First Fridays are back at DuMA with the opening of the University of Dubuque Digital Art and Design (DART) Senior Thesis exhibition, the latest in our Showcase series featuring our community partners.
This installation showcases UD student illustrators, animators, digital painters, and designers—and the body of work they created during their college career.
Join us to celebrate the creative achievements of Jakhari Anderson, Jenna Benzing, Alyssa Classen, Urias Gbarjolo, Dillon Leffler, Carlos Sanchez, Elizabeth Thill, and Kimonte Thomas.
First Fridays is a monthly, city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Outside the Lines Art Gallery, Upcycle Dubuque, Key City Creative and Inspire Cafe. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
This summer DuMA is adding to the First Friday fun and will be featuring performances by local musicians each month.
July feature – Alumatics – Bluegrass
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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NOTICE: All in person events are cancelled until further notice due to COVID-19. We apologize for the inconvenience.
First Fridays is a monthly, city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Outside the Lines Art Gallery, Upcycle Dubuque, Key City Creative, and Inspire Cafe. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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Alec Egan, Living Room, 2019, oil and flashe acrylic on canvas, 96×72 inches, collection of Tim Walsh and Mike Healy
September DuMA First Fridays will feature California-based artist Alec Egan who explores nostalgia and memory in his latest series of contemporary oil paintings. Also enjoy the jazz and bossa nova music of Blu Flame while you explore the galleries.
First Fridays is monthly, a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Key City Creative, Upcycle Dubuque, Stoned Art, Mary Pop-In Shoppe, Inspire Cafe and Outside the Lines Art Gallery. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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Happening the first Friday of every month, DuMA stays open late and offers special programming in conjunction with other community arts events. Experience the creative spirit of our community, along with great friends, stylish appetizers and a cash bar, and great art.
In February, break your cabin fever! Come see our newly opened exhibits and join your creative community.
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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DuMA First Fridays will feature the new Arthur Geisert: Tall and Not-So-Tall Tales exhibition. Join us for light refreshments and a hands on etching activity.
First Fridays is monthly, a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Key City Creative, Upcycle Dubuque, Stoned Art, Mary Pop-In Shoppe, Inspire Cafe and Outside the Lines Art Gallery. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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It’s all about the paper at the March DuMA First Friday!
Check out our two recently opened exhibitions:
Paper: Medium and Message featuring artists Anna Lambrini Moisiadis, Elizabeth Rhoads Read, Lee Emma Running, Carrie Ann Schumacher, and Michael Velliquette.
Artist Isabel Barbuzza’s exhibition (In) Materialities in which she combinines, alters, and transforms materials, including books, maps, and found objects
Both exhibitions run February 17, 2018 – May 13, 2018.
Come for the Art, Stay for Paper Creations Made By You! We got the paper and glue sticks, you bring the fun.
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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DuMA will be hosting an exhibition reception for Molly Wood & Ioana Mamali. The Museum will also be a festive stop on the city-wide First Fridays gallery hop featuring an ugly sweater contest, hot chocolate bar and make/take ornaments.
“The Poison Garden: Photographs by Molly Wood” is a new body of photographs of toxic botanicals, as part of her well-known Fatal Flora series, during a recent residency at Alnwick Poison Garden in Northumberland, England. Sponsored by Cottingham & Butler
“Totalitarianism Seen Through Metaphors: Paintings by Ioana Mamali” features seven new works in oil that explore the artist’s experience growing up under Communism.
First Fridays is monthly, a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Key City Creative, Upcycle Dubuque, Stoned Art, Inspire Cafe and Outside the Lines Art Gallery. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
Join us for the DuMA April First Fridays. We will be featuring a preview of the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival with Susan Gorell, offering a wine tasting with John B. Donovan and viewing the 2018 Oscar Nominated short films.
First Fridays is monthly, a city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie Stout Public Library, Inspire Cafe, and Outside the Lines Gallery. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations!
$10 Admission (Members Free)
Follow DUMA (DubuqueArt) on Facebook, Twitter (#DUMAfirstfridays), and Instagram for updates and to share your ideas for future FirstFridays.
Media Partner 365ink magazineSeries Sponsor: Richardson Motors
First Fridays is a monthly, city wide gallery hop celebrating our creative community. Other First Friday locations include: Carnegie-Stout Public Library, Smokestack, Outside the Lines Art Gallery, Upcycle Dubuque, Key City Creative and Inspire Cafe. Make sure to hop, hop, hop to all First Friday locations~
March FF will feature Cellocentric, in partnership with the Dubuque Area Arts Council.
$10 Admission (Members Free)
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