The Grant Wood Art Colony celebrates the life and legacy of Iowa’s most famous artist, Grant Wood. After painting one of the most recognizable images in the world, American Gothic, Wood joined the University of Iowa faculty. Each year, the Colony provides three Fellowships in Painting & Drawing, Printmaking , and Interdisciplinary Performance. Fellows teach courses, engage Iowans, and pursue their artistic endeavors. The Colony also hosts a biennial symposium and provides outreach to perpetuate Wood’s legacy as an artist and advocate of contemporary art.
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The application windows 2025-26 fellowships in Printmaking and Painting & Drawing are currently open . Review of applications will begin in February 2025. Check back in February for the posting for the Interdisciplinary Performance--Dance fellowship.Read more
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The Grant Wood Art Colony is a featured program of the University of Iowa Provost’s Office of Community Engagement. The program exemplifies the University of Iowa’s historic commitment to creative work and pioneering of the Master of Fine Arts degree. New and Enhanced Programs Catalogue Raisonn é...Read more
Art Colony Hires Manager to Lead Major Grant Wood Research Project
The Grant Wood Art Colony welcomes Ranelle Knight-Lueth as project manager of the Grant Wood Catalogue Raisonné initiative at the University of Iowa. Knight-Leuth received her M.A. in 2006 and Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Iowa and has recently served as an Associate Professor of Art History and the Director of Galleries and Collections at Coe College (Cedar Rapids). Over the next three years, Knight-Lueth will lead the creation of the digital Grant Wood Catalogue Raisonné to become the definitive resource on factual information about Wood’s works of art, their materials, and their histories.Read more
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Art Colony Hires Manager to Lead Major Grant Wood Research Project
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