Art & Art History

mural depicting birds

Bondurant - Parks and Recreation Mural

Published
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Academic year
2023-2024
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A mural depicting Iowa birds was added to the side of Bondurant's Emergency Services building. Located at the Bondurant Regional Trailhead, the building is the future home of the city's Parks and Recreation Facility. 

Created by Drew Etienne (MFA, University of Iowa), the mural encapsulates the beauty of Iowa's natural landscape across all four seasons. The artist statement conveys the inspiration for the design: 

old swing set with people swinging

Dubuque - Sculpture Created from Recycled Playground Equipment

Published
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Academic year
2023-2024
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A collection of metal pipes and other parts from former playground equipment will serve as the materials for Jamie Weinfurter, an MFA student in studio arts, to create a new sculpture. Weinfurter will work with the public, especially students and staff at Audubon Elementary School, to get ideas and collect additional materials for the sculpture. It will eventually be located near the school in the Bee Branch Creek Greenway. 

keeping you sewing mural

Keeping You Sewing Mural

Published
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Academic year
2022-2023
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Sean Tyler, a graduate student in the School of Art & Art History, collaborated with downtown Clinton officials and business owner Kim Rentz to design a mural that captures the character of both a downtown anchor business, Keeping You Sewing, and elements of Clinton's history and surroundings. 

Preston mural

Preston Mural

Published
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Academic year
2021-2022
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Visiting Assistant Professor Ali Hval designed and installed a mural in Preston, Iowa, that reflects the community's unique history and local assets.  

In 2019, Ali Hval received her MFA with Honors at the University of Iowa in Painting and Drawing with a minor concentration in Ceramics. Her work is interdisciplinary, combining mural painting, fabric, ceramic, sculpture, and installation.

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Manchester Fish Hatchery Mural

Published
Thursday, January 6, 2022
Academic year
2021-2022

MFA students will design and install a public art piece for the Manchester Fish Hatchery, driven by a process of public engagement so that the piece reflects the values, stories, and/or identity of the community.

Completed Arch

Manchester Tirrill Park Gateway Sculpture

Published
Monday, March 1, 2021
Academic year
2020-2021
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MFA students designed and installed a public art piece for the Manchester community, driven by a process of public engagement so that the piece reflected the values, stories and/or identity of the community.

Waterloo Public Art Piece

Waterloo Mural

Published
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Academic year
2020-2021
Partner

Working closely with Waterloo’s Center for the Arts, MFA student Sean Tyler designed and installed two murals at the gateway to the downtown district.

Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum Mural

Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum Mural

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

Grant Wood Public Art resident Ali Hval worked closely with the Keokuk-Hamilton Dam Museum leadership to identify themes and imagery included in a mural on the side of their new home, 428 Main Street, Keokuk, including the design and installation of an awning and a mural design for the side of the building to be installed in the future.

Keokuk, Iowa is located on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River and is well known for Lock and Dam No. 19, which listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Webster City solar sculpture

Webster City Solar Art Sculpture

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Through a partnership between the University of Iowa Office of Outreach and Engagement, the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, and the City of Webster City, Iowa, faculty member Dan Miller and his students designed and constructed a “solar sculpture” that will become a permanent installation of functional art in downtown Webster City.

Webster City mural

Webster City Downtown Mural

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2018-2019
Partner

Graduate student Ali Hval designed a 12-panel mural for downtown Webster City.  

The mural celebrates Webster City's past, present, and future with colorful paintings that each represent an important person or aspect of the community.  Ali painted the mural with the help of members of the community.

Keokuk logo from IISC

Keokuk Branding & Style Guide

Published
Friday, December 27, 2019
Academic year
2019-2020
Partner

Students in the School of Art & Art History Graphic Design course developed a new branding and style guide for Keokuk.

Mural Design

"Building Our Brand" Downtown Murals - City Center Building Design Proposal

Published
Friday, June 15, 2018
Academic year
2017-2018
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MFA student Ali Hval designed murals with "prairie style" themes for two downtown Mason City locations as part of the community's "Building Our Brand" campaign.