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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

An art installation displaying Nigel Hall’s work at the College of Nursing on September 22, 2022.

British sculptor Nigel Hall brings his interwoven ellipse sculptures to the UI

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter September 22, 2022

While Jackson Pollock’s Mural was on tour in London at the Royal Academy in 2016, British sculptor Nigel Hall overheard Gary Fethke talking to a student about the painting. In front of Mural, which...

The University of Iowa Invitational Ceramics Exhibition is seen in Art Building West in Iowa City on Sept. 21, 2022.

University of Iowa School of Art and Art History hosts first Ceramics Invitational Show

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter September 21, 2022

Take one step inside the echoing four stories of the University of Iowa Visual Arts Building, and visitors are met with a choice: go straight into the open Lasansky Atrium or turn left into the sunlit...

Attendees enter Englert Theatre as part of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 8, 2022.

Ukulele star Jake Shimabukuro is a musical mastermind on a tiny instrument

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter September 21, 2022

Jake Shimabukuro first picked up the ukulele at the age of four, drawn in by the instant gratification of its motivating and encouraging nature. Shimabukuro, referred as the “Jimi Hendrix of ukulele,”...

Panel for Iowa City’s Black authors to be held at Prairie Lights as part of Soul & Blues Festival

Panel for Iowa City’s Black authors to be held at Prairie Lights as part of Soul & Blues Festival

Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter September 20, 2022

  Eliza David struggled to find Black female protagonists in the stories she read. So she started writing them herself. As a self-publishing novelist and blogger, librarian, and current University...

Isaac Addai, event director and performing rapper (left), posed for a portrait with Dajzané Meadows-Sanderlin, assistant stage manager and performing reciter (right), at Borderless: An All Black Affair on the evening of Wednesday, Sep. 7.

UI’s ‘Borderless: An All Black Affair’ showcased artists and celebrated Black culture

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter September 9, 2022

Blue stage lights set the Alan MacVey auditorium aglow as nearly every seat filled for Borderless: An All Black Affair on Sept. 7. Dressed in sharp all-black outfits, students arrived at the Theatre...

Three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas talks with moderator Charity Nebbe during 'An Evening with Gabby Douglas' put on by the UI Lecture Committee at Hancher Auditorium on Thursday, Sept. 1.

UI Lecture Committee hosts ‘An Evening with Gabby Douglas’ at Hancher Auditorium

Chloe Peterson, Sports Editor September 1, 2022

When 2012 Olympic gymnastic all-around gold medalist Gabby Douglas first came to Iowa in 2011, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing out of her airplane window. “I'm originally from Virginia...

24thankyou performs during Battle of the Bands at the Iowa Memorial Union Amphitheater on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.

24thankyou takes home the win at SCOPE’s Battle of the Bands

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter September 1, 2022

The Iowa Memorial Union pavilion filled with music enthusiasts on Wednesday night for SCOPE’s sixth annual Battle of the Bands. The sun fell behind the treetops at 7 p.m., offering the crowd perched...

The International Writing Program 55th Anniversary exhibit is seen at the Main Library in Iowa City on Aug. 29, 2022.

UI’s International Writing Program celebrates 55th anniversary with new exhibit at Main Library

Ariana Lessard, Assistant Arts Editor August 30, 2022

There are 350 graduate programs for creative writing in the U.S., but the University of Iowa is the only program to host an international literary community with the help of the U.S. State Department....

A performer at Iowa City’s Latino Festive changes attire in the Pedestrian Mall on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

Iowa City’s Latino Fest animates city streets

Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter August 28, 2022

Dancers donned in colorful traditional clothing skipped and swayed to folk tunes enlivened by quick drumbeats outside the Pedestrian Mall on Saturday as part of the celebration of Iowa City’s Latino...

Houndmouth performs at the opening celebration for the Stanley Art Museum at the University of Iowa on Friday, August 26, 2022.

Rocking out at the Stanley Museum of Art

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter August 27, 2022

On the evening of Aug. 26, crowds gathered in Gibson Square Park, laying down towels or unfolding chairs to lounge and listen to the live music celebrating the opening of the Stanley Museum of Art.  It...

People line up to enter the Stanley Museum of Art at its opening celebration at the University of Iowa on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.

Stanley Museum of Art reopens after 14 years with weekend festival

Parker Jones, Arts Editor August 26, 2022

On a sunny Friday afternoon, hundreds of guests flocked to a shaded white tent in front of the new University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. After watching several pairs of golden scissors slice through...

Director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art Lauren Lessing speaks with a reporter during a media availability at the Stanley Museum of Art on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The museum will open to the public on Aug. 26.

Art returns home as Stanley Museum of Art celebrates grand opening and festivities

Parker Jones, Arts Editor August 23, 2022

With tall, dark walls, and a sleek glass entranceway that one can’t help but stare up at as they approach, the Stanley Museum of Art’s prominent, fresh design makes a point of itself on the corner...