March 25 2024
How Jordan’s “Musical Ambassadress” teamed up with Oskaloosa’s local choir for a week of cultural exchange and learning.
March 21 2024
From 2019-24, we supported six partners as they created unique artist residencies with their communities. Here’s what we learned along the way.
March 14 2024
During 2020, spoken-word-artist Akwi Nji couldn't get on stage anymore to express herself in front of live audiences, so she turned to visual art. It led to a complete overhaul...
March 5 2024
Trappist Caskets, located near the New Melleray Abbey in northeast Iowa, prayerfully serves families and the land.
February 28 2024
Marissa Hernandez invited young people from this small-town community to help paint murals that amplify culture and representation.
February 14 2024
Young people in Hampton, Iowa, home to Latino immigrants and exchange students from around the world, hosted a unique event to celebrate diversity, difference, and culture.
January 17 2024
Artist Pat Acton has been making “Matchstick Marvels” from his home in Gladbrook, Iowa, for nearly five decades. He says after one more commission from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!,...
September 6 2023
From growing their materials to teaching others the craft, Lee Zieke and Lindsay Lee’s artistic practices are creatively interwoven with their lives.
June 13 2023
The prestigious program, which shaped the course of creative writing in the United States, helped make Iowa City one of UNESCO’s first designated Cities of Literature.
May 22 2023
Artist Jill Wells’ murals transform ordinary buildings, uplifting Black culture.