The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs today announced it has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to leverage local infrastructure projects and engaging programs that build culturally vibrant communities across the state. The $1,573,997 in grants …
DES MOINES – Coming off a banner year of successful programs and projects, the State Historical Society of Iowa is calling for nominations for members to serve on its board of trustees and for the Iowa Excellence in History Awards. This year, board members …
In partnership with the Iowa Arts Council, cultural organizations in 10 Iowa communities are encouraging their visitors and patrons to weigh in on the economic impact of the arts across the state. The research – conducted via surveys in Ames, greater Cedar …
The Iowa Arts Council is honoring five Iowa artists as 2022 Iowa Artist Fellows, an annual award that recognizes Iowa artists who are taking bold new steps in their careers and leading the way in building creative communities. A panel of Iowa arts …
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs invites Iowans from across the state to enjoy Iowa art, history, food and entertainment during the Celebrate Iowa Gala on Friday, Dec. 9, at the Scottish Rite Consistory, 519 Park St. in Des Moines. Now in its 11th …
Iowa educators are using a new tool to teach Iowa history, and it’s catching on in classrooms across the state. A special online collection of history-education materials has been viewed more than 3 million times since the State Historical Society of Iowa …
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs has named Michael Belding and Jesse Chariton of Iowa State University as its inaugural Iowa History Dissertation Fellows. Belding and Chariton are graduate students in Iowa State University’s department of history. …
The Iowa Department of Culture Affairs has selected 11 Iowa arts, culture, history and humanities organizations to participate in its first Iowa Culture Leadership Cohort program. The two-year program runs now through June 30, 2024, and is designed to help …
Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs announced more than $2.3 million in grants have been awarded to 191 Iowa organizations and individuals working in arts, culture, history, humanities, film and media in 69 communities. The grants …
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs today announced that 13 Iowa communities will receive the state’s support through two creative placemaking programs that put the arts, culture and history at the center of creative community development. The …
Iowa’s creative community is visible everywhere you look this summer, from art fairs and cultural events, to concerts in the parks and headlining performances at music festivals and county fairs. Every two years, this same community comes together at the …
Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg joined the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and its State Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees to bestow the annual Excellence in History Awards during a ceremony today at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in …
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs today announced that two Iowa students took top honors at the National History Day national finals held online last week. Sarah Tilberg of Le Mars Middle School and Caleb Sinnwell of Nashua-Plainfield High School …
The State Historical Society of Iowa’s campaign to commemorate Iowa’s 175th statehood anniversary continues to receive accolades from across the country. The American Association for State and Local History honored the historical society, a division of the …
The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs today announced 17 projects and individuals in 14 Iowa communities received the state’s highest honors for historic preservation during the 2022 Preserve Iowa Summit held last week in Mason City. Mason City provided …
A major renovation project at the State Historical Building is getting a six-figure boost this month. The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has awarded $200,000 to the Iowa Historical Foundation for new technology, informational signage, graphics and exhibits …
The State Historical Society of Iowa’s mobile museum hits the road this month, packed with 56 artifacts and a video that explores 13,000 years of Iowa history. Housed in a custom-built Winnebago, the 300-square-foot museum on wheels launched in 2017 and …
Iowa’s campaign to celebrate its 175th statehood anniversary is being honored beyond its borders. The Midwestern History Association recognized the State Historical Society of Iowa’s “Iowa Statehood 175 Commemoration Project” with its Alice Smith Prize in …
The Iowa Arts Council has awarded its highly coveted Iowa Scholarship for the Arts to four of the state’s most talented high school seniors. Harbour Buchanan of Glenwood, Ella De Haan of Ankeny, Ella Hayden of Blairstown and Aidan Krell of West Burlington …
For her work to uncover and often literally dig up countless clues to Iowa’s past, the archaeologist and historian Leah D. Rogers of Mount Vernon has won the 2022 Petersen-Harlan Lifetime Achievement Award from the State Historical Society of Iowa. Rogers …
