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August 4, 2018, 1:00 PM - December 30, 2018, 5:00 PM @ Stanley Gallery - Both Levels - Muscatine Art Center
Gerberich's Gadgetry: Re-Tooled2018-08-04T13:00:00Steve Gerberich returns to Muscatine with a new exhibition of Gadgetry – a.k.a. “Art that Moves.” Explore Gerberich’s world of entertaining contraptions in Gerberich’s Gadgetry: Re-Tooled.
The exhibition captures the imagination with sculptures such as “Glam-O-Matic,” the “Cranky Goose,” and “Stuart Little Tours New York City.”
Stanley Gallery - Both Levels - Muscatine Art Center1314 Mulberry AvenueMuscatineIA52761 Steve Gerberich returns to Muscatine with a new exhibition of Gadgetry – a.k.a. “Art that Moves.” Explore Gerberich’s world of entertaining contraptions in Gerberich’s Gadgetry: Re-Tooled.
The exhibition captures the imagination with sculptures such as “Glam-O-Matic,” the “Cranky Goose,” and “Stuart Little Tours New York City.”
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September 14, 2018, 10:00 AM - February 28, 2019, 7:00 PM @ Local History Room - Musser-McColm Mansion
Alexander Clark: Civil Rights Leader2018-09-14T10:00:00The local history gallery currently features “Alexander Clark: Civil Rights Leader.” Alexander Clark is regarded as Muscatine’s most prominent black citizen, and one of the community’s most accomplished residents and a prominent Iowa civil rights leader. Clark is notable in Iowa history for other things, too. He sued the Muscatine school board on behalf of his daughter, Susan, in a landmark case that outlawed school segregation in Iowa. His son, Alexander Jr., became the first black graduate of the University of Iowa law school in 1879. Alexander Sr. became the second black graduate of the law school in 1884 at the age of 58. In August 1862, Clark sent a letter to Governor Kirkwood offering to raise companies of black troops to serve in one of Iowa’s white regiments (this was at a time when integrated troops were not allowed). By the summer of 1863, Alexander Clark and community leader George V. Black began recruiting for the 1st Regiment of Iowa African Infantry.
Local History Room - Musser-McColm Mansion1314 Mulberry AvenueMuscatineIA52761 The local history gallery currently features “Alexander Clark: Civil Rights Leader.” Alexander Clark is regarded as Muscatine’s most prominent black citizen, and one of the community’s most accomplished residents and a prominent Iowa civil rights leader. Clark is notable in Iowa history for other things, too. He sued the Muscatine school board on behalf of his daughter, Susan, in a landmark case that outlawed school segregation in Iowa. His son, Alexander Jr., became the first black graduate of the University of Iowa law school in 1879. Alexander Sr. became the second black graduate of the law school in 1884 at the age of 58. In August 1862, Clark sent a letter to Governor Kirkwood offering to raise companies of black troops to serve in one of Iowa’s white regiments (this was at a time when integrated troops were not allowed). By the summer of 1863, Alexander Clark and community leader George V. Black began recruiting for the 1st Regiment of Iowa African Infantry.
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September 26, 2018, 10:00 AM - March 28, 2019, 5:00 PM @ 2nd Floor Gallery Musser McColm Mansion
Nancy Purington - Ode to the Upper Mississippi River, Pearl and Her Mother2018-09-26T10:00:00ODE TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PEARL AND HER MOTHER
Exhibition by Nancy Purington
Historic Musser McColm Home Second Floor
Luminous colors, studied textures, and repeating patterns are Nancy Purington’s tools for expressing the ever changing moods of the Mississippi River. A self-described student of the mighty river, Purington’s works are meditations on the Mississippi’s moments of calm, bursts of overwhelming brightness, slow drifts of murky fog, and clashes at the confluence. Oils and precious metals are combined to capture golden and silver reflections against a background of mystic dark navies, satin backs, emerald blues, and pools of white. Purington places the viewer on the water’s edge, ready to make either a peaceful passage or a dramatic battle down river to the gulf. Purington’s work, like the river, has the ability to transport.
2nd Floor Gallery Musser McColm Mansion1314 Mulberry AvenueMuscatineIA52761 ODE TO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, PEARL AND HER MOTHER
Exhibition by Nancy Purington
Historic Musser McColm Home Second Floor
Luminous colors, studied textures, and repeating patterns are Nancy Purington’s tools for expressing the ever changing moods of the Mississippi River. A self-described student of the mighty river, Purington’s works are meditations on the Mississippi’s moments of calm, bursts of overwhelming brightness, slow drifts of murky fog, and clashes at the confluence. Oils and precious metals are combined to capture golden and silver reflections against a background of mystic dark navies, satin backs, emerald blues, and pools of white. Purington places the viewer on the water’s edge, ready to make either a peaceful passage or a dramatic battle down river to the gulf. Purington’s work, like the river, has the ability to transport.
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October 11, 2018, 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM @ Muscatine Art Center Studio
The Busy Little Squirrel - mini masters - ID 64292018-10-11T15:30:00Introduce your children (ages 2-7) to the world of art with free classes featuring stories and activities. Squirrel is too busy to hop with the frogs, or nibble with the mice. He has to get ready for winter! Make a squirrel out of a cup and a paper tube frog.
Muscatine Art Center Studio1314 Mulberry AvenueMuscatineIA52761 Introduce your children (ages 2-7) to the world of art with free classes featuring stories and activities. Squirrel is too busy to hop with the frogs, or nibble with the mice. He has to get ready for winter! Make a squirrel out of a cup and a paper tube frog.
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October 11, 2018, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Muscatine Art Center
Gerb's Garage: Create a Gadget2018-10-11T16:30:00Free! Register by October 8.
Turn a crank and push a button with the king of gadgets, Steve Gerberich! Join the artist for a walk through his exhibit, “Gerberich’s Gadgetry: Re-Tooled”, and make your own sculpture from recycled materials.
Muscatine Art Center1314 Mulberry AvenueMuscatineIA52761 Free! Register by October 8.
Turn a crank and push a button with the king of gadgets, Steve Gerberich! Join the artist for a walk through his exhibit, “Gerberich’s Gadgetry: Re-Tooled”, and make your own sculpture from recycled materials.
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