Iowa City to pursue the MFA in Book Arts. As I settled down in this new place, the river by the department, the tree behind the Old Capitol, the vibrant colours of fall, the great sugar maple tree I walk past every day, the morphing of days into days and nights into nights on opposite sides of Earth all anchored me to the new life I...

Closing Reception: Friday, March 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Guest Chamber Recital: JACK Quartet

JACK continues their long-standing relationship with the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. In their 2-part '25–'26 residency, the JACK Quartet will workshop drafts by student composers, and teach chamber music. In this recital, JACK will perform a recital of works written expressly for them by UI student composers.

This concert is free and open to the public.