In No More 'Cathedrals of Culture' in the Wall Street Journal, Judith H. Dobrzynski looks at how art museums are evolving as open, community-minded centers for creativity. She says, for instance, "Many young directors see museums as modern-day "town squares," social places where members of the community may gather, drawn by art, perhaps, for conversation or music or whatever. They believe that future museum-goers won't be satisfied by simply looking at art, but rather prefer to participate in it or interact with it."
We sure see Iowa art museums being all about that! For instance...
The Waterloo Center for the Arts has its CultureFest, Vertigo/Incognito Performance Art Series, and summer Jazz on the Cedar series.
The Figge Art Museum in Davenport has an independent film series, and hosts a Teen Anime Day as well as a Free Family Fall Workshop.
The Sioux City Art Center sponsors a Community Art Project each year: this year it's City Art Quilts.
The Des Moines Art Center has smART Second Saturdays and smART Second Sundays for families, the Art Inside Out summer festival, films, and programming at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
These aren't museums that are content to just ask you to look in awe at their collections (although they do have some pretty awesome collections) - they are working to get you engaged with art, get you to see and do new things, get you involved and intrigued.
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