To be, or not to be
Growing up in a small community, I was unsure that the rest of the world had any idea my small town was even on a U.S. map. The only certainty there was is the fact that the whole town was pretty...
View ArticleFairfield has come of age
This month, editor/writer Cathy Wilkie explored Fairfield, their 1st Fridays Art Walk and the many facets of the landscape there. She perused the abundant galleries in the downtown square, and stepped...
View ArticleWithout you…
The other day I received a phone call from a nice lady residing in St. Louis. She was asking where she could find Art Scene in her area. She and her husband had recently been on the Grant Wood scenic...
View ArticleGrant Wood revisited
Year after year, I’m astounded to see the new ways Grant Wood has shaped America’s vision of the Midwestern landscape. His view of Iowa will forever be the quintessential visual reference to our way of...
View ArticleOnce again, Snap Decisions
August brings our second annual photo contests winners and runner ups. We asked seven friends of Art Scene to assist with the judging. Each judge was from a different region of Iowa and most work in...
View ArticleCathy… is a culture-holic!
As a teenager in 1980s small-town Iowa Falls, I was literally starved for culture. The closest cities to me hinted that there was more, but my eyes opened wide as to how much culture there really is in...
View ArticleThe world’s largest tenderloin?
While listening to CNN’s Pipeline internet broadcast the other day, I heard the word ‘Iowa’ mentioned. My ears perked up: the word ‘Iowa,’ I just knew, would be followed up by a political candidate’s...
View ArticleOde to Meghan Hackett
Some time ago, I was contacted by a writer in Dubuque looking for work. She had the credentials, the connections as well, and the spirit I enjoy. There wasn’t much writing I could assign her at the...
View ArticleGiving is falling out of style
According to Giving USA, a non-profit group that studies philanthropy, last year in the United States donations to cultural groups accounted for 5.2 percent of individual philanthropy, down from 8.1...
View ArticleChange is a good thing
Yes, we said that the exhibition scene would return this month, but it will not. Sorry. What we should have told you last month is that we’re actually eliminating the exhibition scene. For a good...
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