Upcoming Events at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art - Grant Wood Studio
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Barn Storm: Picturing a Midwestern Icon
Barn Storm: Picturing a Midwestern Icon Now–November 1, 2026 Barns are an iconic symbol of the Midwest. This exhibition explores how they appear in works by artists in the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art collection. Though they seem ubiquitous in art of this region, each work reveals its own unique take on the subject, demonstrating a wide variety of approaches. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Beyond the Prairie: Midwestern Art from the Collection Exhibition
Bookended by the galleries dedicated to Grant Wood and Marvin Cone, Beyond the Prairie: Midwestern Art from the Collection showcases the work of artists inspired by life in Iowa and surrounding states. Longtime museum favorites share gallery space with contemporary artworks, highlighting the great diversity and creativity present in the CRMA collection and the Midwest. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Art in Roman Life Exhibition
An exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley in 1996. From coins to glass vessels to ceramic lamps to marble sculptures, this exhibition reveals more than 600 years of artistic production, which comprised daily life in Rome from the 1st century B.C. through the fall of the Roman Empire. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa
Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa October 3, 2026 – January 17, 2027 Fiber and textile arts have a rich legacy crafted over tens of thousands of years. In forms that clothed, adorned, comforted, and beautified, these fibers wove together history and culture, telling stories and documenting lives. Despite many years of lack of recognition from the mainstream art world, artists working in fiber built on the traditions of the medium, experimenting with new techniques, continually pushing the boundaries of materials, and exploring complex themes, including those of social issues and identity. Today, fiber continues to be a rich source of inspiration, sparking new and varied ideas for forms, styles, and techniques and allowing artists to demonstrate their immense skills. This all-Iowa, open call, juried art exhibition seeks to highlight the talented artists working in fiber in the state, drawing attention to the rich variety, conceptual prowess, and technical skill of their work, and to represent the continued legacy of the medium as it appears in Iowa. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Grant Wood: from Farm Boy to American Icon Exhibition
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon examines how the major events in Wood’s life are reflected in his art: building a house for himself, his mother, and his sister in Cedar Rapids; working for the Cedar Rapids Community School District; moving into his studio home at 5 Turner Alley; and his four trips to Europe during the 1920s. His last trip, when he traveled to Munich to help fabricate a large stained glass window for the Veterans Memorial Building, precipitated a major stylistic change from his American Impressionist paintings to the harder-edged style of his later work. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Marvin Cone: An American Vision Exhibition
A lifelong Cedar Rapidian, Marvin Cone’s art evolved throughout his career to encompass evocative portraits, birds-eye views of the Iowa landscape, and subtly-colored abstractions. Marvin Cone: An American Vision is an ongoing single-gallery exhibition that serves as an introductory overview of Cone’s lengthy and prolific artistic career. 2026-10-22 20:00:00 -0500
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Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker Exhibition
The Museum is fortunate to be able to dedicate four galleries to the work of consummate printmaker, Mauricio Lasansky. Making prints for more than 65 years--first in his native Argentina, then in New York City, and for more than 55 years in Iowa City, Iowa--Lasansky's generous gift of prints in the 1980s and 1990s made it possible for the Museum to present a wide range of the artist's works, changing all four galleries every six months. Best known for large-scale prints in which he uses multiple plates and full ranges of color, Lasansky combines a spectrum of graphic techniques including etching, drypoint, aquatint, and engraving. Throughout his stylistic evolution, he created eloquent figural statements that are colorful, fresh, and spontaneous. 2026-10-23 16:00:00 -0500
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Grant Wood: from Farm Boy to American Icon Exhibition
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon examines how the major events in Wood’s life are reflected in his art: building a house for himself, his mother, and his sister in Cedar Rapids; working for the Cedar Rapids Community School District; moving into his studio home at 5 Turner Alley; and his four trips to Europe during the 1920s. His last trip, when he traveled to Munich to help fabricate a large stained glass window for the Veterans Memorial Building, precipitated a major stylistic change from his American Impressionist paintings to the harder-edged style of his later work. 2026-10-23 16:00:00 -0500
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Marvin Cone: An American Vision Exhibitions
A lifelong Cedar Rapidian, Marvin Cone’s art evolved throughout his career to encompass evocative portraits, birds-eye views of the Iowa landscape, and subtly-colored abstractions. Marvin Cone: An American Vision is an ongoing single-gallery exhibition that serves as an introductory overview of Cone’s lengthy and prolific artistic career. 2026-10-23 16:00:00 -0500
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Art in Roman Life Exhibition
An exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley in 1996. From coins to glass vessels to ceramic lamps to marble sculptures, this exhibition reveals more than 600 years of artistic production, which comprised daily life in Rome from the 1st century B.C. through the fall of the Roman Empire. 2026-10-23 16:00:00 -0500
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Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa
Threading the Needle: Fiber Art in Iowa October 3, 2026 – January 17, 2027 Fiber and textile arts have a rich legacy crafted over tens of thousands of years. In forms that clothed, adorned, comforted, and beautified, these fibers wove together history and culture, telling stories and documenting lives. Despite many years of lack of recognition from the mainstream art world, artists working in fiber built on the traditions of the medium, experimenting with new techniques, continually pushing the boundaries of materials, and exploring complex themes, including those of social issues and identity. Today, fiber continues to be a rich source of inspiration, sparking new and varied ideas for forms, styles, and techniques and allowing artists to demonstrate their immense skills. This all-Iowa, open call, juried art exhibition seeks to highlight the talented artists working in fiber in the state, drawing attention to the rich variety, conceptual prowess, and technical skill of their work, and to represent the continued legacy of the medium as it appears in Iowa. 2026-10-24 16:00:00 -0500
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Marvin Cone: An American Vision Exhibition
Marvin Cone: An American Vision Ongoing A lifelong Cedar Rapidian, Marvin Cone’s art evolved throughout his career to encompass evocative portraits, birds-eye views of the Iowa landscape, and subtly-colored abstractions. Marvin Cone: An American Vision is an ongoing single-gallery exhibition that serves as an introductory overview of Cone’s lengthy and prolific artistic career. 2026-10-24 16:00:00 -0500
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