GRINNELL COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, 1108 Park St., Grinnell. (641) 269-4660. Talking to Mother Clay: Pueblo Pottery from the Collection. The works in this exhibition feature birds, which have been used by Indigenous potters for vessel shapes and painted designs since the beginning of Pueblo pottery traditions. Through September 8. Ingrid Lilligren: Tactile Meditations. The artist incorporates Braille text to explore social, cultural, and political blindness. Through September 8.
NATIONAL CZECH & SLOVAK MUSEUM AND LIBRARY, 1400 Inspiration Place SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-8500. NCSML.org. Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau. From the Dhawan Collection, 75 works are presented including rare original lithographs and proofs, paintings, drawings, posters, books, and more. Through September 1.
DES MOINES ART CENTER. 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines. (515) 277-4405. Hurricane Season. Artists show how climate changes relate to everyday reality, and how they intersect with our experience of family, community, and home. Through September 22. Iowa Artists 2024. Des Moines-based artist Robert Moore is known for powerful, striking works that confront issues of social injustice and Black identity. Through October 20.
ICON GALLERY, 58 N. Main St., Fairfield. (641) 469-6252. Icon-art.org. Anita Jung, Laura Young, Nancy Purington. Three Iowa City artists present abstract paintings that are powerful in color and form. Through September 7. Celebrating the Hudson Collection: Shiva Linga Paintings. Through August 31, 2024.
CEDAR RAPIDS MUSEUM OF ART, 410 3rd Ave. S.E., Cedar Rapids. (319) 366-7503. Tiny Wonders: Small-Scale Works from the Collection. Working small allows artists to emphasize minuscule details and focus the viewer’s attention on otherwise unnoticed elements. Through September 1. Thinking Big: Large-Scale Works from the Collection. Artworks investigate the effects artists can achieve by working at a substantial size. Through September 15. ROY G. BIV: A Rainbow of Art. Using works from the permanent collection, this exhibition celebrates the use of color by artists. The title plays off the idea of the color wheel: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. Through October 27. Beyond the Prairie: Midwestern Art from the Collection. Longtime museum favorites share gallery space with contemporary artworks in this changing exhibition showcasing the work of artists inspired by life in Iowa and surrounding states. Ongoing. The Vessel: Form and Function. Featuring a wide variety of vessels from the permanent collection. Through March 30, 2025. Grant Wood Studio. Just down the street from the museum, at 810 Second Ave. SE, Wood’s light-filled loft is open to visitors free of charge. See where the artist painted some of his most famous works and appreciate the fine craftsmanship and decorative details of the studio. Open Saturday & Sunday noon-4 p.m.
STANLEY MUSEUM OF ART, 160 W. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 335-1727. To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City. The 1989 mural Keith Haring painted for Ernest Horn Elementary School anchors this exhibition that honors the many individuals who shaped Haring’s visits to Iowa City during the 1980s. Through January 5, 2025. Homecoming. See new artworks and old favorites, now displayed in fresh ways that transcend genre or geopolitical organization and bring out the synergies between disparate pieces. Through July 2025.
FIGGE ART MUSEUM, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport.(563) 345-6632. Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! The whimsical world of Walter Wick has fascinated people of all ages since 1991, when his first children’s book series, I Spy, found its way onto the bookshelves of millions of Americans. Wick began his career as a landscape photographer before becoming enamored with the technical aspects of studio photography. This exhibition is the largest survey of his work to date. Through November 17.
HOYT-SHERMAN THEATRE, 1501 Woodland Ave., Des Moines. (515) 244-0507. Notable artworks in Hoyt-Sherman’s collection are on view, including paintings by American artists George Inness, Thomas Moran, Elihu Vedder, and Frederick Frieseke. The highlight of the entire collection is Apollo and Venus by the Flemish artist Otto van Veen, which is regarded as the most important Old Master painting in the state of Iowa. In 2018, it was rediscovered in a storage closet by Executive Director Robert Warren and restored to its original beauty by Barry Bauman, an art conservator in Chicago. Permanent display.
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER, 225 Nebraska St., Sioux City. (712) 279-6272. Grant Wood’s Corn Room Mural. The Corn Room mural was one of four murals commissioned by Omaha businessman Eugene Eppley for his hotels in Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Sioux City. Originally part of the historical Martin Hotel, the Corn Room was created by Grant Wood in 1927, then lost for decades under paint and old wallpaper, only to be rediscovered in 1979. Ongoing.
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AMERICUS DIAMOND, corner of Main St. and Burlington, Fairfield. Featuring the artwork of Christopher Kufner.
AMANA ARTS GUILD. 1 block north of Highway 220, High Amana. (319) 622-3678.
ANOMALY GALLERY, 105 N. Court, Ottumwa. (641) 777-8446.
ART CENTER OF BURLINGTON, 301 Jefferson St., Burlington. (319) 754-8069.
CATICH GALLERY, Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. 563-333-6444.
CSPS, 1103 3rd St. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-1530.
DUBUQUE MUSEUM OF ART, 701 Locust St., Dubuque. (563) 557-1851. DBQArt.org.
FIGGE ART MUSEUM, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport.(563) 345-6632.
FORT MADISON ART CENTER, 1314 Mulberry Ave. (319) 372-8780.
GILDED PEAR GALLERY, 808 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 366-0205. GildedPearGallery.com.
GRINNELL COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART, 1108 Park St., Grinnell. (641) 269-4660.
INDIAN HILLS ART GALLERY, Indian Hills Community College, Ottumwa. (641) 683-5144.
JANALYN HANSON WHITE GALLERY. Mount Mercy University, 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA. (319) 363-8213.
MARVIN CONE GALLERY. Coe College, 1220 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 399-8500.
MOUNT VERNON CREATES. 121 1st St. NW, Mount Vernon. (319) 895-2682.
MUSCATINE ART CENTER, 1314 Mulberry Ave., Muscatine. (563) 263-8282.
OCTAGON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 427 Douglas Ave., Ames. (515) 232-5331.
OLSON LARSON GALLERIES, 542 5th St, West Des Moines. (515)-277-6734.
PUBLIC SPACE ONE, 225–229 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. PublicSpaceOne.com.
SIOUX CITY ART CENTER, 225 Nebraska St., Sioux City. (712) 279-6272.
STANLEY MUSEUM OF ART, 160 W. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 335-1727.
TAAG GALLERY, 1041 Arthur St., Iowa City. (319) 855-4755.
WATERLOO CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 225 Commercial St., Waterloo. (319) 291-4490.
WEGE GALLERY, Wege Center for the Arts, Maharishi International University, 1000 N. 4th St., Fairfield.