Lynda Mackie will play Corita Kent, (1918 - 1986) an American artist, educator, advocate for social justice and a Roman Catholic religious sister. Come early to secure a seat for this popular free series, which is often standing room only. Doors open at 12:45 PM. Performance is in conjunction with the exhibition Just to Live […]
December First Fridays at DuMA will be a festive holiday affair! Wear your best ugly sweater, sidle up to the hot chocolate bar and make your own ornament to take home! First Fridays is monthly, a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie Stout Public Library, Inspire Cafe, […]
December Second Saturdays will feature a viewing of the 1964 holiday classic "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" and a hands on ornament making activity. Join us for free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays feature culturally-diverse performing arts, acts, and hands-on art activities that the entire family […]
January Second Saturdays will feature the Fever River Puppeteers and a performance of the "Bremen Town Musicians." You don't have to be a kid to enjoy the show and then see the puppets up close after! Second Saturdays is a free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. This program […]
Join us for a Lunch and Learn for the "Living Proof" exhibition being featured in the Museum's Alice E. & Erwin J. Hafeman Lobby. Ron Avery and Gail Chavenelle will each speak shortly on the topic of cancer survivor art and then welcome individuals attending the talk to create written reflections on the exhibition. Feel […]
Winter/Spring 2019 Youth Art Classes Online Registration Form Back to Basics: Drawing Class Saturdays, January 19 & 26, February 2 & 9 (4-week session) Section I: Ages 8-12: 9-10:30 am Section II: Ages 13-16: 10:30 am-Noon Tuition: $60 Members | $75 Guests (materials included) Instructor: Hana Velde Students will practice the act of observing through […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In Iowa: A Message for Today A history about the October 1962 Iowa visit told from the perspectives of a family that greeted Dr. King upon his arrival, the President of Coe College, and the minister at Cornell College and excerpts from the lecture/sermon Dr. King presented. Part of the […]
Opening Exhibition and Member Preview for 3 new DuMA exhibitions: "African American Art in the 20th Century" from the Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, "Madai Taylor: An Elegy to America in Black and White" and the "Living Proof Exhibit: Cancer Survivor Art".
Saturday, January 26, 2019, Washington Park Free! The Dubuque Museum of Art, in partnership with the City of Dubuque’s Art in the Park initiative and Winterfun, Inc., hosts the Winter Arts In The Park – 2019 Snow Sculpting Competition January 26, 2019 in Washington Park in Downtown Dubuque. Come to see pro & student teams battle it […]
In connection with the African American Art in the 20th Century exhibition from the Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, DuMA will be screening the visual art documentary Colored Frames. Colored Frames is a 2007 documentary film taking a look at the role of fine art in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as […]