DES MOINES – Marcia Joffe-Bouska of Council Bluffs and Allison Goehring of Milford were named winners of the sixth annual “Celebration of Iowa: Agriculture Art Exhibition” contest today at the Iowa State Fair. Joffe-Bouska took first place and $1,500 in …
DES MOINES – A video of Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 visit to Coon Rapids at the height of the Cold War. The neatly typed script President Herbert Hoover used during his 1929 inaugural address, slightly wrinkled by the rain that doused the …
DES MOINES - This year's newly minted Iowa Great Places cut a large swath of greatness from the Missouri to the Mississippi. Council Bluffs' Haymarket area, Ames' historic downtown district and Burlington's downtown riverfront were named …
DES MOINES – Preserving the Historic Squirrel Cage Jail records in Council Bluffs. Saving the 1885 "Guardian Angel" painting in Des Moines. Racing against time to restore the Jasper County Courthouse clock. These are just three of the projects …
CLERMONT – Statue conservation and organ music will take center stage at the Montauk Historic Site and Union Sunday School in and near Clermont July 29-30. The activities, free and open to the public, kick off Saturday, July 29, when State Historical …
COUNCIL BLUFFS – Meriwether Lewis and William Clark paddled up the Missouri River in the early 1800s to explore America’s future. A retired math professor traveled the same river last year, in the opposite direction, to peek into America’s past. Learn more …
DES MOINES - Blazing an art trail through the countryside. Reviving old-fashioned printmaking in a historic post office. Tracing connections between the environment and people of color. These are just three of the 152 innovative projects that will receive …
DES MOINES - A writer, musician, filmmaker and two visual artists will wear the crown of 2017 Iowa Arts Council Fellow for the next year, each receiving access to professional development opportunities, promotional support to enhance their careers, and a $ …
Iowa Women's Art Exhibition features works by Karla Conrad, Angela Altenhofen and Emily Jalinsky DES MOINES - Three female Iowa artists who use art to confront personal challenges are sharing their experiences through artworks in a new display in Gov …
DES MOINES – Twelve Iowa students took top honors and special awards at the 2017 National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland last week. Mia Kawamitsu of Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs led this year's group of student …
DES MOINES – A historic home in Cedar Falls, a post office in Perry and a church building in Remsen are just a few of the projects that were honored with a Preservation Project of Merit Award from the State Historical Society of Iowa during this year's …
DES MOINES – Today, the National Endowment for the Arts announced it is renewing funding to state arts agencies, including $618,100 to the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, for the next state fiscal year (SFY2018) …
DES MOINES – More than 60 students from across the state took top honors at the National History Day in Iowa contest this week, earning a trip to the National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland to compete for scholarships and prizes. …
DES MOINES – If you ever wanted to bang hot metal against an anvil to make horseshoes, just like blacksmiths did in the old days, May 20 is your lucky day. Two professional blacksmiths from the Upper Midwest Blacksmith Association will fire up six coal …
DES MOINES – A book about Iowans in the U.S. Civil War rose to the top of this year's Shambaugh Shortlist to claim one of the state's highest history awards today. Gov. Terry E. Branstad presented the 2017 Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award to author …
DES MOINES – As Iowa's high school seniors begin their final steps to graduation, three of them are getting a leg up on college with scholarships from the Iowa Arts Council. Gov. Terry E. Branstad presented the 2017 Iowa Scholarship for the Arts awards …
DES MOINES – So, why do old places really matter? It's a question historic preservation professionals, advocates and volunteers will take up when they gather in Fort Dodge this summer for the 2017 Preserve Iowa Summit. "There are many good answers …
DES MOINES - When the United States entered the First World War on April 6, 1917, thousands of Iowans stepped up to support the cause, both in the trenches and at home. Beginning next month, the State Historical Museum of Iowa will honor their legacy by …
DES MOINES - Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Dan Barry will visit Des Moines this month to speak about his new book about the harrowing yet uplifting story of intellectually disabled men who endured decades of exploitation in Atalissa, Iowa, before finding …
DES MOINES – While basketball tournaments command the state's attention this month, 15 Iowa high school students vied for a championship of another kind today. Grace Kiple of Sioux City's LAMB School of Theatre and Music captured the 2017 Poetry …
