Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in a tour or program, please contact the Stanley Museum of Art in advance at 319-335-1727.

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Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sunday, October 26, 2025 2:30pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Fall Semester!

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.

Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and...

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Mondays at the Plaza

Monday, October 27, 2025 11:00am to 1:00pm
Becker Communication Studies Building
Mondays at the Plaza is a weekly event series that brings local food trucks to campus, creating a casual space for cross-departmental networking and community connection
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Opening Reception | Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa

Saturday, November 1, 2025 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Celebrate the opening of "Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa," and the vibrant communities that inspired it.
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School's Out at the Stanley | Making Faces

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Discover the practice of found-object art by creating your very own sculpture from ordinary, non-art items that have been repurposed.
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Restaging Trisha Brown & Merce Cunningham in Collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg

Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Part of Hancher's 53rd season

Presented in collaboration with the Stanley Museum of Art

A free conversation reflecting on the restaging of historic collaborations between visual artist Robert Rauschenberg and choreographers Trisha Brown and Merce Cunningham — exploring the creative process, archival challenges, and the enduring influence of these groundbreaking works. The conversation will feature Carolyn Lucas (associate artistic director, Trisha Brown Dance Company), Andrea Weber (associate...

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Art & Write Night

Friday, November 7, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and...

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Night at the Museum: Chill & Create

Thursday, November 13, 2025 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum, a series of monthly events for UI students that occurs on Thursday nights when the museum is open late.

This month, our session is aimed at helping students destress around midterms by making and viewing art. To do this, we're teaming up with Dana Keeton, a local artist, art therapist and mental health counselor.

All night in the lobby, we'll have snacks and art materials provided for creative mask making. Dana will take interested students...

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School's Out at the Stanley | Quirky Bird

Wednesday, November 19, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Create your very own "quirky bird" using a foil relief technique! Children will think outside the box as they design and construct a low foil relief quirky bird using cardboard shapes, glue, tin foil and sharpies.

Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-quirky-bird/3114194

Please arrive in time for children to settle in and begin the project at 2:00 pm.

School's Out at the Stanley is offered on days when Iowa City Community Schools...

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Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sunday, November 23, 2025 2:30pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Fall Semester!

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.

Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and...

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School's Out at the Stanley | Bottle Cap Wreath

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Spread some festive cheer on your day off from school! Create your very own grapevine wreath using an assortment of miniature holiday items, wire, bottle caps and so much more.

Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-bottle-cap-wreath/3114196.

Please arrive in time for children to settle in and begin the project at 2:00 pm.

School's Out at the Stanley is offered on days when Iowa City Community Schools District has no classes. Art...