Upcoming Events

Today's Iowa History 101 webinar has been postponed.

Iowa Governor and U.S. Senator Harold E. Hughes was a charismatic politician who changed government and politics during tumultuous times here in the Hawkeye State and throughout the nation. A...

May 1, 10 AM - 12 PM  - stick around afterwards for a virtual networking session!In this workshop, Iowa filmmakers and musicians will learn to compose a film score together. Participants will...

As part of its broader fiscal year 2022 grant funding strategy, the Iowa Arts Council has transitioned Art Project Grants, Capacity Building Grants and Cultural Heritage Project Grants to...

As part of its broader fiscal year 2022 grant funding strategy, the Iowa Arts Council has transitioned Art Project Grants to Resilience Grants for fiscal year 2022.

Greenlight Grants encourage entrepreneurship in Iowa by enhancing the professional capacity of Iowa’s media industry. Funding helps Iowans take their projects from script-to-screen and become...

The Cultural Leadership Partners program provides arts and cultural organizations that demonstrate an exemplary record of cultural and managerial excellence and community service with a...

Join Alexa McDowell, A.KAY Consulting Owner and Architectural Historian, as she discusses the multi-faceted history of the Surf Ballroom. Nationally recognized as the final performance venue of...

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs seeks submissions from Iowa artists interested in having their artwork reproduced as part of the October 2021 issue of the state's historical journal,...

Join Michael Plummer, State Historic Sites manager for the State Historical Society of Iowa, to learn a few stories from the sites as well as a few highlights visitors can discover when they see...

The annual Preserve Iowa Summit is the state’s premier conference for professionals and volunteers involved in historic preservation. Through expert presentations, workshops and tours,...

Join Paul F. Anderson, professor emeritus at the Iowa State University College of Design, as he discusses the evolution of Iowa’s state borders, a process that began long before Iowa joined the...

“Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality” by Marc Hansen and Tom WitoskyHosted by Andrew Klumpp with author and journalist Tom WitoskyRegister onlineIn 2009, Iowa...

How does where you come from enrich your writing? Find out when you join award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill of Chicago for Young Writers’ Workshop. 

Join Iowa arts educators, artists, teaching artists and others as they gather virtually on June 17, 2021, for the Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit. This year’s summit will explore how all fine...