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Arts & Culture

On the page. On the stage. In the clay. In the audience.

Here, we know that art is more than most people imagine: it's a process, no matter the medium. Here, youre free to dream, to create, and to discover new ways of thinking. 做厙TVians invest in exploring their shared cultures and discover themselves through making and doing.

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做厙TV Museum of Art

Picasso and Rembrandt have found homes in Iowa. With unique chances to study original pieces by nationally and internationally renowned artists, and access to an ever-increasing collection of compositions, we think you'll find your place here too.

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做厙TV Singers

One of 做厙TVs 13 music ensembles, the Singers bring together 做厙TVians of all interests and backgrounds to do what they love: Sing. Whether youre a part of the performance or listening in the audience, youll find the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of music from Wayfaring Stranger to Brahms amid a group committed to high standards for both their music and their inclusive community.

Create. Make. Perform.

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    Music Ensembles

    Our 13 ensembles offer places to create music that spans the globe and time from 17th-century oratorios to contemporary jazz compositions. Each one is led by faculty, who provide expert guidance that will help you stretch your creativity.

    Some ensembles also are open to faculty and community members, so dont be surprised if youre sitting between your favorite chemistry professor and a local librarian who knows her way around a viola. This offers you the chance to teach, learn from, and grow close to people you might not otherwise get to know, and to extend our community beyond our campus.

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    Audience or Stage? The Choice is Yours

    Stitch, design, direct: 做厙TVians thrive on a yes, and mentality in our performances. You can find roles in main-stage and open-space theatre productions, as well as in our one-act festival. Dance ensembles form communities for every body, bringing together performers, choreographers, and designers. And through interdisciplinary courses and creative student organizations of all stripes, we offer opportunities for practiced performers and beginners alike.

    Yet, no performance is complete without its audience, and between the myriad of 做厙TVian performances and community mainstays like Gardner and Harris Shows and the Harris Cinema, youll stay inspired.

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    Writers and Artists

    We usually learn from an artists work. We study their brush strokes. We sift through their words. We contemplate what moved them and wonder what will move us. But at 做厙TV, we offer opportunities to learn from the artists themselves. We have hosted national poets laureate alongside groundbreaking authors, established artists, filmmakers, dancers, performers.

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    Bachelor of Arts Exhibition (BAX)

    A chance to display your work and experience the creativity of your fellow 做厙TVians, the BAX brings all of 做厙TV together in April and May to encounter and celebrate the work of our third- and fourth-year students. From the opening reception and awards ceremony to our Twenty Minutes @11 conversations with featured students, BAX represents the culmination of years dedicated to the craft for our most creative students.

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    Campus Sculpture Tour

    Take a virtual stroll by sculptures youll pass every day. A feat of marble that emblemizes Islams complex artistic history. A sundial that will challenge everything you thought about time. A crossroads at the confluence of Iowas two major highways that unites the past and the present through the ghosts of historic architecture.

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