Events

Maquoketa High School Art Exhibit

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”

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…
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Will Cundill Photography / Poetry Exhibit

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…
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Josh Guge – Woodcarver – Exhibit

Josh Guge Exhibit June 12-17, 2022 Carver Reception: June 15, 2022 | 6-8 pm Demo by Joshua Guge World Champion Wood Sculptor                …
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Thomas Buchs – Midwest Plein Art Exhibit

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…
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Kathleen Lenaghan Exhibit

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…
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Erin Weirup Exhibit

Erin Weirup Exhibit - September 1 to October 27, 2022  ‘Cimmerian Credence‘ A Compositional Oil Study of Nocturne Landscapes Through the Absence of Light Erin Weirup is a self-taught artist who…
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Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Mississippi Valley Quilters Guide Exhibit from November 1 to December 30, 2022 Artist Reception | November 13, 2022     Time:  2:00 – 4:00 PM         The Mississippi…
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What is on Your Wall?

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

What is on Your Wall? During November and December 2022 Maquoketa Art Experience will display photos that local residents have shot showing what they have on their walls. Everyone in the region…
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Eastern Iowa Art Society Exhibit

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Member artists from the Eastern Iowa Art Society (EIAS) will have their work on display at Maquoketa Art Experience during the month of November.  EIAS is a cooperative group interested…
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The Eastern Iowa Farmer: A photo essay 8 years in the making

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Join Brooke Till and Trevis Mayfield on a photographic journey of eastern Iowa’s agriculture community.         Over the past 8 years, through their work for The Eastern Iowa…
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Iowa Watercolor Society Exhibition

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

THE IOWA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY                        The Iowa Watercolor Society (IWS) was organized in 1977 by a small group of enthusiasticwatercolorists. We…
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Kurt Ullrich | Personal Collection of Iowa State Fair Photographs plus His Collection of Regional Artists Lithography & Originals

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Local Artist and Author, Kurt Ullrich, will have his Iowa State Fair photography collection on display during February and March, 2024. The North Gallery will include his photography, most notably from the Iowa State Fair. The South Gallery will host his collection of regional artists, signed lithographs and some original works of art. An artist's…
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Town & Country Quilters

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Town & Country Quilters Quilt Display The talented women and men from Town & Country Quilters will have their quilts on display at Maquoketa Art Experience during the months of…
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Creativity Through Art and Music | Ryan Olsen

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

View the intricate wood carvings of Idaho's Ryan Olsen from June 10-15, 2024 at Maquoketa Art Experience. Be sure to join Ryan on June 12th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm…
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Fiber Evolution | Artist Unleashed | Diane L. Murtha

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Come See Diane L. Murtha's Contemporary Fiber Art in the North Gallery during August and September, 2024 at Maquoketa Art Experience. Diane has magically transformed textiles into beautiful pieces of contemporary fiber art. Follow her visual journey and growth from crafting beautiful traditional quilts to art quilts, and into modern works. Initially influenced by her grandmother,…
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The Art of Forrest Grey

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Maquoketa native, Ms. Forrest Grey, will have her artwork on display in the South Gallery at Maquoketa Art Experience the months of August and September, 2024.  The Gallery is free and open to the public. Donations are welcome.  Artist Reception: Saturday, August 3 from 2-4 PM The Artist Reception is free and open to the…
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Window Art in Maquoketa (WAM) Fall 2024 Exhibition

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Click Here to View the Fall 2024 Submissions Click Here to View the Fall 2024 Submissions View Map of Locations View Locations & Map Pdf

Art Figures of the Quad Cities | Dolls on Display

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Stop in to view the creative interpretations made by the talented Art Figures Group of the Quad Cities. Their collections will be on display during the months of October and November. There will be an opportunity to visit with this creative group on Sunday, October 6th from 2 pm to 4 pm at an Artists…
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Wreaths Representing the States of the U.S.A. | Doris Hazer

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Maquoketan Doris Hazer will have many of her wreaths on display during the months of October and November 2024. Stop in to see them in the South Alcove at Maquoketa Art Experience. There will also be an Artists Reception on Sunday, October 6th from 2 to 4 pm so you can visit with Doris, as…
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Student Art Exhibit | Maquoketa School District Students

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

During the months of October & November, 2024, the artwork of students in K-12 will be on display at Maquoketa Art Experience "Osterhaus Family Gallery".  The art students from Maquoketa Community School District will be showing off their artistic talent with their work. Please also plan to stop in and visit with the students during…
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Progress in Pastel | Mary Moye-Rowley

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

View Mary Moye-Rowley's artwork during December 2024 and January 2025 in the South Gallery at Maquoketa Art Experience You can see more of Mary's work here An Artists Reception with…
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Art Work | Eastern Iowa Art Society

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

Member artists from the Eastern Iowa Art Society (EIAS) will have their work on display at Maquoketa Art Experience during the months of December 2024 thru January 2025.  An Artists…
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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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Home and Away | Laura Larabee Exhibit

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

COMING MARCH 6TH! 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…
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The Driftless Area and the Mississippi River | Ellen Henkels

Maquoketa Art Experience 124 S Main St, Maquoketa, IA

COMING MARCH 6TH! 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…
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Banking Off the Wind | 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 Saturday, May 3rd from 2 to 4. Please…
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