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Randy Richmond Photography Workshop

EB Lyons Center 8991 Bellevue Heights Road, Dubuque, IA, United States

Calling all nature loving photographers! Randy Richmond, whose photographs are featured in the current exhibition, Subtext and Overstory: Still-life Photography by Randy Richmond, will guide participants in creating a still life photograph from personal objects and natural materials gathered from the Interpretive Center. Discussion will focus on how to develop a personal visual vocabulary as […]

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 […]

Save the Date: Dubuque Museum of Art Gala 2022

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

Mark your calendar for the 2022 Illuminations Dubuque Museum of Art Gala! Save the date to join us for a stellar party in the park celebrating the historic mission and vivid future of DuMA. Click here for more information

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

Lunch and Learn genealogy series: Mike May

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

Shaking the Family Tree Trace your roots without getting tangled up in the process. Join us for a genealogy-packed lunch and learn series that will help you begin your ancestry search as well as examine lesser-known tales of Dubuque’s past. October 26, November 2, and November 9 from 12:15–1 PM. Free for members Museum admission […]

Dubuque’s Black Heritage: 1830-1980. A lunchtime discussion

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

Ricki King of Roots to Branches Genealogy and City of Dubuque assistant planner Chris Happ Olson will discuss what they have discovered in their work on Dubuque’s Black Heritage Survey.  This program is the final in a series of free lunchtime programs about genealogy and Dubuque history related to Intimate Exchange: Wendy S. Rolfe and […]

Free

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

BLACK THREAD OPENING CELEBRATION

UPDATE: Available space for the Artist Conversation at the McCarthy Center portion of the event has SOLD OUT.  Please join us via ZOOM. You are still welcome to attend the 2:30 PM opening Celebration at the Museum. 1:30 pm Artist Conversation between Jill Wells and Ricki King at the McCarthy Center for Nonprofit Learning, 700 Locust […]

FREE

Snow Sculpting 101

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

Meet veteran snow sculptor Hugh McCarron and learn about the preparation, tools, and design work that goes into competing at the national level. Hugh will also share tips and answer questions for anyone interested in learning how to get started working with snow. With a few simple household tools and a bucket to pack snow […]

Free

Volunteers Needed: Snow Stomping

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

The Dubuque Museum of Art in partnership with the City of Dubuque Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs will host the 6th annual Winter Arts Snow Sculpting Competition and Festival in Dubuque’s downtown Washington Park, February 9-12, 2023. To prepare for the event, volunteers are needed on Tuesday, Feb. 7 to ‘stomp snow’ in wooden […]