Art

When Steve West helped found the Iowa City New Horizons Band in 1995, he hoped that someday he’d be able to join the group. Nearly 30 years later, the band for older adults is still going strong, and West finally joined as a musician, playing bass clarinet.

Karen Kral showcases favorite works from lifelong journey

Mic Check Poetry Fest, Iowa’s premier celebration of spoken word poetry, is bringing big headliners to an event that fosters the dialogue, creativity and community building of spoken word poetry.

In the 1960s, world-renowned University of Iowa printmaker used primarily pencils to express outrage over Holocaust atrocities

2 new exhibits celebrate city’s 175th birthday, artists’ look at political scenes

A new exhibit by acclaimed photographer Nancy Farese Richards shows that in a world focused on the wrong benchmarks, fun and games play a powerful role in human development — no matter your age.

With portals to their past as younger artists and an entirely new portfolio of work created for the new exhibit, “Pentimento: Layers Revealed” offers a unique glimpse at each artist’s growth.

Public invited to see massive restored work by Edwin Bruns, showcased in Cherry Building