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Grant Wood Art Colony
Opening Reception | Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa
Community Events
Krause Visiting Writer: Hilary Plum
Krause Visiting Writer, Hilary Plum, will give a reading at the NWP House on Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
530 N. Clinton St., Iowa City.
Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun
Kenny Lee, Cello | Crumb x Tan Dun
Featuring:
Kenny Lee, Cello
Nicole Esposito, Flute
Doreen Lee, Piano
with Seamless Percussion:
Miles Bohlman, Eva Chopskie, Shaun Everson, Evan Tanner
Join us for an evening of works by two pioneers of 20th-century classical music, George Crumb and Tan Dun! The program will feature Crumb’s breathtaking Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) and conclude with the Dun's raucous and gripping Elegy: Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Four Percussion.
This concert will be...
From the Driftless to the Delta: Rethinking Water Protections in the Mississippi River Watershed
Join us for a timely panel discussion exploring how states, communities, and advocates are responding to the regulatory and environmental uncertainties left in the wake of the Sackett v. EPA decision. With a focus on wetlands and water protections across the Mississippi River watershed — from the bluffs of the Driftless Region to the bayous of the Delta — this conversation brings together regional experts to highlight innovative legal, policy, and collaborative approaches for safeguarding...
Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano
Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951328
This concert is free and open to the public.
Krause Visiting Writer: Hilary Plum
Krause Visiting Writer, Hilary Plum, will give a publishing talk at EPB in room 304 (Gerber Lounge) on Thursday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m.
Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Guest Oboe Recital: Dr. William McMullen, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951326
This concert is free and open to the public.
"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell
An Evening with Yo-Yo Ma
Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz
Guest Artist Masterclass: Camille Thurman, jazz
This event is free and open to the public.
Faculty Chamber Concert
Faculty Chamber Concert
Sonata in A Minor, George Frederick Handel
Sonata for Violin and Cello, Maurice Ravel
Trout Quintet in A, D. 667 Franz Schubert
Benjamin Coelho, bassoon
Jamie Clark, cello
Doreen Lee, piano
Kenny Lee, cello
Elizabeth Oakes, viola
Volkan Orhon, double bass
Patrick Yim, violin (Guest)
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951327
This concert is free and open to the public.
Tuba & Euphonium Studio Recital
Tuba & Euphonium Studio Recital
Members of the University of Iowa Tuba & Euphonium Studio will be performing.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/951329
This concert is free and open to the public.
"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell
Midwest Voice
Midwest Voice
https://midwest-voice.org.uiowa.edu/
Join us for a celebration of all things Voice at the Midwest Voice Symposium.
Hosted by The University of Iowa, this year's event will take place on Nov. 1, 2025 in the beautiful beautiful and dynamic Voxman Music Building, with both in-person and online attendance options available.
2025 Keynote presentations will be from Dr. Alexis Davis Hazell, Dr. Thomas L. Carroll, Dr. Katherine Verdolini Abbott, and Dr. Jack J. Jiang.
This daylong conference de...
Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"
Iowa Percussion Fall Concert
Iowa Percussion Fall Concert
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952015
This concert is free and open to the public.
Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet
CAB's Haunted House
"Only a Mask" a new musical by Blake Cordell
Martin Schmeding, Guest Organ Recital
Martin Schmeding, Guest Organ Recital
This event is free and open to the public.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952017
Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet
Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"
Piano Sundays at Old Capitol: Doreen Lee and UI Collaborative Pianists
Piano Sundays at Old Capitol
This event will feature Doreen Lee and UI Collaborative Pianists
Upcoming Piano Sundays at Old Capitol:
March 1, 2026 | Ksenia Nosikova and Studio
May 3, 2026 | Alan Huckleberry and Studio
This concert is free and open to the public.
Faculty Chamber Concert #2
Faculty Chamber Concert
Suite for Violin and Cello Reinhold Glière
Cello Sonata for Two Cellos Jean-Baptiste Barrière
Piano Quintet in C Minor Ralph Vaughan Williams
Jamie Clark, cello
Alan Huckleberry, piano
Volkan Orhon, double bass
Rebecca Vieker, viola (Guest)
Katie Wolfe, violin
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952018
This concert is free and open to the public.
Piano Studio Recital
Piano Studio Recital
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952019
This concert is free and open to the public.
Joint Recital: Charlie Muehlberger, Grace Walker, Cali Weber: horn
Joint Recital: Charlie Muehlberger, Grace Walker, Cali Weber: horn
Charlie Muehlberger, horn
Grace Walker, horn
Cali Weber, horn
This event is free and open to the public.
Previous Workshops & Events
Office Workshops & Events
Looking In, Zooming Out: Community-Engaged Learning in the Big Picture
Tuesday, April 6th, 2021
2:30 - 4:00p, virtual event via Zoom
In partnership with Iowa Campus Compact
Join us for an interactive workshop for anyone teaching a community-engaged course who is curious about how to introduce interdisciplinary, systems-level thinking, and/or local-global connections into their course design, assignments, and activities. Participants will try on and explore a range of ideas and strategies, including:
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How thinking about how toast is made can be a useful introduction to design-thinking practices and social innovation.
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How to strategically use the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals to scaffold and contextualize conversations about local community partnerships and the purpose community-engaged learning more broadly.
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How their own disciplinary orientation and approach might inform their understanding of local and global "wicked problems".
See recording of event here.
Making an Impact: A Student's Perspective on Community Engagement.
Thursday, March 18th, 2021
3:00-4:00PM - Virtual event Via Zoom
Live Student Panel
Are you a student enrolled in a community engaged course or interested in starting a project with a community partner? Are you interested in learning what you can expect, from students who have already successfully completed a community engagement project? This workshop will explore the nuts and bolts of working with community partners from a student’s perspective. A panel discussion of students will explore the challenges and opportunities of community engagement and highlight examples of successful projects and partnerships. Join us for a discussion and learn more about how you can make an impact in your community.
Engaged Faculty Institute
January 8th - 25th, 2021
Virtual Institute, Asynchronous + Live Zoom
In partnership with Iowa Campus Compact
Whether you are new to teaching community-engaged learning courses, or are a community-engagement expert, this Institute provides opportunities for everyone to learn best practices for community engaged teaching and learning. Traditionally offered in-person every spring semester, this year the Institute will be offered both over winter break and in the spring semester through an online, asynchronous format, followed by a synchronous Zoom workshop. The Institute will cover all aspects of teaching a community-engaged course, including:
- Foundations and critical commitments to community engagement
- Planning and Facilitation
- Partnerships and Engagement
- Learning Outcomes and Reflection
- Assessment and Evaluation
Defining and Sustaining Community Partnerships
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
3 - 4 pm, virtual meeting via Zoom
Community engagement best practices encourage the development of sustained, long-term relationships and partnerships between campus and community. This workshop will explore how faculty and staff build community partnerships through service-learning and engaged research. A panel discussion of faculty, staff and community partners will explore the challenges and opportunities of community engaged teaching and research and provide tips on how to build successful, sustained partnerships.
See recording of event here.
Community Engagement for Inclusion and Justice
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
12 - 2 pm, virtual meeting via Zoom
hosted by the Office of Community Engagement in partnership with Campus Compact. Emily Shields, Executive Director of Iowa/Minnesota Campus Compact, will be co-hosting this event and will be referring to a few texts throughout the training:
- Difficult Discussions - Facilitating Political Dialogues
- Inclusive Teaching - How to Make Your Teaching More Inclusive
- Partnership and Power - Community Partnerships Study
- Re-imagining Engagement - Social Change Wheel 2.0
See recording of event here.
Engagement & The Arts
"Writers Unmuffled" hosted by Michaeljulius, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, April 29th, 2021
6:30 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom
UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, April 29th 6:30 p.m. During this Zoom event, five University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!
See recording of this event here.
UI Percussion Arts Share Community Concert
Saturday, February 27th, 2021
3:00 pm, virtual via LiveStream
Iowa Percussion and the Iowa Steel Band will present a concert titled “All You Need is Love.” Originally a Valentine’s Day Concert, the program was rescheduled because of the late start of the Spring semester due to COVID.
"Writers Unmuffled" hosted by Michaeljulius, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, February 25th, 2021
7:00 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom
UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, Feb. 25th 7:00 p.m. During this Zoom event, five University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!
See a recording of this event here.
Fellow Talk Margarita BlushFeb, Grant Wood Art Colony
Monday, February 22th, 2021
7:30-8:30 pm, virtual via Zoom
My Voice: Creating Original Theatre Inspired by Personal Experiences and Fueled by Societal Issues
Hosted by the Stanley Museum of Art
https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/event/63036
Writers Unmuffled, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
6 - 7 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom
UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, Nov. 19th 6:00-7:00 p.m. During this Zoom event, six University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!