The unveiling of a public art project to raise awareness for farm machinery on the roadway will be from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Mummert Pocket Park, next to Forgottonia Brewing and the Bold Brew House in Macomb. The project is a vintage Farmall H tractor, covered in mosaic glass tiles, which depict […]
Sign up today for Brad Bisbey’s 4 day Urban Sketching Seminar starting September 9th at Bereskin Gallery And Art Academy! Master your tools and become versed in poetry of line and texture during the course, held at 2967 State St., Bettendorf. Class fee $135.00 This course is sure to take you through the steps to […]
Quad City Arts’ premier performing arts subscription series, featuring select artists from the Visiting Artist Series, will return to in-person events for the 2021-22 season. The Performing Arts Signature Series consists of six events held each season from September – April that correspond with the artist residency and outreach performances in area schools. Subscribers can […]
Tennessee artist Mark Mcleod will have his solo exhibition, “I only went out for a walk,” on display through Thursday, Sept. 16 at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. A reception for the artist will be held from 4:30-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, and the artist will speak about his work at 5 p.m. Mark […]
Have you noticed your child drawing? Help them explore their drawing skills and character development with a new class from Bettendorf’s Bereskin Gallery And Art Academy. It’s a wonderful class with a brilliant illustrator and teacher, Emma Hubner. EH101: Character Design (5th – 12th grades) Wednesdays, Sept. 1 , 8, 15, 22, 29 Oct. 6, […]
In an age of complex environmental challenges, why not look to the ingenuity of nature for solutions? The forms, patterns, and processes found in the natural world—refined by 3.8 billion years of evolution—can inspire our design of everything from clothing to skyscrapers. This approach to innovation, called biomimicry, is becoming increasingly popular. Nature’s Blueprints: Biomimicry in […]
Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artist Series will host a little bit of Ireland during a three-day residency with singer Paddy Homan. Homan, from Cork, Ireland, is a Chicago-based traditional Irish Tenor and professional speaker who since his arrival in Chicago has brought his talented voice and quick-witted Cork humor to hundreds of stages and venues […]
West Davenport native sisters mix it up with art and photography this month! The West Davenport Arts Council, in conjunction with Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities (MCC QC), is hosting a wine and cheese art exhibition for local artists Camryn Clark and Blaire Doxsee on the evening of Wednesday, August 25th, from 6-8pm […]
The following article is part of QuadCities.com’s partnership with local music website The Echo. For more, check out theechoqc.com! The Alternating Currents festival makes a strong return in 2021. For the first day of the Davenport festival, the AC team extended their festival grounds into Rock Island, with events at The Spot, Quad City Arts, […]
Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! Normally, calling someone a “chicken” is an insult. For artist Michael Cook of Davenport, he created Chucky Chicken […]
