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...

Connect with other Hawkeyes, enjoy light appetizers and drinks, and learn more about pioneering artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett from Lauren Lessing, the director of the Stanley Museum of Art. You’ll also receive a free ticket to the Art Institute of Chicago to view Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist, a traveling retrospective that showcases more than 150 of her works.After the social, attendees may walk to the Art Institute, which is approximately a four-minute walk from...

Celebrate the opening of Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity at the Stanley Museum of Art.Join us for an evening of opening remarks, refreshments, and music, as we celebrate the first-ever retrospective of the American modernist and University of Iowa alumnus, Hayward L. Oubre, Jr. (1916–2006).Organized by the Birmingham Museum of Art, this travelling exhibition features a stunning and extensive display of 52 sculptures, paintings, and prints by Oubre.Visitors will have a great time exploring...

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...

Grab lunch and connect with the community at the Plaza!Presented by the College of Engineering and the Stanley Museum of Art, this event series runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Library Plaza. Enjoy a rotating lineup of food trucks and take a break with good food and great company!Food TrucksBloomWildwoodThe Bagel ShopBlazing HibachiKeeping Up With The Jones'sPower Nutrition / Power Health Coralville

Join us for "Ancient Egyptian Art: A Practical Guide for Curious Minds" with Ashley Arico, Associate Curator of Egyptian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago.

We’re welcoming students back to the Stanley Museum of Art with the semester’s first Night at the Museum! Night at the Museum is our series of monthly events for students, hosted Thursday evenings when we are open late. This month we are once again collaborating with Hawk the Vote, a student group dedicated to helping folks here at the University of Iowa register to vote in local, state, and federal US elections. HTV representatives will be available in our lobby to help you register, and answer...

Grab lunch and connect with the community at the Plaza!Presented by the College of Engineering and the Stanley Museum of Art, this event series runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the North Library Plaza. Enjoy a rotating lineup of food trucks and take a break with good food and great company!Food TrucksBloomWildwoodThe Bagel ShopBlazing HibachiKeeping Up With The Jones'sPower Nutrition / Power Health Coralville

Join us for a special Stanley Creates event celebrating the birthday of artist Hayward Oubre!Enjoy birthday cake and learn to make a wire sculpture inspired by his artwork in the exhibition Structural Integrity, currently on view in the galleries. The workshop will be led by Agnes Harry Mills.This event is free, but space is limited. Please register to reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/stanley-creates-happy-birthday-oubre/3116757.Stanley Creates is a free, family-friendly...

The event scheduled for September 21 is currently on hold. Please check back here for updates.The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the...