University of Iowa Center for the Book Student Amy Childress visiting the Stone Creek. (Kimberly Maher)

Thursday, October 25. Exhibitions and open studios
in and around the downtown area

Conference participants visited exhibitions and artists’ studios around the downtown area on this tour. One exhibition in the public library’s special collections displayed handmade paper and works using handmade paper from their collection. The downtown shops had a window exhibition that participants enjoyed both from the inside and outside. The community studio, Public Space 1 (PS1), had the Spooky House exhibition; PS1 just remodeled the exhibition space, and the display was also good for this Halloween season.  [Read more]