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This week on Talking Art, Ben Gougeon talks with metal sculptor John VandeWalle about transforming metal into art, his creative process, and where people can find his work locally, including Skeleton Key Art and Antiques. They also look ahead to the 38th annual Riverssance Festival of Fine Art, happening September 19–20 at Lindsay Park in the Village of East Davenport, and the experience of connecting artists directly with the community. -
Jonathan Turner/WVIK NewsHilltop Campus Village celebrated its newest public art project with Zay Williams’s new mural “Beauty of Essence” on Friday, Sept. 4, at Celebrity’s Beauty Supply, 1600 Harrison Street in Davenport.
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The new Redstone Room in downtown Davenport is larger and more accessible to the public, than its predecessor one floor up. -
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The southeast corner of the Johnson County Administrative Building will become Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, featuring a bronze statue of Johnson alongside plaques celebrating Black Iowans in Iowa City. -
Most people felt driftless during the COVID pandemic in 2020-21. Tim Connery used that time to write his latest feature film, to screen Sept. 1 in Davenport. -
In this episode of Talking Art, filmmaker Kelly Rundle of Fourth Wall Films discusses his journey in documentary filmmaking, the creative process behind bringing true stories to the screen, and the importance of preserving regional history through film. -
Picasso at the Lapin Agile continues at Richmond Hill Players Barn Theatre in Geneseo, Thursday through Saturday, August 27 through 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, August 30 at 3:00 p.m. -
Death of a Salesman by Mockingbird on Main continues in Building One of the Black Hawk College Campus in Moline Thursday through Saturday, August 27 through 29 at 7:30 pm. Enter the building through the south entrance and hang left where you will be swept up into this tale. Mockingbird’s collaboration with Black Hawk College has adopted the “pay what it’s worth” model, meaning you choose what to pay on your way out so cost is no excuse to skip this phenomenal show -
The End of Oak Street is an admirable attempt to revive the dinosaur blockbuster outside the confines of the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World franchise. However, an underdeveloped plot and a painfully wooden performance from Ewan McGregor prevent the movie from fully capturing that old Spielbergian magic. -
“Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” was screened earlier this month in Iowa City and will air on PBS as part of "American Masters" on Aug. 25. -
Top-notch musical performances, health education, Black authors, and youth activities are part of the 12th-annual Bill Bell Jazz and Heritage Festival, August 21 and 22 in Rock Island.
