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Upcoming Programs
Grinnell College Museum of Art has a full array of programs year-round to enrich the experience of art-viewing and art-making for both campus and community. All events are in the Museum of Art or adjacent spaces unless otherwise noted.
The Museum is free and open to all.
Regular Hours
Tuesday through Friday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 1–5 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Closed July 4
Summer 2024 Events
Ingrid Lilligren: Gallery Tour and Reception
Tuesday, June 11, 5–7 p.m.
Join artist Ingrid Lilligren for a tour of her exhibition, Tactile Meditations, which explores her incorporation of Braille to explore social, cultural, and political blindness. She will share her inspiration and the making process for selected pieces. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions. Tour begins at 5:15 with a reception to follow.
Yoga in the Museum
Tuesdays, June 11–Sept. 3, 12:15–12:50 p.m.
Enjoy a free 30-minute yoga practice with Joy Jones. Open to all levels, mats provided. Co-sponsored by Live Well Grinnell.
GCMoA Activity Bags
Fridays, June 14–July 26, noon
Grinnell College Museum of Art & Drake Community Library
Activity bags are back! Each bag contains a reproduction of an artwork and coloring pages from GCMoA’s collection and exhibitions, an activity guide that will get you making art, writing, and/or cooking, and the art supplies you need to complete a project.
Storytime Art in the Park
Grinnell College Museum of Art and Drake Library are offering free hands-on art and literacy activities for children and families in area parks. Every session will offer drawing, 2 and 3-D collage projects, beading, truck glittering, painting, bookmaking, type-a-thon, and reading activities. Additionally, a special project from ceramics, printmaking, marbling, sewing, wood cutouts, tie-dye, or another activity will be offered at each session. No registration is necessary. Supported by Grinnell Education Partnership, Grinnell Mutual, and AmeriCorps.
Lunch will be served by The Iowa Kitchen at 11:45 on Tuesdays. 40 meals served on a first-come first-served basis. Middleway Farms will have free produce and MICA will have food items to take home as well. This program is supported by grants and support from the Greater Poweshiek County Community Foundation/Poweshiek County Alliance and Grinnell Farm to Table.
- June 7, 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Drake Community Library, 930 Park Street (Summer Kick-Off, hotdogs provided by the Elks)
- June 8, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Central Park Gazebo, 811 Park Street (Prairie Burn Event)
- June 11, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Grinnell Mobile Home Park, 1510 1st Ave.
- June 13, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- June 18, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Ahrens Park Shelter House #1, 1436 Penrose Street
- June 20, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- June 25, 10:30 a.m.–noon, GCMoA/Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, north side, 1108 Park Street
- June 27, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- July 2, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Merrill Park West Shelter, 801 11th Avenue
- July 9, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Bailey Park Shelter House, 1220 Prairie Street
- July 11, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- July 16, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Summer Street Park, 720 Summer Street
- July 18, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- July 19, 9:30 a.m.–11 a.m., Poweshiek County Fair, 425 East Street South
- July 23, 10:30 a.m.–noon, Arbor Lake Shelter House, 123 Pearl Street
- July 25, 3–5:30 p.m., Central Park Shelter House, 811 Park Street
- July 30, 10:30 a.m.–noon, GCMoA/Bucksbaum Center for the Arts, north side, 1108 Park Street
In case of threatening weather, Storytime Art in the Park will be cancelled. Cancellations will be announced on KGRN 1410 AM and on Grinnell College Museum of Art’s Facebook page prior to the start of the session. You may also text GCMoA at 641-780-5215 or call DCL at 641-236-2661.
Grinnell College does not assume responsibility for the care and safety of children who attend these events. The College makes these programs open to the public with the understanding that for children who attend, a parent, legal guardian, or other designated caregiver remains responsible for their care and protection.
For more information, please contact Tilly Woodward, 641-269-4663, or Mallory Snow, 641-236-2661.
This program is supported by the Greater Poweshiek County Community Foundation/Poweshiek County Alliance, Grinnell Farm to Table, The Iowa Kitchen, Middleway Farm, MICA, Grinnell Mutual, AmeriCorps, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and the Grinnell Education Partnership.
Ingrid Lilligren and Debra Marquart: Gallery Talk & Reading
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 4 p.m.
Artist Ingrid Lilligren will talk about the history of her work, which explores her incorporation of Braille to explore social, cultural, and political blindness. She will share her inspiration and the making process for selected pieces. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions. Debra Marquart, Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University and outgoing Poet Laureate of Iowa will read poems included in Lilligren’s works.