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 performing arts fellowship rotates between the three departments in the Division of Performing Arts: the Department of Dance, the Department of Theatre Arts, and the School of Music. The Interdisciplinary Performance-Dance Fellowship application window is currently open. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on March 21, 2025.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
2025 Symposium
From April 25–26, 2025, the Grant Wood Art Colony will host the symposium, "Race and Regionalism: Representation in the Heartland," at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. This event will be concurrent with the Stanley Museum of Art’s exhibition 'it’s a fine thing'--a show centered on the Black Midwest. We are thrilled to have curator Katherine Simóne Reynolds as our keynote speaker. Our program features four panels, a film screening, and an exhibition visit!Read more
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Iowa High School Students Awarded 2025 Grant Wood Legacy Prize
February 24, 2025
Art Colony Hires Manager to Lead Major Grant Wood Research Project
November 4, 2024
Iowa Art Experts Set Out to Catalogue Grant Wood's Prolific Career
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