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 […]
The February First Friday will be featuring Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope and special guest Artist Maureen Bardusk. Living Proof Exhibit features more than 25 artists from across the Tri-State region who have been impacted by cancer. First Fridays is a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations […]
A Brief History of Civil Rights African-Americans and whites were the founders of the NAACP in 1909. The presentation addresses the history of the organization including contemporary social concerns related to economics, education, education, health, public safety and criminal justice, and voting rights. Part of the Dubuque Chapter NAACP Speakers Bureau Lunch & Learn Series. Feel free […]
February Second Saturday will feature a dazzling performance by the magician Bob Beardsley! Second Saturdays are free and family-oriented programming occuring every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. This program features culturally-diverse performing arts acts and hands-on art activities that the entire family will enjoy. Second Saturdays is sponsored by Mediacom. Sponsored by […]
This noontime presentation will look at the Four Mounds campus and the architecture of Gentlemen's Farms. This event is free and open to the public. Please feel free to bring a sack lunch as lunch will not be provided. Register Online. Call the Museum at 563-557-1851 if you have any questions, or if you are […]
Speaker Dr. Mary Gitau, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Clarke University, presents a talk on "Hidden Figures" and the individuals that inspired the film. "Hidden Figures" is based on a true story of three female African American Mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. […]