Events

Coffee Chat @ MAE

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Every Thursday @ 10 AM – Informal, open chat…and COFFEE!

Open Studio Every Thursday | 11 to 2

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Open Studio Every Thursday 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Feel free to come and create or just unwind in our relaxed and beautiful setting every Thursday from 11 am to 2 pm. Bring any project you're working on ... or just come to sit and chat. Bring a friend or meet new ones while you're…
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Crochet & Chat

Second and Fourth Thursdays at Maquoketa Brewery at 6:00 pm  Maquoketa Art Experience and Maquoketa Public Library are working together to host a fun and crafty social hour. Bring your current knit/crochet work in progress and chat with other crafters at Maquoketa Brewing (110 S Main St Suite A) on the second and fourth Thursday of the month…
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Student Art Display | Central DeWitt Community School District

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

                              Central DeWitt Community School District Students Plus Art Instructors Cassie Garrity & Deb Richmann Will Have Their Art on Display Join us during February 2025 to view and enjoy their pieces. Their art will be displayed throughout the Maquoketa Art Experience. Meet…
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Mindful Relaxation Through Creativity for 5-8 Year Olds

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

During this class, children will explore the practices of mindfulness using movement (yoga), literature, positive affirmations (mantras), games and crafts. We will emphasize that mindfulness is a way to keep our “smart brains” healthy and connect them to our kind hearts and this will help calm our bodies. Each child should bring a towel or…
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Singing for Sanity! A community song circle for joy and connection

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Do you need a feel-good, self-care break with your community? Come take a pause and de-stress for an afternoon participatory workshop with songleader Lyndsey Scott. All ages + all voices welcome! — you definitely don't have to "be a singer" to reap the profound physiological benefits of deep breath + relaxation that community singing generates.…
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Home and Away | Laura Larabee Exhibit

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Home and Away: Laura Larabee Exhibit Monticello artist, Laura Larabee, will have her paintings on display during the months of March and April, 2025. Her paintings will hang in the South Gallery of Maquoketa Art Experience. An Artist's Reception will be held on Sunday, March 9th from 2 to 4 pm. The reception is free…
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The Driftless Area and the Mississippi River | Ellen Henkels

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Ellen Henkels' paintings will be on display in the Osterhaus Family Gallery during the months of March and April, 2025 An Artist's Reception will be held on Sunday, March 9th from 2 to 4 pm. The reception is free and open to the public. No RSVP is necessary. Please join us to meet the artists…
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Fantastic Flowers | 3-D Technique Quilting Demo

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Want to make a wall hanging or art quilt pop? See how to use floral wire to make 3-D elements creating a very exciting flower. Diane L. Murtha’s Contemporary Fiber Art exhibition was on display in the Osterhaus Family Gallery during August and September at Maquoketa Art Experience. We are delighted to have Diane back…
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Great Plains Landscapes | Jenny Braig

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Join us to view Jenny Braig's collection of paintings during May and June, 2025. Jenny's artwork will be on display in the South Gallery and is free to the public to enjoy.  The paintings created for this exhibit are landscapes from the great plains, works celebrate the State Parks and Jenny Braig's love of the…
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Brad Bisbey Art Exhibit

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Brad Bisbey will have his art on display in the Osterhaus Family Gallery at MAE during May & June 2025. Brad studied painting with Daniel Greene in Chicago and currently teaches painting at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa. An Artist's Reception will be held on Friday, May 2nd from 2 to 4. Please…
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