Past Exhibition Listing
River of Words® IOWA Environmental Poetry and Art Exhibit
August 30 - September 21, 2008
Every year, River of Words® conducts an international poetry and art contest for children aged 5 to 19 in grades K-12, in affiliation with The Library of Congress Center for the Book. This free contest is designed to help youth explore the natural and cultural history of the place they live, and to express what they discover through poetry and art. Entries not chosen as finalists or grand prize winners in the international contest are returned to IOWATER, where they are judged in a statewide IOWA River of Words competition.
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The ESPY Collection
May 31 - October 12, 2008
The ESPY Collection was created in 2001 when photographer Rick Chapman was asked by ESPN to create a series of portraits of the recipients of the ESPY Awards.
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Mothers in Art: Mother's Day at 100
March 29 - June 11, 2008
Mothers in Art: Mother's Day at 100 celebrates the 100th anniversary of the modest origins of the holiday in 1908 by presenting a number of works from the Museum's own collection that represent the ways mothers have been depicted in the history of art.
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American Artists Abroad, 1900-1950
February 2 - May 11, 2008
American Artists Abroad will be an exhibition drawn from the CRMA's permanent collection and will present and contextualize the achievements of a number of American artists traveling and studying abroad in a post-1900 world.
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Ulfert Wilke: A Centennial Celebration
September 1, 2007 - February 3, 2008
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth in 1907 and the 20th anniversary of his death in 1987, the CRMA organized this small but enlightening exhibition of works by painter, printmaker, and calligrapher Ulfert Wilke.
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Stan Wiederspan: Box Chapel
April 28 - August 5, 2007
Cedar Rapids artist and former Cedar Rapids Art Association director Stan Wiederspan has embarked upon a radically new series of paintings: hyper realistic acrylic paintings representing ordinary cardboard boxes.
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Midwestern Visions: Grant Wood, Marvin Cone and Beyond
September 23, 2006 - July 11, 2008
In this new installation, Grant Wood and Marvin Cone, while still possessing major roles, will be joined by a wide variety of other Midwestern artists from the collection, to provide a fuller and more complete picture of the Midwest's contribution to the history of American art.
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Cat Chow: Material Girl
June 9 - September 3, 2006
Chicago- and New York-based contemporary artist Cat Chow puts a new spin on the intersection of art and fashion. Wearable yet sculptural, her creations often use elements of fashion—such as zippers, measuring tapes, and bobbins—to explore a variety of social and political issues.
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