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architectural rendering of the new HancherHancher's future building will sit on higher ground just north of the old auditorium's location, near the Levitt Center for University Advancement. Rendering by Pelli Clarke Pelli.
Iconic and user-friendly
Published: 2013.06.14 | By Steve Parrott | 7:00 AM
Published: 2013.06.14
By Steve Parrott
7:00 AM
Today it’s only a hole in the ground, but someday soon it will be a stunning, iconic, and user-friendly Hancher Auditorium. Story
 

Art provides outlet for grief

Published: 
2013.05.22 | By Christopher Clair | 10:47 AM
infant toes

A celebratory moment—the bestowment of the 2013 Yale Drama Series Award—is one that grew out of painful loss and honest conversation between a University of Iowa professor and a student (now alumna) of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Story

Cohen thanks community music educators

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Cohen thanks community music educators
Published: 
2013.05.18

Mary Cohen, UI associate professor of music education, applauds the efforts of community music educators and projects for providing opportunities for meaningful self-expression. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI Center for the Book celebrates a new chapter

Published: 
2013.05.17 | By Jennifer Masada | 11:29 AM
detail of Handmade Iowa grown Kozo paper, persimmon and pomegranate dye

Four students have earned the UI’s first MFA in Book Arts. These artists are not only experts in time-honored traditions of the book, but they also push the boundaries of book culture by embracing digital creativity and engaging the public in discussions about the role of books in our society. Photo Feature

UI graduate finishing book about growing up on a reservation

Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI graduate finishing book about growing up on a reservation
Published: 
2013.05.16
Deborah Taffa, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa, poses in her home Thursday. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Deborah Taffa, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in nonfiction writing, who is among the nearly 5,200 UI students graduating this weekend, is writing a book about growing up on a reservation and her complicated views on her ancestry. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Actress Jacqueline Brookes, a UI theater alumna, dies at 82

The New York Times: Actress Jacqueline Brookes, a UI theater alumna, dies at 82
Published: 
2013.05.12
Photo of Jacqueline Brookes, an actress and UI Theatre alum, who died at age 82

Jacqueline Victoria Brookes, an actress and UI alumna who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in dramatic art in 1951, died at the age of 82 after appearing in numerous films, television shows, and in New York Off Broadway productions. Story from: The New York Times

The New York Times

Iowa Summer Music Camps feature nine free performances

Published: 
2013.05.17 | By Christopher Clair | 08:49 AM
music camp student

UPDATE: Because of the flood situation and closure of the University of Iowa arts campus this week, the UI School of Music has canceled its summer music camp, scheduled to take place June 9-28. Story

School of Art and Art History offers Foil Workshop in Printmaking

Published: 
2013.05.17 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will hold a two-week intensive program called Foil Workshop in Printmaking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 3-7 and June 10-14, in Studio Arts Building in Iowa City. Story

Spencer native son, Chuck Swanson, remembers home

Spencer Daily Reporter: Spencer native son, Chuck Swanson, remembers home
Published: 
2013.05.11
Vince Nelson smiles while listening to music in his hometown of Spencer, Iowa

Chuck Swanson, a Spencer native and director of Hancher at the University of Iowa, enjoys the energy exchanged between Terrance Simien and his Zydeco Experience Band, and the young children at Fairview Elementary as part of the SPOT program. Story from: Spencer Daily Reporter

Spencer Daily Reporter

Stories of Iowans' Civil War experiences

Published: 
2013.05.13 | By Rebecca Pope | 07:00 AM

The Civil War experiences of six eastern Iowans, including two with links to the University of Iowa and its Old Capitol building, are the focus of a free public lecture set for Thursday, May 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the Hanson Family Humanities Gallery of the UI’s Old Capitol Museum. Story

Hancher to present Buddy Guy at inaugural Iowa Soul Festival

Published: 
2013.05.09 | By Rob Cline | 09:45 AM
Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy will bring the blues to Iowa City as part of a new Summer of the Arts Festival. The University of Iowa's Hancher is presenting the concert during the Iowa Soul Festival Sept. 13. Story

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