Artist Reception Please join us in honoring our featured Women Artists from the Midwest Artist’s Reception: Friday, April 15 | 4-6 pm Free and open to the public. Invite your friends and family! Refreshments will be served. The exhibit is up from March 3-April 28, 2022
Wave Cage Sunday, June 12, 2022 Time: 2:00 Open to the Public Donations always appreciated Place: 124 S Main A jazz fusion/electronic band featuring Jarrett Purdy on keys and synths, Ryan Garmoe on trumpet, Nolan Schroeder on sax, and Chris Jensen on drums. Their debut project, The Portrait EP, was described…
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Hosted by MAE and The Maquoketa Public Library Don’t Miss this Extraordinary Story Free and open to the Public | 124 S Main My name is Kim Carr and even though I was born and raised in Iowa, I have a personal connection with Kalaupapa. My maternal grandmother was forced to live there, having…
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Mitchell Widmer - Baritone Soloist Performance with Chieh-Chun (Anna) Chen - Pianist Mitchell Widmer, baritone, has performed roles including Gugliemo in Così fan tutte, Orpheus in Telemann’s Orpheus, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Il Notario in Gianni Schicchi, and Colonel Calvary in Patience. Widmer is a recipient of the Baden-Württemberg Stipendium and the US Teaching Assistant Grant…
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MAQTOBERFEST Indoor Craft and Vendor Sale Handmade paper and stationery, bookbinding, soaps, woodworking, tumblers, pens, magnets, numerous arts and crafts, Watkins, and more!
Window Art of Maquoketa - Downtown Art & Wine Walk The WAM Downtown Art & Wine Walk will kick off our first Window Art in Maquoketa (WAM) event Saturday, October 22, 2022 6 – 8 PM. Stroll through the art displayed in windows in downtown Maquoketa, visit local galleries, and enjoy local wine and other refreshments.…
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Kaydenn String Quartet - University of Iowa Maquoketa Art Experience is pleased to host the University of Iowa's Kaydenn String Quartet. Musicians include Dominique-archambeau, Adrian-gomexhernande, Junhong-zhou, Sengho-wang Refreshments provided. Free and open to the public Donations welcomed
Maquoketa Art Experience, in partnership with the University of Iowa – ArtShare, is excited to host performances by the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts Wilder-Hill Players! Saturday, November 12 @ 2PM Refreshments Free and open to the public Donations welcomed
Holiday Craft and Vendor Show 11:00 to 2:00 - Craft and Vendor Show featuring local crafters plus a bake sale 11:00 to 1:00 - Face painting and kids crafts Donations accepted
Holiday Celebration at Maquoketa Art Experience Meet. Greet. Enjoy. Holiday music by Dre' Saunders Conversations Hors d'oeuvres and Beverages
Artists Reception with Theresa Ganzer-Blitgen and Kent Crawford Friday, July 7th | 5 to 7 pm Meet local Bellevue artist, Theresa Ganzer-Blitgen, and Maquoketa photographer, Kent Crawford, for an Artists Reception on Friday, July 7th from 5 to 7 pm. Theresa is an incredible local talent who will have her work on display at Maquoketa…
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In collaboration with our friends at the Maquoketa Public Library, we will host a reception for the Tiny Art Show on October 13 from 5 - 7 PM at MAE. Maquoketa Public Library distributed kits to area artists of all ages at the library during the month of September. Participants returned their canvases by…
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U OF I ENGAGEMENT AND THE ARTS Artist Junli Song will discuss her art practice which revolves around world-building, storytelling, and research. She creates work across various media from printmaking to installation to invent and explore personal mythologies informed by a feminist diasporic perspective. Centering around a female re-imagining of an ancient Chinese headless deity,…
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