A multigenerational event honoring artist Arthur Geisert and his latest book, How the Big Bad Wolf Got His Comeuppance. Admission includes book signing, story time, food and art activities. Bluegrass Alumatics will provide the musical entertainment and Flatted Fifth Blues + BBQ the food.
JOIN US AT THE DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY EVENING OF ART, ENTERTAINMENT, AND CELEBRATION AS WE FORGE A NEW FUTURE. Friday, October 1, 2021 Hosted by Roux Conlon Loar and Ian Loar Cocktail attire with metallic flair is encouraged. To keep you safe, this year’s Gala is an outdoor event. – PURCHASE TICKETS – […]
Join us for an in person guided conversation between Biennial artists Louise Kames, Daniel O'Brien and Katie Schutte in the Falb Gallery. See links below for more info on each of the artists. Louise Kames Daniel O'Brien Katie Schutte
A behind the scenes in person tour of an artist's studio and a peek at a work in progress. Tour Mitchell’s sculpture studio located on a small farm. Also screen video of the making of Mitchell’s Funnel Vision installation on the Platteville Community Arboretum trail, one of 4 works he is creating for the trail. […]
FREE with Museum admission The Marine Corps League Color Guard of Dubuque will perform a flag raising ceremony, “Taps” and read the names of local veterans who lost their lives. Also featuring an artist talk by combat photographer Ron Testa at 2:30 PM. Refreshments will be served.
FREE with regular admission. As part of the Vietnam: The Real War Opening Reception, Veteran Navy combat photographer Ron Testa will discuss his three tours of duty aboard the USS Ticonderoga and the selection of his images on view in the Museum’s galleries.
FREE with Museum admission Teri Van Dorston, assistant director at the Veterans Memorial Commission in Cedar Rapids discusses Grant Wood’s Veterans Memorial Window project for the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building.
December 5, 1:30 pm FREE with Museum admission DuMA’s Famous Dead Artist Series brings cultural figures to life in a scripted Q&A format. Actor Jared Baker will play Robert Capa, legendary war photographer and journalist who covered the Spanish Civil War, Israel’s struggle for independence, and the French Indochina War; he was also present at […]
Parents, teenagers and grandparents are invited to take inspiration from Vietnam: The Real War and explore the theme of gratitude during guided (on the hour) or self-guided tours of the exhibition. Art activities and refreshments will be offered. Free with museum admission. Visitors are encouraged but not required to wear a mask.
Dubuque Camera Club members Bob Felderman, Ronald Tigges, and Stephonie Schmitz will present a program about war photography and the use of the camera from the Civil War through the Vietnam War—the era when the Rolleiflex, 35mm, Leica, Nikon, and Canon cameras were introduced.