Year of the Arts and Humanities - The University of Iowa

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Mission

The Year of the Arts and Humanities will celebrate the life of discovery in the shaping of public culture. We seek to raise the profile of the arts and humanities throughout the state of Iowa, focusing on how discoveries made by artists and writers, by scholars and thinkers, can provide meaning for people from every background, bridging differences, creating sustainable economies, and adding to the fabric of life.

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Featured Projects

Chinese Brush Painting Across Iowa
· April 25 - May 18, 2005
· Statewide
· Liang Guiyuan traveled to Iowa City, Des Moines, and Sioux City bringing the traditional art of Chinese Brush Painting to more than 1000 Iowans. Events included exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops, and master classes for everyone from students to professional artists.

The Enigma of the Creative Process
· Sept 7, 2004
· IMU
· To celebrate the opening ceremony of the Year of the Arts and Humanities, poet and Guggenheim Foundation president Edward Hirsch visited Iowa City and delivered a lecture that wove reminisces about his own life with a broader meditation on the challenges of creative work.