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✨ Congratulations to the artists selected for the 2026–2027 Art on the River exhibit! ✨ Their sculptures will bring this...
04/16/2026

✨ Congratulations to the artists selected for the 2026–2027 Art on the River exhibit! ✨ Their sculptures will bring this year’s theme, “Stillness in the Driftless,” to life, inviting visitors to explore the quiet strength and reflective beauty of the Driftless landscape.

👉 On display: August 2026 – July 2027
📍 Location: Mississippi Riverwalk, Port of Dubuque

Eleven new sculptures are coming to Dubuque’s riverfront for the 20th annual Art on the River exhibit!

• “Action Reaction” by Chris Wubbena (Jackson, MO)
• “Air Garden II” by Steve Buduo (Providence, RI)
• “Avenue Dream Catcher” by Mark Hall (Casota, MN)
• “Cohesive Narrative” by Kristin Garnant (Camanche, IA)
• “Extruded Life” by Jarod Charzewski (Charleston, SC)
• “Lumenfly” by Kirk Seese (Lutherville Timonium, MD)
• “Solitude” by Mark & Hannah Ricke (Oconomowoc, WI)
• “Spiritcycle” by Nathan Pierce (Cape Girardeau, MO)
• “The Key to Dubuque” by Thealey Hozer & Danielle Jelinek (Hempstead HS, Dubuque, IA)
• “Topography of Stillness” by Lucas Delaney (Dubuque, IA)
• “Unci Maka” by Timothy Sprengelmeyer (Dubuque, IA)

The 2026–2027 theme, “Stillness in the Driftless,” invites visitors to explore the quiet strength and reflective beauty of the Driftless landscape.

👉 On display: August 2026 – July 2027
📍 Location: Mississippi Riverwalk, Port of Dubuque

Mark your calendar for a free, family-friendly opening reception:
📅 Friday, August 7 | 5–7 p.m.
📍 Grand River Center (patio)
🎶 Live music, light bites, and cash bar

Learn more at www.cityofdubuque.org/AOTR.

🌟 Dubuque Arts & Culture Organizations: Funding Opportunity! 🌟Applications for the City of Dubuque Arts and Culture FY27...
04/10/2026

🌟 Dubuque Arts & Culture Organizations: Funding Opportunity! 🌟

Applications for the City of Dubuque Arts and Culture FY27 Operating Support Grant Program are due Friday, April 17.

Eligible applicants include established 501(c)(3) Dubuque-based nonprofit organizations whose primary mission is to provide the public with arts, arts education, or cultural heritage programs and activities.

💰 Funding Details:
• Requests are based on your organization’s certified operating expenses from your most recently completed fiscal year.
• Grants can support up to 6% of those expenses, not to exceed $30,000.
• No match is required.

Learn more and apply at www.cityofdubuque.org/artsgrants.

12/08/2025

Now Accepting Artist Proposals for the 20th Annual Art on the River Exhibit!

The City of Dubuque invites artists to submit sculpture proposals for the 2026–2027 Art on the River public art exhibit, held along the Mississippi Riverwalk in the Port of Dubuque.

Theme: “Stillness in the Driftless”
The 2026-2027 theme invites visitors to pause within the quiet beauty of the Mississippi River and the bluffs that cradle Dubuque. This theme reflects on the ways stillness allows us to listen to the landscape, to memory, and to one another. Featured works will explore presence, reflection, and connection, evoking the balance between movement and rest, solitude and community, nature and self.

Rooted in the distinctive terrain of the Driftless Region, the exhibit calls upon artists to capture moments of calm, contemplation, and belonging. Through form, texture, and light, selected works will encourage viewers to slow down, notice more deeply, and find renewal in the spaces between rolling river and rockface, sound and silence, past and possibility.

📅 Exhibit Dates: August 2026 – July 2027
💰 Artist Stipend: $1,800 per selected work
🏆 Additional Awards:
• $1,000 Best in Show
• $200 People’s Choice
🛍️ Artworks are encouraged to be for sale; the City facilitates transactions and retains a 25% commission.

✅ Up to 11 sculptures will be selected
✅ Artists may submit up to 3 works (separate application required for each)
✅ No application fee
✅ Existing or proposed works accepted

📌 Deadline to apply: Friday, January 16, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. CST
🔗 Apply online: www.cityofdubuque.org/AOTRapply

Since its inception, Art on the River has featured 187 sculptures by 126 artists and welcomes over 200,000 visitors annually to the Port of Dubuque—a vibrant cultural destination featuring the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, Grand River Center, and more.

Questions? Contact Bonnie Spurling, Arts & Cultural Affairs Manager:
[email protected] or 563-690-6059

Join us for a fun and inspiring evening at The Lift—a gathering designed to spark ideas, connections, and collaborations...
10/28/2025

Join us for a fun and inspiring evening at The Lift—a gathering designed to spark ideas, connections, and collaborations among local creatives. Whether you’re an artist, writer, designer, musician, or simply passionate about creativity, this event is for you!
Creatives Café is a free quarterly networking event where local creatives come together to share conversations about art, creativity, and community. Each event brings together 30–40 intentionally curated guests representing a wide range of races, ages, experiences, and creative interests—all united by a shared love of the arts.
We’ll provide conversation prompts and mix things up with a bit of “musical chairs” throughout the evening, ensuring you get to meet and talk with everyone. These are not planning meetings or pitch sessions—just a relaxed, engaging opportunity to build community, make connections, and have fun!
Enjoy complimentary food with a cash bar available. Attendees are encouraged to bring business cards, flyers, or other promotional materials to share with fellow creatives.
Come ready to connect, collaborate, and fuel your creative spirit—see you at Creatives Café!
https://www.eventbrite.com/.../creatives-cafe-tickets

10/25/2025

If it can go wrong, it will!
Just ask the ladies of the The Second-to-Last Chance Ladies League.
You have 3 more chances to see their hilarious antics. Tonight at 7:30 pm, tomorrow at 2 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Get your tickets now at purchase.belltowertheater.net

Join us 5 - 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Friday, Aug. 1, at the Grand River Center Patio for the official opening of the 2025–...
07/31/2025

Join us 5 - 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Friday, Aug. 1, at the Grand River Center Patio for the official opening of the 2025–2026 Art on the River exhibit! This year’s theme, “Flow of Wellness,” invites you to explore the connection between art, healing, and well-being through 11 inspiring new sculptures. 🌊✨

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