Davenport, Iowa (July 6, 2022) — The Figge Art Museum has joined forces with the Warner Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting an understanding of American History through American Art, to present History in the Painting.
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Davenport, Iowa (June 29, 2022) —The Figge Art Museum announces today participation in the Art Bridges Collection Loan Partnership, an innovative museum art lending model, to display outstanding works of American art from the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, in Davenport, Iowa.
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Davenport, Iowa (June 21, 2022) — Drawn from the Figge’s collection, Urban Exposure, showcases a compelling array of twentieth and twenty-first century artwork exploring the human condition within the urban American scene. Through these diverse views of city life, this exhibition asks us to recognize the experiences we share and what it means to live and work in America.
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Davenport, Iowa (June 8, 2022) — Artist Anne Lindberg embraces the freedom of drawing in a broad spectrum of formats in addition to works on paper. think like the river is an immersive experiential convergence of visual art and language that begins Saturday.
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Davenport, Iowa (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —Art students from eight area colleges and universities will have their artwork on view in the Figge’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery beginning Saturday, May 28 for the 12th installment of the College Invitational.
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Davenport, Iowa (May 25, 2022) — Impressionism made its way to America over a century ago, and one of the first American artists to introduce the style to the United States was John Leslie Breck whose work will be on view at the Figge beginning Saturday.
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Davenport, Iowa (Thursday, May 19, 2022) — Beginning this fall, the Beréskin Art Academy will now be offering its classes through the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa and the Family Museum in Bettendorf, Iowa.
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Davenport, Iowa (March 3, 2022) — Thanks to a major corporate gift from Quad City Bank & Trust, the Figge Art Museum will add The Everyday by artist Latoya Hobbs to its growing permanent collection. The gift was inspired by the Figge’s Diversity and Equity Art Fund, established last year to combat the systemic inequality in the art world.
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Davenport, Iowa (February 22, 2022) –The 42nd Rock Island Art Guild’s Fine Arts Exhibition at the Figge Art Museum is opening Saturday and will showcase the extraordinary talent of artists living within 200 miles of the Figge Art Museum.
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Davenport, Iowa (February 14, 2022) — For most Quad Citians, the Mexican-American border region is shown to us through the lens of the media. The first-hand experience of the migrants seeking a better life often go unknown, unacknowledged, or unconsidered.
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Davenport, Iowa (January 24, 2022) – Beginning Saturday, artwork by local elementary art students from eight area school districts will be on view in the Figge Art Museum’s second-floor Mary Waterman Gildehaus Community Gallery for the annual Young Artists at the Figge exhibition.
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Davenport, Iowa (December 13, 2021) — The Rock Island Art Guild and Figge Art Museum are seeking entries for the 42nd Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition taking place at the Figge February 26–May 15, 2022.
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Davenport, Iowa (November 15, 2021) —This week, a new exhibition comes to the Figge Art Museum. Opening Saturday, November 20, Carlos Diniz: Master of Architectural Illustration showcases 10 extraordinary charcoal and ink renderings of the Frank Gehry–designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. The exhibition provides a fascinating look at how an architect’s spontaneous scribbles were transformed into a landmark building.
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Davenport, Iowa (October 26, 2021) —During the week of Oct. 25, the Figge Art Museum will be replacing the windows broken by gunfire earlier this summer. As they do so museum leaders remain focused on the important role the Figge plays in supporting a safe, inclusive, and culturally vibrant community.
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Davenport, Iowa (Monday, October 11, 2021) – Cedar Rapids, Iowa–based artist Jane Gilmor is known for her extensive body of work engaging with social and cultural issues including gender stereotypes, social inequities and immigration. With the community and the nation participating in challenging conversations around these issues, Gilmor’s latest exhibition, Breakfast on Pluto, now on view at the Figge Art Museum, uses art to provoke new perspectives and deeper reflection among viewers.
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