Public art

One of northwest Iowa’s largest summer events takes place in Sioux City over Labor Day weekend. To celebrate ArtSplash's 30th anniversary, the community commissioned a large-scale public art project.

Shea Hembrey, who just completed an artist fellowship at the University of Iowa, creates “landscape paintings” using colorful soil supplements to plant trees and promote native bird conservation.

This year’s Iowa Artist series at the Des Moines Art Center features the work of b. Robert Moore. The Des Moines-based artist dissects the American experience through a racial, social, spiritual and deeply personal lens in his new exhibit “In Loving Memory.” It’s on display through Oct. 20.

Iowa's largest arts festival will be held in Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park from June 28 - 30 and feature nearly 200 artists. Each year, the event brings in about 200,000 visitors.

Juneteenth events commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. are happening across the state. In Iowa City, both a public art project and fashion show during the city's five-day Juneteenth celebration were inspired by Black leaders and activists of the past and present.