Free Week returns to the downtown Iowa City corridor from Feb. 16 to Feb. 22 with more than 50 arts and culture events. Here are the highlights.

Leslie Nolte, founder of the Iowa Conservatory, watches students run through a dance during a Dec. 19 class at the performing arts boarding school in Iowa City. The school attracted 10 students in its ...

The summertime Des Moines Arts Festival is not just popular locally. Turns out, it’s one of the best art festivals in America you don’t want to miss. That’s according to a new USA TODAY 10Best list ...

The winners of the inaugural Iowa Songbird Art Contest will be honored at the 2026 state fair. Students had to research ...

Rock Academy Director Naomi Ruckus Rose (right) goes over a song June 26 with students at the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy in Cedar Rapids. The Eastern Iowa Arts Academy last month purchased Arthur ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The old UI Art Building is pictured Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 in Iowa City, Iowa. Devastated by the 2008 floods, the old University ...

The symphony will join forces with Wartburg's Opera Workshop to present Aaron Copland's "The Tender Land," portraying Midwest ...

When Leslie Nolte’s daughter was 12 years old, she attended an open-call audition in Chicago, and with a tap of the shoulder, she was recruited to the Houston Ballet. What began as a full-ride ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Arts Festival has announced its Main Stage lineup for this year’s event. The Iowa Arts Festival is an annual event that takes place in downtown Iowa City. The ...

The National Endowment for the Arts has revised its grant guidelines for 2026 to reject applications for projects focused on diversity, equity and inclusion, and has eliminated its Challenge America ...