Press Releases
Read the latest news about programs, projects, events and initiatives of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
2023
2022
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Dec 16, 2022
State Historical Society of Iowa calls for board and awards nominations
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Nov 17, 2022
Iowa Arts Council honors five new Iowa Artist Fellows
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Nov 17, 2022
Iowa Arts Council leads statewide effort to measure economic impact of the arts
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Nov 15, 2022
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to showcase Iowa art, food and entertainment
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Oct 31, 2022
State Historical Society of Iowa’s online collection of educational materials tops 3 million views
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Aug 15, 2022
Two Iowa State University students named Iowa History Dissertation Fellows
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Aug 10, 2022
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs launches program to train next generation of nonprofit leaders
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Aug 3, 2022
Step into history at the Iowa State Fair
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Jul 28, 2022
Gov. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $2.3 million in grant awards
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Jul 22, 2022
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs designates Iowa Great Places and Cultural & Entertainment Districts
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Jun 24, 2022
2022 Iowa Arts Summit Speakers Announced Registration for the August 10-12 conference is open now
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Jun 23, 2022
Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and State Historical Society of Iowa announce Excellence in History awards
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Jun 22, 2022
Iowa students take top honors at National History Day national contest
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Jun 16, 2022
State Historical Society of Iowa wins two prestigious AASLH Awards of Excellence
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Jun 6, 2022
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces state’s highest historic preservation awards
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Jun 2, 2022
State Historical Society of Iowa Project Receives $200,000 Carver Trust Grant
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May 31, 2022
Mobile museum hits the road, packed with 13,000 years of Iowa history
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May 25, 2022
Iowa's 175th Anniversary of Statehood Campaign Receives Regional Recognition
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May 4, 2022
Four Iowa students receive prestigious arts scholarships
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May 4, 2022
Leah Rogers of Mount Vernon wins lifetime achievement award from State Historical Society of Iowa
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Apr 27, 2022
Preserve Iowa Summit set for June 2-4 in Mason City
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Apr 26, 2022
Seventy Iowa students advance to National History Day national contest
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Apr 7, 2022
Four Iowa cultural attractions receive Folk Arts Apprenticeship grants
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Mar 15, 2022
Marshalltown High School repeats as Poetry Out Loud state champions
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Feb 23, 2022
March is Iowa History Month
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Feb 16, 2022
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs opens new round of grants for art, film, history, humanities and more
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Feb 1, 2022
Iowans Preserve Historical Assets with Grants from Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
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Jan 12, 2022
State Historical Society of Iowa announces 2022 Iowa History Book Club schedule
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Jan 6, 2022
Iowa’s creative places to benefit from Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs programs
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Jan 5, 2022
‘The Film Lounge’ to showcase Iowa films via statewide broadcast after Iowa City premiere
2021
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Dec 15, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces Humanities Project Grants
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Dec 14, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa calls for nominations for board and statewide awards
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Nov 19, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs presents 10th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala
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Nov 10, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announce $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Grants
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Nov 5, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1 million in grants to market the return of arts and culture
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Oct 28, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new investments in creative places
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Oct 22, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs marks state’s 175th anniversary
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Oct 21, 2021
Iowa short film wins Student Academy Award
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Oct 5, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa unveils user-friendly online catalog
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Sep 24, 2021
Governor Reynolds Announces New Funding to Promote Re-engagement in Iowa Arts, Film, History, and Culture
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Sep 8, 2021
Iowa Arts Council names five new Iowa Artist Fellows
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Sep 7, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa to commemorate 9/11
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Sep 1, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces three new grant programs
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Aug 4, 2021
Step Into History at the Iowa State Fair
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Jul 19, 2021
For Iowa’s 175th Anniversary, State Historical Society of Iowa Offers Pop-Up Displays and Historical Markers
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Jul 8, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $2.3 million
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Jul 1, 2021
New Iowa history exhibition hits the road to 99 counties
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Jun 21, 2021
Nashua-Plainfield student takes first place at 2021 National History Day contest
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Jun 14, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa reopens Research Centers in Iowa City and Des Moines
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Jun 4, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa announces top awards for historic preservation
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May 25, 2021
State Historical Society of Iowa announces state's highest history awards
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May 25, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards Rural Revitalization Grants
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May 5, 2021
Iowa Arts Council announces art scholarship winner
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May 5, 2021
63 Iowa students earn honors at National History Day contest
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Apr 5, 2021
Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit set for June 17
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Mar 24, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new humanities partnership
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Mar 16, 2021
Elijah Thiessen of Marshalltown High School wins 2021 Poetry Out Loud state final
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Feb 23, 2021
Celebrate Iowa History Month beginning March 1
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Feb 15, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs unveils new Civil Rights history resources
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Feb 11, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces new grant round for arts, culture, film and history
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Feb 2, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $108,000 for Historic Preservation
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Jan 27, 2021
Gov. Reynolds Proclaims Donna Reed Day
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Jan 22, 2021
Iowa PBS presents season 5 of The Film Lounge
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Jan 22, 2021
Surf Ballroom Designated a National Historic Landmark
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Jan 7, 2021
Iowa marks 175 years of statehood
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Jan 6, 2021
Iowa Arts Council awards Virtual Arts Experience grants
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Jan 5, 2021
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1.25 million in community placemaking grants
2020
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Dec 22, 2020
Iowa invests $7 million in recovery grants for arts, creative and cultural sector
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Dec 7, 2020
State Historical Society of Iowa accepting awards and board nominations
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Dec 2, 2020
Gov. Reynolds Announces COVID-19 Arts & Cultural Recovery Program
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Nov 9, 2020
Celebrate Iowa Gala showcases art, culture and entertainment
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Oct 27, 2020
Arts and culture strengthen communities, spur economic development and attract tourism
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Oct 7, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs offers new grants for derecho relief
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Oct 1, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs unveils online Educational Resources
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Sep 29, 2020
Iowa receives federal grant to support rural revitalization through historic preservation and community development
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Aug 26, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Announces New Iowa Great Places and Cultural & Entertainment Districts
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Aug 12, 2020
Iowa Arts Council announces Governor's Arts Awards
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Aug 4, 2020
Iowa Arts Summit helps strengthen communities statewide
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Jul 29, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces state's highest awards for history
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Jul 17, 2020
More than $2 million awarded in art, film and history grants
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Jun 23, 2020
Iowa students win top honors at National History Day finals
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Jun 12, 2020
New Iowa Arts Council program weaves folk arts into classrooms
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Jun 5, 2020
Virtual ceremony honors 14 Iowa historic preservation projects
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Jun 3, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs distributes CARES Act funds to cultural and humanities nonprofits
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Jun 3, 2020
Iowa's statewide historic preservation summit goes virtual
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May 21, 2020
Cherokee adds three properties to National Register of Historic Places
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May 11, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announces additional emergency grants for cultural organizations
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May 7, 2020
Four Iowa high school seniors receive scholarships for the arts
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Apr 24, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs distributes emergency grants for artists and nonprofits
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Apr 10, 2020
Boone County one-room schoolhouse added to National Register of Historic Places
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Mar 16, 2020
Hulme House in Henry County added to National Register of Historic Places
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Mar 9, 2020
Two Iowa City landmarks added to National Register of Historic
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Mar 6, 2020
Coggon Commercial Historic District added to National Register of Historic Places
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Mar 3, 2020
State Historical Museum of Iowa announces 2020 summer camp programs
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Feb 20, 2020
Iowa Artists Help Celebrate State Parks Centennial
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Feb 20, 2020
Iowans to celebrate Iowa History Month in March
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Feb 20, 2020
Americans for the Arts Leader to Discuss How Arts and Culture Strengthen Communities
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Feb 13, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs launches 19th Amendment Centennial Celebration
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Feb 11, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to Host Grant Information Sessions Across the State
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Jan 27, 2020
State Historical Society of Iowa Names New Editor for Annals of Iowa
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Jan 27, 2020
Algona High School Student-Teacher Team to Study World War II in Hawaii
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Jan 16, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $1 Million in Iowa Great Places Grants
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Jan 13, 2020
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Announces 2020 Arts and Cultural Grants and Designation Opportunities
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Jan 2, 2020
Celebrate Iowa Gala Hosts More Than 650 Guests and Raises Over $150,000
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Jan 2, 2020
'The Film Lounge' Season 4 Watch Parties Set for Iowa City and Des Moines
2019
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Dec 20, 2019
Nashua Educator Completes NHD's "Understanding Sacrifice" Program, Publishes Research on Award-Winning Website
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Dec 12, 2019
State Historical Society Accepting Awards and Board Nominations
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Dec 6, 2019
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards 10 Historic Preservation Grants
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Nov 7, 2019
Matching-Gift Campaign: Support the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop in Haverhill
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Nov 1, 2019
State Historical Society's Mobile Museum Completes 3-Year Tour of Iowa's 99 Counties
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Oct 9, 2019
Iowa Rolls Out Professional Development Program for Arts and History Teachers
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Oct 1, 2019
'The Film Lounge: Student Challenge' Now Open for Film Submissions
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Sep 26, 2019
State Historical Museum's "First in the Nation" Exhibition Open Through February
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Aug 28, 2019
Renovations Underway at State Historical Building of Iowa
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Aug 22, 2019
East Village Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Aug 15, 2019
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Appoints Jana Rieker as Director of Strategic Initiatives
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Aug 1, 2019
Arts Forum Invites Candidates and Iowans to Discuss Arts Policy
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Jul 26, 2019
Iowa Native and Oscar®-Winning Director to Visit Des Moines Aug. 7
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Jul 23, 2019
Amenda Tate Turns Dance Movement Into Paintings With Help From Robot
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Jul 22, 2019
Roselle Church and Cemetery Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jul 18, 2019
Step Into History on Opening Day of the Iowa State Fair
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Jul 12, 2019
Albertson and Company/Rocklin Manufacturing Company Building Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jun 28, 2019
$2.1 Million Art, Film and History Grants Awarded to Iowans
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Jun 25, 2019
Allamakee County Church Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jun 24, 2019
Nearly 400 Arts Educators Gather for Inaugural Education Summit
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Jun 21, 2019
Iowa Students Take Top Honors at National History Day Contest
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Jun 11, 2019
Muscatine County Home Dairy Barn Added to National Register of Historic Places
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May 22, 2019
Yale High School Gymnasium Added to National Register of Historic Places
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May 6, 2019
67 Students Take Honors at National History Day in Iowa State Contest
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Apr 25, 2019
Lt. Gov. Gregg Presents Excellence in History Awards
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Apr 24, 2019
Lt. Governor Presents Iowa Scholarship for the Arts Awards
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Apr 19, 2019
Iowa Launches ‘20 Artists, 20 Parks’ to Commemorate State Park Centennial
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Mar 26, 2019
Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit Set for June 20 in Ankeny
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Mar 5, 2019
Sioux City Heelan Student Wins 2019 Poetry Out Loud in Iowa State Finals
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Mar 5, 2019
Governor Reynolds Proclaims March as Iowa History Month
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Feb 28, 2019
Manson Student and Teacher Selected for 'Sacrifice for Freedom' World War II Program
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Feb 18, 2019
New Lecture Series Shares Iowa Stories from the Past
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Feb 7, 2019
Iowa Scholarship for the Arts Applications Due March 1
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Feb 7, 2019
Vermeer Farmstead in Mahaska County Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 30, 2019
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Opens Next Round of Grants and Opportunities
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Jan 29, 2019
Farmers’ State Bank of Volga Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 29, 2019
First National Bank of Davenport Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 28, 2019
New 'Art at the Cafe' Exhibition Showcases Works by Whitney Courtney Nastanovich
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Jan 22, 2019
Iowa City’s First Unitarian Church Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 22, 2019
Washington West Side Historic District Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 10, 2019
Season 3 of "The Film Lounge" Premieres Next Month
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Jan 8, 2019
Chris Kramer to Lead Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
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Jan 4, 2019
Colfax Commercial District Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 4, 2019
Sioux City School Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 4, 2019
Audubon County's Ross Elevator Added to National Register of Historic Places
2018
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Dec 20, 2018
Artists, Students and Leaders to Solve Community Problems
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Dec 20, 2018
Nearly $1 Million Awarded to Projects in Five Iowa Great Places
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Dec 6, 2018
State Historical Society of Iowa Accepting Award and Board Nominations
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Oct 23, 2018
World War I Armistice Day Centennial Commemoration Set for Nov. 10
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Oct 19, 2018
Capitol Building and State Historical Museum Offer Double Dose of Art
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Oct 11, 2018
Local Relative Donates Artifacts of Frank Lloyd Wright's Father and Family
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Oct 10, 2018
Iowa Arts Council Delivers Art-Based Solutions to Civic Challenges
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Oct 2, 2018
Iowa Film Lounge Preps for Halloween, Student Films and Third Season Premiere
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Sep 25, 2018
Iowa Arts Council's Artist Fellows Prep for Statewide Tour
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Sep 6, 2018
Des Moines, Grinnell Projects Receive State's Top Historic Preservation Awards
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Aug 29, 2018
Agriculture Art Exhibition Winners Announced
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Aug 24, 2018
Prohibition Exhibition Comes to State Historical Museum of Iowa Sept. 1-Oct. 20
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Aug 7, 2018
Governor's Arts Awards Honor Arts and Community Leaders
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Jul 31, 2018
State Historical Society of Iowa Mobile Museum to Visit Iowa State Fair
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Jul 26, 2018
Iowa Arts Council Names Five New Iowa Artist Fellows
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Jul 26, 2018
Reynolds Welcomes New Artwork from Cumming and Dubuque Artists
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Jul 19, 2018
Annual Historical Walking Tour to Kick Off the Iowa State Fair
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Jul 18, 2018
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Names Cedar County a New Iowa Great Place
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Jul 12, 2018
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $2 Million in Grants
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Jun 29, 2018
Mason City Cemetery Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jun 21, 2018
State Historical Museum of Iowa Gears Up for New Exhibitions
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Jun 21, 2018
Students Earn Medals at 2018 National History Day Contest in Maryland
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May 24, 2018
Iowa Arts Summit Draws State and National Arts Leaders to Des Moines Aug. 3
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May 18, 2018
New Centennial Exhibit Honors More Than 4,000 World War I Casualties From Iowa
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May 14, 2018
Hit the Road with the State Historical Society of Iowa This Summer
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May 10, 2018
State Historical Museum of Iowa Showcases Successful Human Rights Campaign in "Power of Protest: The Movement to Free Soviet Jews"
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May 7, 2018
Lt. Governor Gregg Presents Iowa Arts Scholarships
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May 4, 2018
Nominations for Iowa's Next Poet Laureate Accepted Through July 1
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May 3, 2018
70 Students Take Top Honors at National History Day in Iowa Contest
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May 2, 2018
Fire Up the Coals and Become a Blacksmith in Haverhill
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Apr 30, 2018
State Historical Society of Iowa's Mobile Museum Begins Second Year
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Apr 24, 2018
New 'Art at the Cafe' Exhibition Showcases Mary Jones' "The Looking Dress"
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Apr 13, 2018
Reynolds, Gregg Present Iowa History Awards
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Apr 9, 2018
New Project to Survey Iowa's Civil Rights Properties and People
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Apr 6, 2018
Wanted by June 1: Iowa Films for Third Season of 'The Film Lounge'
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Mar 20, 2018
Lt. Gov. Gregg Unveils Local History Network
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Mar 6, 2018
Youth Art Month Exhibition on Display March 10-24 at State Historical Museum of Iowa
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Mar 5, 2018
Sioux City Students Sweep 2018 Poetry Out Loud in Iowa State Finals
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Feb 28, 2018
Take an 'Adventure into Iowa's Past' at State Historical Museum of Iowa
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Feb 12, 2018
History of Photography in Iowa Lecture Feb. 15
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Feb 9, 2018
State Historical Museum Announces New Children's Programming
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Feb 7, 2018
Downtown Osceola Added to National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 31, 2018
Peterson Paper Company Building Added to the National Register of Historic Places
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Jan 24, 2018
Ames Artist Has Time, People Magazines in Stitches
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Jan 24, 2018
Gov. Kim Reynolds Honors Female Artists in New Display at State Capitol
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Jan 8, 2018
The Film Lounge Season 2 Premieres Feb. 11 on IPTV
2017
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Dec 19, 2017
$1.3 Million Awarded to Five Iowa Great Places Projects
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Dec 13, 2017
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs Awards $90,000 for Historic Preservation
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Nov 17, 2017
Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop Matching-Gift Campaign
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Nov 15, 2017
Celebrate Iowa Gala to Honor History-Making Iowa NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson
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Nov 2, 2017
State Historical Society Seeks Photos of Iowa's Fallen World War I Heroes for Display
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Oct 16, 2017
Historic Valley Junction Listed on National Register of Historic Places
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Oct 10, 2017
Ghouls and Goblins Take Over 'The Film Lounge' on IPTV Oct. 29
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Aug 22, 2017
"The Film Lounge" Returns With 10 More Films
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Aug 17, 2017
Council Bluffs and Milford Artists Take First Place in Agriculture Art Exhibition Contest
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Aug 7, 2017
New Online Resource Brings Iowa History to Teachers/Students
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Jul 24, 2017
Ames, Burlington and Council Bluffs Districts Named Iowa's Newest Great Places
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Jul 19, 2017
State Historical Society of Iowa Awards $500,000 for 27 Projects in 25 Communities
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Jul 14, 2017
Statue Conservation and Organ Recital July 29-30 at Montauk, Union Sunday School
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Jul 14, 2017
Modern-Day Explorer Retraces Expedition on the Mighty Missouri River
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Jul 13, 2017
Iowa Arts Council Awards $1.3 Million in Grants
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Jul 12, 2017
Writer, Musician, Filmmaker and Two Visual Artists Named 2017 Iowa Arts Council Fellows
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Jul 12, 2017
Gov. Kim Reynolds Honors Three Female Artists in New Display at State Capitol
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Jun 30, 2017
Preservation Awards Announced for 6 Iowa Communities
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Jun 20, 2017
Council Bluffs Student Medals at National History Day Contest
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Jun 14, 2017
Federal arts funding renewed for upcoming fiscal year
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May 12, 2017
Become a blacksmith May 20 at Matthew Edel shop in Haverhill
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May 11, 2017
66 students take top honors at National History Day in Iowa contest
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Apr 27, 2017
Find out why old places matter during Preserve Iowa Summit
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Apr 20, 2017
Spirit Lake, Urbandale and Waterloo students win arts scholarship
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Apr 17, 2017
Gov. Branstad presents Shambaugh history award
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Mar 24, 2017
Museum exhibits/programs mark 100th anniversary of U.S. entry into World War I
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Mar 9, 2017
Author Dan Barry to discuss Atalissa's Boys in the Bunkhouse March 30
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Mar 5, 2017
Sioux City student wins state poetry championship
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Feb 23, 2017
Iowa artists can submit art for Agriculture Art Exhibition
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Feb 22, 2017
Drop in to the State Historical Museum during spring break
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Feb 17, 2017
Meet Iowa’s newest Artist Fellows in Coralville Feb. 28
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Feb 15, 2017
12 million pages of newspapers to be preserved
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Jan 26, 2017
Art at the Cafe photo exhibit explores aging and family transitions
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Jan 20, 2017
Art and law converge in new exhibit at State Capitol
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Jan 13, 2017
Iowa's Kimball Village Site named National Historic Landmark
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Jan 12, 2017
Manson student and teacher to study, eulogize D-Day soldier in Normandy
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Jan 9, 2017
“The Film Lounge” premieres Feb. 12 on IPTV
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Jan 6, 2017
New Iowa Arts Council’s “ArtUps” kick off this month
