Events
4th Annual MAE Indoor Craft & Vendor Show
Join us for our 4th Annual Fall Craft and Vendor Show in downtown Maquoketa This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the “Muscle on Main” Car Show on Main Street.
Slavery, Emancipation, and Iowa’s Civil War
Join us Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 pm for a lecture on slavery, emancipation, and the war experience of Black Iowans by Leslie A. Schwalm Professor Emeritus, History and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa. Leslie Schwalm is a retired historian who taught for more than 30 years at the University of Iowa in the History and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies departments. Her scholarship has focused on the Civil War era and its aftermath, especially for Black Americans. Her second book, Emancipation’s Diaspora: Race and Reconstruction in the Upper Midwest, unveiled the history of slavery and the consequences […]
Meeting of the Eastern Iowa Art Society (EIAS)
Come and spend an hour hearing from your peers and exchanging information. No cost to attend. No membership is required.
Quad Cities Ukulele Club Performance
Join us for a lively, return performance by the Quad Cities Ukulele Club! If you were lucky enough to hear this electric ukelele group earlier this year at Maquoketa Art Experience, then you’ll be thrilled to know they’re coming back for another performance! And if you missed them, this is your opportunity to come see what we’re all smiling about! This group is entertaining and guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Mark your calendars and join the fun! Everyone welcome! Free admission! (Donations appreciated) Check them out on Facebook!
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October
2025
Past Events
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November
2021
Tim Rees Exhibit – “Life Through the Lens: The Evolution of a Painter”
November 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
Tim Rees Exhibit – “Life Through the Lens: The Evolution of a Painter” Immerse yourself in all the aspects of life, filtered through the lens of an artist. From landscape to still life, touching scenes of every day life to fleets of fancy, Timothy Rees demonstrates his keen ability to reproduce the world in oil paint. By combining his highly developed realism with dynamic abstract mark making, the paintings in this show bring a poetic note to the otherwise ordinary world around us. This comprehensive […]
Maquoketa High School Art Exhibit
January 1, 2022 – February 28, 2022
Maquoketa High School Art Exhibit January-February 2022 Your Opportunity to View the Art Work of Our Talented Area Students: Reception: Saturday February 5th | 2-5 pm. Open to the Public
Traveling Exhibit – “Reboot”
January 1, 2022 – February 28, 2022
Iowa Artists Launches its 50th Anniversary Traveling Exhibit “Reboot” January – February 2022 Reception: Saturday, February 5th | 2-5 pm. Open to the Public Iowa Artists is a nonprofit group of over 200 artists located in 12 regions throughout Iowa. Members work in acrylic, oil, watercolor, charcoal, colored pencil, pastel, pen and ink, pencil, and scratchboard for 2D art and glass, wood, fiber, ceramic, and metal in 3D art. Iowa Artists holds regional shows in the early spring with the top 10% of winners moving on to the State Show in May. Iowa Artists also sponsors workshops in the 12 regions […]
It’s Our Day (featuring women artists from the Midwest)
March 3, 2022 – April 28, 2022
It’s Our Day – Featuring Women Artists from the Midwest 2020 Marked the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage in America Maquoketa Art Experience would like to commemorate this historic event in our history by Featuring Women Artists from the Midwest | March 3-April 28, 2022 Artist Reception: Friday, April 15 | 4-6 pm
Will Cundill Photography / Poetry Exhibit
March 3, 2022 – April 28, 2022
Will Cundill Photography / Poetry Exhibit March 3 – April 28, 2022 Reception and Presentation | March 6th, 2:00 pm Pamela Myatt Crawford and Laura Ann Myatt Helmers are the granddaughters of Charlotte Cundill Myatt, the daughter of Will and Ella (Cassin) Cundill. Pam and Laurie are the two great-granddaughters of Will Cundill’s eight great-grandchildren. Due to the stories told, literature, poetry, photography and a few family possessions preserved by their Aunt Laura Ann Myatt Schultz, Pam and Laurie are able to present this exhibit and poetry reading honoring the life of Will Cundill, Maquoketa photographer, Poet laureate, and Jackson County […]
Artist Reception
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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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
Long Time Passing – Roberta Condon and Lorraine Ortner-Blake
April 29, 2022 – June 28, 2022
A Visual Chronicle of Farm Life in the Midwest April 29 – June 28, 2022 Artist Reception: May 14th |12 to 3 pm Changes in the Midwest landscape moved artists Roberta Condon and Lorraine Ortner-Blake to present together with two series of paintings. Their artworks focus on the struggles, joys, and challenges of farm life. American Pastoral 26 paintings in soft pastel by Roberta Condon Condon’s modern abstract works shout out the stark landscape of the Wisconsin farms and fields, presenting vibrant pastels in large contemporary splashes of line and […]
Josh Guge – Woodcarver – Exhibit
June 12, 2022 – June 17, 2022
Josh Guge Exhibit June 12-17, 2022 Carver Reception: June 15, 2022 | 6-8 pm Demo by Joshua Guge World Champion Wood Sculptor At the age of thirteen, Joshua began his art career by selling his sculptures to art galleries. By the age of seventeen, he began competing in numerous art competitions around the country where he has won many “best of show” honors. In 2000, Joshua began working on a series of cast reproductions for the Danbury Mint. After graduating from Judson University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in […]
Thomas Buchs – Midwest Plein Art Exhibit
July 2, 2022 – August 29, 2022
Thomas Buchs Plein Art Exhibit Exhibit July 2 to August 29, 2002 Reception Date | Meet the Artist Reception-Sunday, Jul 24, 2022 2-4 pm ARTIST’S BIO Thomas attended Layton School of Art and became an Illustrator, creating artwork for advertising and children’s books for many national and local companies during the last 46 years. During summers he exhibited at Art Fairs and also did Pastel Portraits. Recently Thomas has been doing Plein Air Painting ( painting from life outdoors). Much of his current work is representative of this discipline. He tries to capture the light and atmosphere of a scene within […]
Kathleen Lenaghan Exhibit
July 2, 2022 – August 30, 2022
Kathleen Lanaghan Exhibit July 2 – August 30, 2022 Meet the Artist : Sunday, Jul 24, 2022 | 2-4 pm Artist Bio: Kathleen Dubert Lenaghan is an artist raised on a farm in Jackson County. She is a member of the Iowa Pastel Society and an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America. She has shown work in several Iowa venues. Her pastel paintings reflect scenes of wild and cultivated areas in the farmland of Eastern Iowa. They focus on the soft and harsh days nature brings as the seasons change.
Weekly Recurring Events
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January
2023
Coffee Chat @ MAE
Every Thursday @ 10 AM – Informal, open chat…and COFFEE!
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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December
2023
Open Studio Every Thursday | 11 to 2
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 here! We have many areas where you can sit and work privately or join a group. Coffee or tea is available for $1 or bring your own drink. Click here to see full size image
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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December
2024
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 from 6 to 7:30 pm.
Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Exhibit
Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Exhibit September and October 2025 Artist Reception | September 21st Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM The Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild was organized in 1983 to educate and encourage members in the quilting arts; encourage high standards in color, design, and construction of the quilted medium; and stimulate interest in quilting in the community. Located in the Quad Cities area, and with members in both Iowa and Illinois, the MVQG meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. The meeting location is at the First Congregational Church, 2201 7th Avenue, Moline, […]
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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September
2025
MAE Volunteers Needed!
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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September
2025
FULL Adult Beginner Pottery Course
THIS COURSE IS FULL, BUT CHECK OUT SESSION 2 HERE
Mississippi Mud Studio,
403 Pershing Rd
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
United States
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September
2025
Adult Beginning Pottery Course SESSION 2 – REGISTER BY 9/9
***FLASH SALE!!*** Interest was so great, we have added another session! Hurry! Registration ends Tuesday, September 9 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
Mississippi Mud Studio,
403 Pershing Rd
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
United States
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13
September
2025
4th Annual MAE Indoor Craft & Vendor Show
Join us for our 4th Annual Fall Craft and Vendor Show in downtown Maquoketa This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the “Muscle on Main” Car Show on Main Street.
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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18
September
2025
Slavery, Emancipation, and Iowa’s Civil War
Join us Thursday, September 18 at 6:30 pm for a lecture on slavery, emancipation, and the war experience of Black Iowans by Leslie A. Schwalm Professor Emeritus, History and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa. Leslie Schwalm is a retired historian who taught for more than 30 years at the University of Iowa in the History and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies departments. Her scholarship has focused on the Civil War era and its aftermath, especially for Black Americans. Her second book, Emancipation’s Diaspora: Race and Reconstruction in the Upper Midwest, unveiled the history of slavery and the consequences […]
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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20
September
2025
Youth (& Adults) Create: Pound It Flower Art
$5
Maquoketa Art Experience,
124 S Main St
Maquoketa,
IA
52060
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