In 2012, before he started work on a sculpture for the new downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library, metal artist Albert Paley visited Cedar Rapids to learn about the community and find inspiration for his piece. “The positive perspective of the community was just amazing,” says Paley during a recent phone interview from his New [...]
continue »The Gazette Editorial Board —- A year ago, Murals & More gave birth to its first Cedar Rapids Trail of Murals project. “Entering the Eras” was created by artist Bounnak Thammavong and mounted in a space along Third Street SE, between Second and Third avenues. In conjunction, the non-profit organization conducted its first Student [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS – “Craft in America” isn’t popping up in the Iowa Public Television queue yet, but when it does show up some time in mid-November, make sure you tune in for a walk through potter Clary Illian’s Ely workshop and process. About 20 people applauded a sneak peek Tuesday night (10/23/12) at the [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — City officials are pursuing a federal grant to allow them to remove an overcoat of paint hiding another of the Great Depression-era murals that once adorned the former federal courthouse’s large third-floor courtroom. That courtroom now serves as City Hall’s council chambers, and a mural on the north wall of the [...]
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Appointments The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art recently welcomed Angela Kron (see photo) as development director. Kron has worked in not-for-profits throughout the corridor for nearly 10 years. Rachel Rockwell (see photo) was named director of ISU Linn County Extension. Rockwell brings more than 15 years combined experience in the financial, business development and not-for-profit [...]
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Appointments World Trend Financial & Terry Lockridge & Dunn announced Chad Stecher (see photo) joined the firm as senior accountant. Stecher will work in the Iowa City office. LeAnn Tatman (see photo) was appointed inpatient operations director at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Tatman most recently she served in a health care leadership position [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Bad streets were a shared and recurring theme during an hour long forum Tuesday night for three candidates running for an at-large City Council seat. Justin Wasson, 23, a recent Iowa State University graduate, got a chuckle when he mentioned that council member Tom Podzimek — who is not seeking re-election [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Even in this digital age, where snapshots go from smartphone to Facebook in an instant, the 5,000-year-old art of portraiture remains relevant. “The painting, to me, has the power to show much more of the personality — the way that person was, they way they held themselves and the way they lived [...]
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Two young birds are perched on a tree branch, looking down. “OK, what happens after I fly down there?” one asks. “How do I get back up?” “You don’t,” torments his sibling. “I hate to break it to you, but you just have to live wherever you land. Forever.” The first bird, distressed, points out [...]
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Terry Pitts Executive Director Cedar Rapids Museum of Art What was the last book you read? I just finished the third volume of Marcel Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past.” Only two more volumes to go. Proust writes so beautifully about growing up and making one’s way into the world at large. Where is your favorite [...]
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