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A Conversation about Craft

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Join us for a spirited conversation moderated by artist Douglas Ewart featuring Craft Invitational curatorial committee members, Delores Fortuna and Don Friedlich, and exhibiting artist, Kee-Ho Yuen. The “reasoning” as Ewart calls it, will be a forum to exchange ideas, knowledge and concepts while exploring the role of craft in the art world and in […]

Women of Influence Celebration

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Friday, October 21 4 PM: Correspondences Gallery Talk 5 PM: Intimate Exchange Gallery Talk 6–9 PM: Opening Celebration $20 for members ($8 Under 21 ) $25 general admission ($10 Under 21) Free for 1874 Society members Celebrate new exhibitions and the women who inspire us. Join artists Mary Bergs and Lisa Hochstein inside their collaborative […]

$20 – $25

The Making of a Portrait: Gallery Talk and Demonstration

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Dubuque Camera Club members will discuss both artistry and technique of the works in their exhibition, Portraits, on January 7 at 1:30 pm. Following the talk, audience members can have their photograph taken in a style inspired by Therese Mulgrew’s Intimate Exchange paintings. Ronald W. Tigges, New Urban Cowboy

Cocktails & Conversation: Exhibition Opening

Warm up with artisanal cocktails and an artist talk; curator conversation and music with small bites of surprising combinations. -5 pm Gallery Talk: Tibi Chelcea Toast artist Tiberu Chelcea with a taste of Romanian spirit Țwith and then join him in the galleries for a conversation about his technologically-inspired, historically-grounded work. -6 pm Conversations with […]

Artist Talk: : Paul Sacaridiz

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Paul Sacaridiz, Director of Cranbrook Academy of Art and former student of Bill Farrell will present a talk focusing on the importance of Farrell’s work, his role as a teacher, and the innovations and influence of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago on contemporary ceramics. Free with registration Register here

Free

ARTIST TALK: Rachel Deutmeyer

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Photographer Rachel Deutmeyer offers her thoughts on her exhibition Everything Fades and what it means for a Biennial artist to have a solo show. Free with admission

Artists: Becoming and Being

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

A conversation among present and past Biennial artists as well as current Iowa Artist Fellows about the choices they’ve made and/or wished they made about their education, their approach to earning a living, and their experiences with museums and galleries. Louise Kames, a DuMA Biennial 2023 artist and Director of Clarke University’s the Art + […]

Community Day

Dubuque Museum of Art/Washington Park 699 Locust St, Dubuque, IA, United States

Celebrate the bounty of fall, the power of community, and the opening of four new exhibitions. The day includes family architecture workshops, artist conversations, and a block party. Admission is FREE with donation of a non-perishable food item to the Dubuque Food Pantry. Come downtown and celebrate the past, present, and future of our community. […]

Meet the Artists: Arthur Geisert and the Dubuque Camera Club

At 1:30 P.M., Award-winning artist and author Arthur Geisert will discuss the making of his book Country Road ABC: An Illustrated Journey through America’s Farmland, a refreshingly realistic view of contemporary rural life in eastern Iowa. At 2:30 P.M., Dubuque Camera Club members will discuss the 2023 iteration of their annual photography exhibit, Rural Midwest. […]

ARTIST TALK AND OPENING RECEPTION DRIFT: RECENT WORKS BY E. E. KONO

Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

Dubuque artist E. E. Kono discusses the work in her solo exhibition, Drift: Recent Works by E. E. Kono, with a reception to follow. Kono shares how landscape, history, and myth inform her approach to creating new work using traditional techniques like egg tempera and silverpoint. Reception to follow in the lobby. Free with Museum […]