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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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FilmScene at the Chauncey is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

FilmScene celebrates 10 years of growing the IC film community

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter November 15, 2023

Through its unique showing of movies and emphasis on community engagement, FilmScene has established a central presence in Iowa City’s art scene since its opening in November 2013.  To celebrate...

Landon Gundlach, 7, creates landscape art at the Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. The museum hosted “School's Out at the Stanley” when the Iowa City district schools had no school on Election Day.

Stanley Museum hosts ‘School’s Out’ series for K-12 students

Caden Gantenbein, Arts Reporter November 14, 2023

While the typical day off from school might warrant all-day relaxation, the University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art offers an alternative activity to video games and snacking. Instead of hiring...

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NYC rock band Nevāda Nevada to play in IC

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter November 8, 2023

Nevāda Nevada, a rock band hailing from New York City, is bringing its tour to Iowa City on Friday. Set to perform at Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Nevāda Nevada will be opened by local bands Good Morning...

Artist Mai Ide welcomes people to her sashiko workshop at Public Space One in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Sashiko is the traditional Japanese practice of embroidery and stitching, and it can be used to mend trauma and heal.

Crafting a therapeutic atmosphere while reclaiming the appropriated art of Sashiko at Public Space One

Caden Gantenbein, Arts Reporter November 7, 2023

The cozy room inside the Public Space One Close House provided an intimate setting for those participating in a sashiko lesson on Oct. 31. Sashiko, the art of mending old garments in a therapeutic...

The entrance to the Center for Afrofuturist Studies is seen at Public Space One’s Close House in Iowa City, Iowa, on Nov. 3.

Screening Black futurity in Iowa City

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor November 4, 2023

Uche Anomnachi, a Ph.D. student in American studies at the University of Iowa and a fellow with the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, said people are always surprised to learn that the center is housed...

Participants sketch and write while looking at the exhibits at during the Art and Write Night event hosted by the UI Museum of Natural History in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 3.

UI Museum of Natural History hosts after-hours Art & Write Night

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter November 4, 2023

On the first Friday of every month, the University of Iowa’s Museum of Natural History welcomes artists and writers after-hours for the Art & Write Night event. The museum invites them to “make...

The cast of The Sound of Waves Crashing on Broken Glass performs at Artifactory in Iowa City on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Run of the Mill presents ‘The Sound of Waves Crashing on an Island of Broken Glass’

Lily Czechowicz, Arts Reporter October 31, 2023

Twelve-year-old Malibu entered the kitchen and started a pot of coffee, unfazed by the old man chained to the floor. The man, revealed to be her grandfather, told Malibu her parents were not good people....

Iowa City Artist Robert Caputo instructs a participant of the Drawing Salon at the Stanley Museum of Art on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

Drawing Salon at the Stanley promotes relaxation and focus

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter October 29, 2023

Upon making my way up to the second floor of the University of Iowa’s Stanley Museum of Art, I was guided to a station where various drawing tools were set up on a bench near a pottery display. I...

IC Metaphysical Expo curates spiritual connectivity

IC Metaphysical Expo curates spiritual connectivity

Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter October 29, 2023

Under a partial lunar eclipse, psychics, mediums, healers, and other mystics gathered Saturday at the Johnson County Fairgrounds for the annual return of the Iowa City Metaphysical Exposition. There,...

A FilmScene at the Chauncey sign is seen in Iowa City on July 13, 2023.

Staying awake for 12 hours straight at FilmScene’s annual movie marathon

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter October 29, 2023

Staying up all night to watch six strange and scary horror movies may sound like an incomprehensible idea to some people, but for one sold-out theater of eager fans, FilmScene’s 12-hour movie marathon...

University of Iowa BFA student Kenzi Rayelle's solo exhibition "Interconnectivity" is seen at Public Space One in Iowa City on Oct. 18, 2023. The exhibition is a series of expansive installations featuring large abstract sculptures and will run from Oct. 13 to Nov. 4.

UI alum’s exhibit ‘Innerconnectivity I’ displays PTSD visibility

Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter October 24, 2023

Kenzi Rayelle has always admired the grotesque. Her favorite movies growing up were “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Beetlejuice.” Nothing about her spirit has changed. “Innerconnectivity...

Eve Maret operates a soundboard before the screening of F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” at The James Theater in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The James Theater celebrated the 1922 German silent film’s 101st anniversary with a live scoring conducted and performed by Eve Maret, Dream Chambers and Belly Full of Stars.

The James celebrates 101 years of the horror blueprint ‘Nosferatu’

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter October 23, 2023

Just in time for Halloween, the James Theater held a screening of the iconic silent horror film “Nosferatu” to celebrate its 101st anniversary. First released in 1922, director F.W. Murnau’s...