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The Stanley Student Blog is a platform for students to share their work related to art, art history, and the Stanley Museum of Art. The museum encourages students to write about the art on display, their involvement with the Stanley or the campus arts scene, and how art influences their experience at the University of Iowa.
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
6d ago
For our second installment of Night at the Museum this academic year, we hosted a making workshop focused on cyanotypes. Students were able to stop by the Stanley on Thursday night to create cyanotypes with us, or they could instead opt to pick up a take-home bag with all the materials and instructions to make their cyanotype photograms at home by themselves. Click here to learn more about how this event went ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
2w ago
Click here to learn more about Luke Krchak and the work he will do as Museum Studies Intern within the Learning & Engagement department at the Stanley Museum of Art during the Fall 2024 semester ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
1M ago
For our first installment of Night at the Museum this academic year, we revisited our partnership with Hawk the Vote and hosted another iteration of "The Art of Voting." Similar to last year, we used our student event this month to encourage students to register to vote with Hawk the Vote; we provided a super cool voting-inspired art activity; and had some snacks and drinks available for attendees. Click here to learn more about how this event went ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
1M ago
Click here to learn more about the various projects Bella Epstein, an art education and printmaking student at UNI, worked on during her summer as an intern for the Stanley's Learning & Engagement department ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
2M ago
Shaun Mallonga, an MFA student at the University of Iowa and a gallery host at the Stanley Museum of Art, reflects on the experience of working with artist Jiha Moon on her recent mural project, "One An Other," in the Stanley Museum of Art's lobby ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
2M ago
A junior at the University of Iowa and a former Horn Elementary student (2008 - 2014), Marta Leira has enjoyed learning about Haring's life and legacy, creating portraits of the artist for her class, "Printmaking and the Politics of Protest." Click this link to learn more about Marta's work on Haring for her class, and how, in her mind, he embodies 'Good Trouble ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
2M ago
Two of the Stanley's student employees, Communications & Marketing Assistant Sarena Gibson and Gallery Host Mari Johnson, participated in the Iowa City Downtown District's "Rock the Chalk" event. This festival features community members and local artists filling downtown streets with chalk art. For their piece representing the Stanley, Sarena and Mari recreated Keith Haring's mural, "A Book Full of Fun," currently on display at the Stanley ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
3M ago
Six of the Stanley Museum of Art's student employees worked on designing and painting a Herky statue on behalf of the Stanley, drawing inspiration from the museum’s collection. Click here to read more about "Herk-E," the work that inspired the students, and their experience working on this project ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
3M ago
Click here to learn more about Sarena Gibson and the work she will do as the Stanley Museum of Art's Communications & Marketing Assistant this upcoming academic year ..read more
IOWA | Stanley Museum of Art Blog
5M ago
Amelia Goldsby, a PhD student in the University of Iowa's Art History program, reflects on her experience taking the class MUSM:4081 during the Spring 2024 semester. This class was taught through a synchronous learning hybrid platform with students at Indiana University, and engaged with African art collections at both the Stanley Museum of Art (University of Iowa) and the Eskenazi Museum of Art (Indiana University ..read more