• Artist Talk: Sandra Dyas

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Artist Sandra Dyas will give a gallery talk on Tuesday, June 19 from 12:15-1 pm. Dyas will discuss her exhibition, Lost in the Midwest: Photographs by Sandra Dyas, on exhibition from May 26-September 9, 2018.

    Free
  • Artist Demo

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Held in conjunction with the exhibition: Handmade Craft Invitational, DuMA will feature a series of artist demos on selected weekends. No registration is required. Saturday, June 23, 1-3 PM Sam Schold. cigar box guitars Saturday, June 30, 1-3 PM Paul Eshelman, slipstone pottery Saturday, July 14th, 1-3 PM Paul Opperman, boot making Saturday, August 18th, […]

    Free
  • Dead Artists Series: Doug Donald as Mark Twain

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    One of the Museum’s most anticipated semi-annual events, the Famous Dead Artist series brings legendary artists to life through portrayals by local actors. Doug Donald will play Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Recent performances have been Standing Room Only. Come early […]

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  • Look & Learn: Artist Demo with Paul Eshelman

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Join us at DuMA for a demonstration of the creation of slipcast stoneware with Artist Paul Eshelman. The clay vessels of Eshelman pottery order and dignify human life. Clarity is given to simple forms by contrasting glazed and unglazed surfaces. Pure clean glazes render elegant presentation of food and drink. Held in conjunction with the […]

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  • Look & Learn: Artist Demo Paul Opperman & Boot Making

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Join us at DuMA for a demonstration of boot making with Artist Paul Opperman. Making a great fitting, stylish pair of boots takes all the skills of drawing, pattern making, sewing, and sculpting the lasts and heels to make a finished boot. Held in conjunction with the exhibition: Handmade Craft Invitational, DuMA will feature a […]

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  • The 100 Years Show Starring Carmen Herrera (2015) 40 minutes

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Free showing of: The 100 Years Show Starring Carmen Herrera (2015) 40 minutes Carmen Herrera is one of the oldest working artists today. She was a pioneering abstract painter in the '40s and '50s, but only recently found the recognition that eluded her for most of her career, as she approaches her 100th birthday. In […]

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  • DuMA Family Art Carnival

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Step right up for a creative community event for all ages! Free outdoor art activities in Washington Park, gallery tours, family art studio adventures and ice cream treats. Hy-Vee Grill will be available for purchase. Guaranteed to put smiles on the faces of the young and young at heart! Sponsored By: U.S. Bank and Mediacom

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  • Look & Learn: Artist Demo Patricia Lehnhardt & Book Making

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Join us at DuMA for a demonstration of book making with Artist Patricia Lehnhardt. Patricia will be sewing a book with coptic binding and explaining the process of dyeing and printing fabrics and paper with natural dyes and leaves, and the process of making paper from mulberry bark, grasses, flax, and recycling paper scraps with […]

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  • Gallery Talk with Carol Sauvion

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    A Gallery Talk with Carol Sauvion Sunday, August 26th 1 PM - 2 PM Carol Sauvion, creator and producer/director of the award-winning PBS series "Craft in America", will present a lecture in conjunction with the exhibition “Handmade Craft Invitational.” Ms. Sauvion has operated Freehand, a Los Angeles gallery specializing in functional craft, for 37 years. […]

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  • Second Saturdays at DUMA

    Dubuque Museum of Art 701 Locust St., Dubuque, IA, United States

    Join us for free and family-oriented programming every second Saturday of the month at 1 PM. Second Saturdays features culturally-diverse performing arts acts and hands-on art activities that the entire family will enjoy. September Second Saturday: The Schumacher Family Band September 8, 1 pm The Schumacher family band plays everything -- from bluegrass, gospel, blues, country […]

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