Artistic Iowa

The Theatre Museum of Repertoire Americana opened in 1973 in Mount Pleasant, reflecting a longtime dream of repertoire theatre company owners and actors Neil and Caroline Schaffner.

A Sony podcast and a Bailing Out Benji investigation uncovered "puppy trafficking" after new laws were met with new scams to continue the sale of puppy mill dogs at pet stores.

This program originally aired on 8-15-18. Corn dogs, baby ducks, and a butter cow to boot! The Iowa State Fair is a time-honored tradition for many…

Debra Marquart had not originally intended to become an acclaimed poet, a distinguished professor at Iowa State University, or Iowa's next poet laureate.…

Paintings, symphonies, and sculptures have long been considered art forms, but the last century has given way to newer forms of expression that many…

Frank Lloyd Wright once said, “Every great architect is — necessarily — a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his…

Humans have been making monuments and memorializing events, people, and tragedies for a long time. Do we think about memorials different today than we…

The Alzheimer's Foundation of America says music, when used appropriately, can shift a patient's mood, help with managing stress and agitation, stimulate…

Coloring books published for grown ups have become increasingly popular over the last few years. Mark Muller, an Iowa city based artist who just published…

Every fall, Iowa Public Radio celebrates Iowa week with a series of programs devoted to exploring culture in our state and what it means to be Iowan. The…