Discover painting with everything from balloons to shaving cream in this “outside the box” kind of art class taught by local artist Shirley Darland.
Howdy Partners! Join me, artist Shirley Darland, and explore life on the ranch with clay, acrylics and sculpture in my art class Horsing Around at the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy. In addition, make a creative horse-shoe votive candle and horse treats you can eat! This art class is especially for children grades 3-5.
Discover painting with everything from balloons to shaving cream in this “outside the box” kind of art class taught by local artist Shirley Darland.
Artist’s Reception & Gallery Talk: Jan. 24, 4–6 p.m.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 2 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free.
Join us for stories, rhymes, and songs.
Grow your child’s love of reading by attending Preschool Story Time. Each week explore new stories, songs, and rhymes.
We always recommend confirming details before attending. We hope to see you there!
Children ages 3 and up listen to stories, sing, and participate in a range of activities planned just for them.
Held in the Storytime room. Program lasts approximately 30 minutes.
Learn about the Expressionists—like Jackson Pollack and Georges Rouault. Create your own art that, more importantly than looking realistic, expresses how you feel and who you are.
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As a companion exhibition to Across the Atlantic, the CRMA will present a selection from the private collection of Tom and Nan Riley. Drawing exclusively on French works, artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro will complement the French works included in Across the Atlantic. It will be a rare opportunity to see important French works from a local private collection in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the origins of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art.
Retired computer entrepreneur Peter Norton (Norton Antivirus Software) is a contemporary art collector as well as an active participant in various civic and philanthropic activities. In 1988, the Norton Family Christmas Project began commissioning artists to create original, multiple-edition works that were mailed as holiday greetings to friends, colleagues, and selected institutions. In 2017, the CRMA received the bulk of these wonderful holiday greetings from Director Emeritus Terry Pitts and his wife Kathy Hall.
The objects and artists’ books that comprise the Project collection are incredibly varied. A sense of whimsy runs through many of the pieces: salt and pepper shakers become snow globes, a music box exhorts us to be silent. Many works also have a sociopolitical focus, addressing issues as varied as slavery, AIDS, and gender identity. Taken together, the Norton Family Christmas Project objects and artists’ books provide a wonderful snapshot of the last thirty years of activity in the art world at large, presenting the work of both emerging and more established artists. The 2018 edition of the Norton Family Christmas Project was the last and ended the series.
Need help writing a letter or e-mail? Struggling with the right wording for your job application? Need a sounding board for your creative writing piece? If you need help with one of these or any other kind of writing come to our Community Writing Center. No appointment necessary.
The Community Writing Center will be available weekly on Tuesdays between 2 and 4 pm in study room 6. It is staffed by tutors from the University of Iowa’s Writing Center.
Can’t make it to the Coralville Library? The Community Writing Center is also available at the Iowa City Public Library. Check the Iowa City Public Library calendar for exact dates and times.
