Robert Yale Richardson is retired from thirty-five years as the prepress manager for Tidewater Direct in West Branch, Iowa. His focus in retirement is on painting and drawing with watercolors, pastels and ink. 2004-05 he contributed a weekly editorial cartoon in the Iowa City Press Citizen under the name rytoonz. Robert teaches an evening class, “Cartooning for Beginners,” through the Coralville Parks and Recreation Department. His art will be on display in the Senior Center’s assembly room for the event.
1:00 PM Sunday, Oct. 15th
in The Center’s Assembly Room
28 S Linn St, Iowa City, Iowa
ADMISSION IS FREE
ART IN THE AFTERNOON is a monthly artist talk / workshop held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. This series focuses on introducing local artists to the Iowa City community.
Drawing the figure is captivating and challenging. The figure may later inhabit our landscapes and scenes. We will be drawing both clothed and nude models. Please bring your own drawing materials. Participants must be age 18 or over.
The ArtiFactory is a project of Arts Iowa City a 501(c)(3)non-profit
Latif Behroz is a peace volunteer who has done “art and graffiti for peace”; a series of paintings on walls in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Along with his activist friends, Latif has also set “The Kindness Wall of Kabul”: a painted wall where people can leave clothes and other items for those in need. (The wall is featured in The New York Times, March 24, 2016). Latif is currently a student at Scattergood Friends School in West Branch and wants to continue the Kindness Wall project here in Iowa City.
1:00 PM Sunday, Sept. 17th
in The Center’s Assembly Room
28 S Linn St, Iowa City, Iowa
ADMISSION IS FREE
ART IN THE AFTERNOON is a monthly artist talk / workshop held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. This series focuses on introducing local artists to the Iowa City community.
Drawing the figure is captivating and challenging. The figure may later inhabit our landscapes and scenes. We will be drawing both clothed and nude models. Please bring your own drawing materials. Participants must be age 18 or over.
The ArtiFactory is a project of Arts Iowa City a 501(c)(3)non-profit
Drawing the figure is captivating and challenging. The figure may later inhabit our landscapes and scenes. We will be drawing both clothed and nude models. Please bring your own drawing materials. Participants must be age 18 or over.
The ArtiFactory is a project of Arts Iowa City a 501(c)(3)non-profit
2017 Second Place – Grain Bin Sunset by Kimberly Fuller
2017 Honorable Mention – Iowa Flowers by Phyllis J. Lance
A gallery of all the entries. All artwork will be on display at the 2017 Johnson County Fair (July 24-27). Final Sales will be July 27th at 9 pm.
First Prize – Bean Field by Rose Korty
Iowa Flowers by Phyllis J. Lance
2017 Second Place – Grain Bin Sunset by Kimberly Fuller
Amish Clothesline by David Noyes
I Want Out by Janice S Bell
Iowa Field by Peggy Stiles Houston
Northeast Iowa Farmland by Helen Lyness
Big Sky Over Meadow Pond by Helen Lyness
Meadows by Doran Pearsib
White Cow by Julia DeValk
Yellow Sky by M Renee Vogt
Watercolor Field by Susan Davisson
Double Rainbow by Doug Behrendt
White Barn by Marilou Gay
Home Sweet Home, Iowa by Brad Preston (not for sale)
2016 First Place Winner – Hannah Seberg – Barn with Three Silos
Sponsored by: the Johnson County Agricultural Association and The ArtiFactory, a project of Arts Iowa City
‘Paint-Iowa’ – Entry Fee: $25. All two-dimensional artwork will be for sale with 50% of sale price going back to the artist. Sales will be live or silent auction. All artwork will be on display at the 2017 Johnson County Fair (July 24-27). Final Sales will be July 27th at 9 pm.
Rules:
Ages: 16 on up
Media: Oil, acrylics, pastels, or watercolor(no collages or photography)
Theme: Rural Iowa
Size: minimum 8” x 10” framed…maximum 24” x 36” framed
Original piece of work: created between April and July 2017
The Artifactory is happy to present Iowa artist Truc Deegan. Truc has studied under a well known Chinese artist and mastered the elements of this ancient painting technique. She will demonstrate the art of Chinese painting, talk of its history and meaning, and let us try our hand at the Chinese way of painting.
1:00 PM Sunday, July 16th
in The Center’s Assembly Room
28 S Linn St, Iowa City, Iowa
ADMISSION IS FREE
ART IN THE AFTERNOON is a monthly artist talk / workshop held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. This series focuses on introducing local artists to the Iowa City community.
Drawing the figure is captivating and challenging. The figure may later inhabit our landscapes and scenes. We will be drawing both clothed and nude models. Please bring your own drawing materials. Participants must be age 18 or over.
The ArtiFactory is a project of Arts Iowa City a 501(c)(3)non-profit
Metalsmithing instruction with Stephanie Brohman at ArtsFest 2016
Stephanie Brohman and Trudi Starbeck-Miller demonstrate metalworking
The ArtiFactory Tent #13 NW corner of Washington & Dubuque ArtsFest Artists Schedule June 2-3, 2017
Friday June 2
5 pm to 8 pm: David Luck will be doing a “Double Loop Chain Making Demo” in silver wire.
Saturday June 3
11 am to 2 pm: Deanne Wortman and an engineering students. They will be doing activities with tessellations and box puzzles. She will also bring one of Eric Wortman’s marble machines.
2 pm to 5 pm: Marilyn Moore will be leading 2 different “weaving” projects with kids. One uses foam cups. The other is on a large scale with hoops and weaving materials.
5 pm to 7 pm: Bob Richardson will offer cartooning instruction.
Fatima Saeed is a Sudanese artist who uses Nubian themes in three-dimensional sculptures of leather, fabric and paper. Watercolor, fabric dye and glitter are used to enhance the designs. Her program “Coloring for Peace” with children and teens at Iowa UNA was a great success.
1:00 PM Sunday, June 18th
in The Center’s Assembly Room
28 S Linn St, Iowa City, Iowa
ADMISSION IS FREE
ART IN THE AFTERNOON is a monthly artist talk / workshop held on the 3rd Sunday of each month. This series focuses on introducing local artists to the Iowa City community.
