The Downtown Bettendorf Organization and Quad City Arts are looking for an artist to design and install an artwork design for a public mural to be created on an exterior wall in Bettendorf. The ...

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Conservatory in Iowa City has won accreditation as a performing arts and visual arts high school. ICON, which opened in 2023, won regional accreditation in performing arts ...

Impressionist drawings of lush landscapes, water-colored paintings infused with Kool-Aid and coffee, and intricate and detailed portraits of celebrities are just a few of the dozens of art pieces ...

Here, young people dedicate their after-school hours and weekends to practicing the traditional folk art of lion dancing. An ancient art dating back to the Han Dynasty, lion dance is more than ...

After a record 125 tornadoes touched down in Iowa last year, the National Weather Service is making an urgent pitch to recruit more of the state’s residents to become trained severe weather ...

Martin Kimani, a former Kenyan diplomat, said his past work positions him to build on the Africa Center’s diverse programming that goes beyond art. With major gifts to leading arts institutions ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - Bettendorf police say a beloved statue at Leach Park has been stolen. According to Bettendorf Police Chief Keith Kimball, officers took a report that the “skipper ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - The Bettendorf High School baseball team is hoping to head to Busch Stadium home of the St. Louis Cardinals. In an unforgettable experience, the team will play at Busch ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy is moving to its new location in the old Arthur Elementary building this week. They plan to repurpose the school into a new arts center geared ...

and Think Iowa City suggests proposed downtown arts facilities could generate upwards of $30 million annually in local economic impact. The study estimates the impact of two projects proposed in a ...