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Grant wood smirking, holding a cigarette

Staged reading of Grant Wood play set Thursday at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Highly revered for his artistry that captured his beloved Iowa landscape, the late Grant Wood was not without his detractors. The University of Iowa archives often refer to the "Wood Problem," which serves as the title of a documentary theater piece by Iowa Playwright Workshop's Scott Bradley. The Grant Wood Art Colony in Iowa City is presenting a free, staged reading of an excerpt at 6 p.m
Colin Lyons sits between two water tanks

10 Artists Who Are Reinventing History

Monday, September 18, 2017
2016-17 Grant Wood Fellow in Printmaking, Colin Lyons, was called out as one of ten Canadian artists whose work looks back while looking ahead.