Press Releases
Read the latest news about programs, projects, events and initiatives of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
Read the latest news about programs, projects, events and initiatives of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
State Historical Society of Iowa calls for board and awards nominations
Iowa Arts Council honors five new Iowa Artist Fellows
Iowa Arts Council leads statewide effort to measure economic impact of the arts
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to showcase Iowa art, food and entertainment
State Historical Society of Iowa’s online collection of educational materials tops 3 million views
Two Iowa State University students named Iowa History Dissertation Fellows
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs launches program to train next generation of nonprofit leaders
Step into history at the Iowa State Fair
Gov. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $2.3 million in grant awards
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs designates Iowa Great Places and Cultural & Entertainment Districts
2022 Iowa Arts Summit Speakers Announced Registration for the August 10-12 conference is open now
Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and State Historical Society of Iowa announce Excellence in History awards
Iowa students take top honors at National History Day national contest
State Historical Society of Iowa wins two prestigious AASLH Awards of Excellence
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces state’s highest historic preservation awards
State Historical Society of Iowa Project Receives $200,000 Carver Trust Grant
Mobile museum hits the road, packed with 13,000 years of Iowa history
Iowa's 175th Anniversary of Statehood Campaign Receives Regional Recognition
Four Iowa students receive prestigious arts scholarships
Leah Rogers of Mount Vernon wins lifetime achievement award from State Historical Society of Iowa
Preserve Iowa Summit set for June 2-4 in Mason City
Seventy Iowa students advance to National History Day national contest
Four Iowa cultural attractions receive Folk Arts Apprenticeship grants
Marshalltown High School repeats as Poetry Out Loud state champions
March is Iowa History Month
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs opens new round of grants for art, film, history, humanities and more
Iowans Preserve Historical Assets with Grants from Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa announces 2022 Iowa History Book Club schedule
Iowa’s creative places to benefit from Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs programs
‘The Film Lounge’ to showcase Iowa films via statewide broadcast after Iowa City premiere
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces Humanities Project Grants
State Historical Society of Iowa calls for nominations for board and statewide awards
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs presents 10th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Grants
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1 million in grants to market the return of arts and culture
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new investments in creative places
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs marks state’s 175th anniversary
Iowa short film wins Student Academy Award
State Historical Society of Iowa unveils user-friendly online catalog
Governor Reynolds Announces New Funding to Promote Re-engagement in Iowa Arts, Film, History, and Culture
Iowa Arts Council names five new Iowa Artist Fellows
State Historical Society of Iowa to commemorate 9/11
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces three new grant programs
Step Into History at the Iowa State Fair
For Iowa’s 175th Anniversary, State Historical Society of Iowa Offers Pop-Up Displays and Historical Markers
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $2.3 million
New Iowa history exhibition hits the road to 99 counties
Nashua-Plainfield student takes first place at 2021 National History Day contest
State Historical Society of Iowa reopens Research Centers in Iowa City and Des Moines
State Historical Society of Iowa announces top awards for historic preservation
State Historical Society of Iowa announces state's highest history awards
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards Rural Revitalization Grants
Iowa Arts Council announces art scholarship winner
63 Iowa students earn honors at National History Day contest
Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit set for June 17
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new humanities partnership
Elijah Thiessen of Marshalltown High School wins 2021 Poetry Out Loud state final
Celebrate Iowa History Month beginning March 1
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs unveils new Civil Rights history resources
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new grant round for arts, culture, film and history
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $108,000 for Historic Preservation
Gov. Reynolds Proclaims Donna Reed Day
Iowa PBS presents season 5 of The Film Lounge
Surf Ballroom Designated a National Historic Landmark
Iowa marks 175 years of statehood
Iowa Arts Council awards Virtual Arts Experience grants
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1.25 million in community placemaking grants
Iowa invests $7 million in recovery grants for arts, creative and cultural sector
State Historical Society of Iowa accepting awards and board nominations
Gov. Reynolds Announces COVID-19 Arts & Cultural Recovery Program
Celebrate Iowa Gala showcases art, culture and entertainment
Arts and culture strengthen communities, spur economic development and attract tourism
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs offers new grants for derecho relief
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs unveils online Educational Resources
Iowa receives federal grant to support rural revitalization through historic preservation and community development
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Announces New Iowa Great Places and Cultural & Entertainment Districts
Iowa Arts Council announces Governor's Arts Awards
Iowa Arts Summit helps strengthen communities statewide
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces state's highest awards for history
More than $2 million awarded in art, film and history grants
Iowa students win top honors at National History Day finals
New Iowa Arts Council program weaves folk arts into classrooms
Virtual ceremony honors 14 Iowa historic preservation projects
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs distributes CARES Act funds to cultural and humanities nonprofits
Iowa's statewide historic preservation summit goes virtual
Cherokee adds three properties to National Register of Historic Places
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces additional emergency grants for cultural organizations
Four Iowa high school seniors receive scholarships for the arts
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs distributes emergency grants for artists and nonprofits
Boone County one-room schoolhouse added to National Register of Historic Places
Hulme House in Henry County added to National Register of Historic Places
Two Iowa City landmarks added to National Register of Historic
Coggon Commercial Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places
State Historical Museum of Iowa announces 2020 summer camp programs
Iowa Artists Help Celebrate State Parks Centennial
Iowans to celebrate Iowa History Month in March
Americans for the Arts Leader to Discuss How Arts and Culture Strengthen Communities
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs launches 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to Host Grant Information Sessions Across the State
State Historical Society of Iowa Names New Editor for Annals of Iowa
Algona High School Student-Teacher Team to Study World War II in Hawaii
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $1 Million in Iowa Great Places Grants
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Announces 2020 Arts and Cultural Grants and Designation Opportunities
Celebrate Iowa Gala Hosts More Than 650 Guests and Raises Over $150,000
'The Film Lounge' Season 4 Watch Parties Set for Iowa City and Des Moines
Nashua Educator Completes NHD's "Understanding Sacrifice" Program, Publishes Research on Award-Winning Website
State Historical Society Accepting Awards and Board Nominations
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards 10 Historic Preservation Grants
Matching-Gift Campaign: Support the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop in Haverhill
State Historical Society's Mobile Museum Completes 3-Year Tour of Iowa's 99 Counties
Iowa Rolls Out Professional Development Program for Arts and History Teachers
'The Film Lounge: Student Challenge' Now Open for Film Submissions
State Historical Museum's "First in the Nation" Exhibition Open Through February
Renovations Underway at State Historical Building of Iowa
East Village Added to National Register of Historic Places
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Appoints Jana Rieker as Director of Strategic Initiatives
Arts Forum Invites Candidates and Iowans to Discuss Arts Policy
Iowa Native and Oscar®-Winning Director to Visit Des Moines Aug. 7
Amenda Tate Turns Dance Movement Into Paintings With Help From Robot
Roselle Church and Cemetery Added to National Register of Historic Places
Step Into History on Opening Day of the Iowa State Fair
Albertson and Company/Rocklin Manufacturing Company Building Added to National Register of Historic Places
$2.1 Million Art, Film and History Grants Awarded to Iowans
Allamakee County Church Added to National Register of Historic Places
Nearly 400 Arts Educators Gather for Inaugural Education Summit
Iowa Students Take Top Honors at National History Day Contest
Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn Added to National Register of Historic Places
Yale High School Gymnasium Added to National Register of Historic Places
67 Students Take Honors at National History Day in Iowa State Contest
Lt. Gov. Gregg Presents Excellence in History Awards
Lt. Governor Presents Iowa Scholarship for the Arts Awards
Iowa Launches ‘20 Artists, 20 Parks’ to Commemorate State Park Centennial
Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit Set for June 20 in Ankeny
Sioux City Heelan Student Wins 2019 Poetry Out Loud in Iowa State Finals
Governor Reynolds Proclaims March as Iowa History Month
Manson Student and Teacher Selected for 'Sacrifice for Freedom' World War II Program
New Lecture Series Shares Iowa Stories from the Past
Iowa Scholarship for the Arts Applications Due March 1
Vermeer Farmstead in Mahaska County Added to National Register of Historic Places
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Opens Next Round of Grants and Opportunities
Farmers’ State Bank of Volga Added to National Register of Historic Places
First National Bank of Davenport Added to National Register of Historic Places
New 'Art at the Cafe' Exhibition Showcases Works by Whitney Courtney Nastanovich
Iowa City’s First Unitarian Church Added to National Register of Historic Places
Washington West Side Historic District Added to National Register of Historic Places
Season 3 of "The Film Lounge" Premieres Next Month
Chris Kramer to Lead Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Colfax Commercial District Added to National Register of Historic Places
Sioux City School Added to National Register of Historic Places
Audubon County's Ross Elevator Added to National Register of Historic Places
Artists, Students and Leaders to Solve Community Problems
Nearly $1 Million Awarded to Projects in Five Iowa Great Places
State Historical Society of Iowa Accepting Award and Board Nominations
World War I Armistice Day Centennial Commemoration Set for Nov. 10
Capitol Building and State Historical Museum Offer Double Dose of Art
Local Relative Donates Artifacts of Frank Lloyd Wright's Father and Family
Iowa Arts Council Delivers Art-Based Solutions to Civic Challenges
Iowa Film Lounge Preps for Halloween, Student Films and Third Season Premiere
Iowa Arts Council's Artist Fellows Prep for Statewide Tour
Des Moines, Grinnell Projects Receive State's Top Historic Preservation Awards
Agriculture Art Exhibition Winners Announced
Prohibition Exhibition Comes to State Historical Museum of Iowa Sept. 1-Oct. 20
Governor's Arts Awards Honor Arts and Community Leaders
State Historical Society of Iowa Mobile Museum to Visit Iowa State Fair
Iowa Arts Council Names Five New Iowa Artist Fellows
Reynolds Welcomes New Artwork from Cumming and Dubuque Artists
Annual Historical Walking Tour to Kick Off the Iowa State Fair
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Names Cedar County a New Iowa Great Place
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $2 Million in Grants
Mason City Cemetery Added to National Register of Historic Places
State Historical Museum of Iowa Gears Up for New Exhibitions
Students Earn Medals at 2018 National History Day Contest in Maryland
Iowa Arts Summit Draws State and National Arts Leaders to Des Moines Aug. 3
New Centennial Exhibit Honors More Than 4,000 World War I Casualties From Iowa
Hit the Road with the State Historical Society of Iowa This Summer
State Historical Museum of Iowa Showcases Successful Human Rights Campaign in "Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews"
Lt. Governor Gregg Presents Iowa Arts Scholarships
Nominations for Iowa's Next Poet Laureate Accepted Through July 1
70 Students Take Top Honors at National History Day in Iowa Contest
Fire Up the Coals and Become a Blacksmith in Haverhill
State Historical Society of Iowa's Mobile Museum Begins Second Year
New 'Art at the Cafe' Exhibition Showcases Mary Jones' "The Looking Dress"
Reynolds, Gregg Present Iowa History Awards
New Project to Survey Iowa's Civil Rights Properties and People
Wanted by June 1: Iowa Films for Third Season of 'The Film Lounge'
Lt. Gov. Gregg Unveils Local History Network
Youth Art Month Exhibition on Display March 10-24 at State Historical Museum of Iowa
Sioux City Students Sweep 2018 Poetry Out Loud in Iowa State Finals
Take an 'Adventure into Iowa's Past' at State Historical Museum of Iowa
History of Photography in Iowa Lecture Feb. 15
State Historical Museum Announces New Children's Programming
Downtown Osceola Added to National Register of Historic Places
Peterson Paper Company Building Added to the National Register of Historic Places
Ames Artist Has Time, People Magazines in Stitches
Gov. Kim Reynolds Honors Female Artists in New Display at State Capitol
The Film Lounge Season 2 Premieres Feb. 11 on IPTV
$1.3 Million Awarded to Five Iowa Great Places Projects
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $90,000 for Historic Preservation
Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop Matching-Gift Campaign
Celebrate Iowa Gala to Honor History-Making Iowa NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson
State Historical Society Seeks Photos of Iowa's Fallen World War I Heroes for Display
Historic Valley Junction Listed on National Register of Historic Places
Ghouls and Goblins Take Over 'The Film Lounge' on IPTV Oct. 29
"The Film Lounge" Returns With 10 More Films
Council Bluffs and Milford Artists Take First Place in Agriculture Art Exhibition Contest
New Online Resource Brings Iowa History to Teachers/Students
Ames, Burlington and Council Bluffs Districts Named Iowa's Newest Great Places
State Historical Society of Iowa Awards $500,000 for 27 Projects in 25 Communities
Statue Conservation and Organ Recital July 29-30 at Montauk, Union Sunday School
Modern-Day Explorer Retraces Expedition on the Mighty Missouri River
Iowa Arts Council Awards $1.3 Million in Grants
Writer, Musician, Filmmaker and Two Visual Artists Named 2017 Iowa Arts Council Fellows
Gov. Kim Reynolds Honors Three Female Artists in New Display at State Capitol
Preservation Awards Announced for 6 Iowa Communities
Council Bluffs Student Medals at National History Day Contest
Federal arts funding renewed for upcoming fiscal year
Become a blacksmith May 20 at Matthew Edel shop in Haverhill
66 students take top honors at National History Day in Iowa contest
Find out why old places matter during Preserve Iowa Summit
Spirit Lake, Urbandale and Waterloo students win arts scholarship
Gov. Branstad presents Shambaugh history award
Museum exhibits/programs mark 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I
Author Dan Barry to discuss Atalissa's Boys in the Bunkhouse March 30
Sioux City student wins state poetry championship
Iowa artists can submit art for Agriculture Art Exhibition
Drop in to the State Historical Museum during spring break
Meet Iowa’s newest Artist Fellows in Coralville Feb. 28
12 million pages of newspapers to be preserved
Art at the Cafe photo exhibit explores aging and family transitions
Art and law converge in new exhibit at State Capitol
Iowa's Kimball Village Site named National Historic Landmark
Manson student and teacher to study, eulogize D-Day soldier in Normandy
“The Film Lounge” premieres Feb. 12 on IPTV
New Iowa Arts Council’s “ArtUps” kick off this month