Arts & Culture

Project type: Feasibility Study/Business Plan Best Fit: Business, Museums Washington has an opportunity to create an incredible museum in our community. Our State Theater has recently been verified by Guinness that it is the oldest continuously operating movie theater in the world! On top of that,...

University of Iowa MFA candidate, Drew Etienne, worked with the Maquoketa Art Experience, City Council, and Jackson County Economic Alliance to paint a mural on the public square of Maquoketa, Iowa. University of Iowa MFA candidate Drew Etienne completed a mural in Maquoketa on August 23, 2019. The...

Students in Nonfiction Film will create short film profiles of Keokuk residents, with the goal of telling stories of individuals who are working to make a difference in their community and are contributing to its vitality and growth. Students in the Department of Cinematic Arts will work with...

A student in the Museums Studies Certificate program helped develop Collections Recommendations and a Collections Policy Plan for Preston's Gas Station Memorabilia at Preston’s Historic District in Belle Plaine. The site has a rich history and houses many artifacts relating to this history, and...

Graduate students in the School of Library & Information Science are partnering with Keokuk Public Library staff to build a database to extend access to the Bickel Scrapbook Collection housed at the library. Students will work with the Bickel Collection, comprised of 42 scrapbooks that contain...

Engineering and Art graduate students will work together to design bus shelter for students attending Central Spring School District (comprised of Plymouth, Manly, Nora Spring, and Rock falls communities). The Cerro Gordo Department of Public Health received an Arts Build Communities grant from the...

As part of their capstone project, second-year graduate students from the University of Iowa’s School of Urban & Regional Planning will create a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Tama, Iowa. The City of Tama, Iowa, is located in Tama County, south of the intersection of Highways 63 and 30 in...

An intern in Museum Studies will develop K-12 lesson plans that spotlight the historical significance of Keokuk in the scope of state and national history. Keokuk has several community cultural organizations including the Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum, the Samuel Miller House, the Lee County...

A Grant Wood Public Art student will work closely with the Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum leadership to identify themes and imagery to be included in a mural on the side of their new home, 428 Main Street, Keokuk. The student will draft several design concepts and install the mural. Keokuk, Iowa, is...

Grant Wood Public Art students will work closely with Cedar County residents and leaders to identify sites and finalize mural designs, so that the murals will reflect each community’s unique character. Students will complete the project by physically painting one mural in each of Cedar County’s...