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Non-State Grant: Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards
- Jun 30, 2022
- Non-State Grants, Arts
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Applications are now open nationwide for the 2023–2025 Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant Awards to activate underused public spaces and build community through the power of free, live music.
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Mobile Museum - Lucas County
- Jun 30, 2022
- Chariton, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Exhibits, History on the Move
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Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, “Iowa History 101: Iowa’s People & Places” explores 13,000 years of Iowa history with 56 artifacts from the State Historical Museum of Iowa. This is the...
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Iowa Local Arts Leaders Call
- Jul 5, 2022
- Zoom
- Public Meetings, Arts, Iowa Arts Council Events
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The Iowa Arts Council hosts a monthly call with Iowa local arts agency leaders via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is for the Iowa Arts Council to share any timely news and information about...
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Iowa State Records Commission Quarterly Meeting
- Jul 7, 2022
- 1112 East Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA
- Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Public Meetings, History
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The State Records Commission will meet on July 7, 2022. This meeting will be hosted at State Library Room 310, in the Ola Babcock Miller Building at 1112 East Grand Avenue...
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Goldie Field Trip: Montauk Historic Site
- Jul 9, 2022
- 26223 Harding Road, Clermont, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, State Historic Sites
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Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of the Montauk Historic Site which was once home to the Larrabee family. Explore the grand family home which is filled with many historic artifacts...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Jul 13, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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Iowa History 101: Printing and Performing Citizenship: Black Activist Cultures in Iowa
- Jul 14, 2022
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education
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Join Mila Kaut, a Ph.D. student at Northwestern University and co-organizer of the Iowa Colored Conventions Project, to learn how Black women's practices of institutional citizenship in African...
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Goldie Field Trip: Iowa State Capitol
- Jul 16, 2022
- 1007 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children
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Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of the Iowa State Capitol. This special tour will focus on the many different types of art found throughout the Capitol building. Following the...
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Non-State Grant: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources, National Endowment for the Humanities
- Jul 19, 2022
- Non-State Grants, Arts
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HCRR advances scholarship, education, and public programming in the humanities by helping libraries, archives, museums, and historical organizations across the country steward important...
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Snake Alley Festival of Film
- Jul 21, 2022 to Jul 24, 2022
- Burlington, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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The Snake Alley Festival of Film is dedicated to showcasing the best short films from around the world. Films are screened at the beautifully restored Capitol Theater in the heart of downtown...
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Iowa History 101: From Coal Palace to Closing the Plant: Coal and Community on the Lower Des Moines River
- Jul 28, 2022
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Education
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Join Kevin T. Mason, an associate professor of history at Waldorf University, as he explores the history of coal in southeastern Iowa. Incorporating elements of his 2021 walk across Iowa to...
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Des Moines 48 Hour Film Project: Filming Weekend
- Jul 29, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Film/Media, Film Festivals
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The 48 Hour film project returns to Des Moines on July 29-31. Teams of filmmakers from all over Iowa will create a short film from scratch in just one weekend. The winner will receive a cash...
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Goldie Field Trip: Plum Grove Historic Home
- Jul 30, 2022
- 1030 Carroll St. , Iowa City, IA
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, State Historic Sites
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Join Goldie’s Kids Club for a free guided tour of Plum Grove which was the home of Iowa’s first territorial governor, Robert Lucas. Learn about the Lucas family and the history of Iowa as a...
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Iowa Local Arts Leaders Call
- Aug 2, 2022
- Zoom
- Public Meetings, Arts, Iowa Arts Council Events
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The Iowa Arts Council hosts a monthly call with Iowa local arts agency leaders via Zoom. The purpose of the meeting is for the Iowa Arts Council to share any timely news and information about...
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Junior Curator Camp
- Aug 3, 2022
- 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa
- Featured, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, History, Children, Education
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What does it take to create and run a museum? Young historians (entering 4th through 6th grade) will explore the roles of curators, conservators and exhibit designers with the unique experience...
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