Exhibitions
With over three hundred works by local and regional artists, the Hearst Center Permanent Collection provides a fascinating perspective on Iowa, the Midwest and the nation.
For more information on exhibitions and the permanent collection, email
Curator/Registrar, Emily Drennan.
To propose exhibition or a gift to the permanent collection, view our Hearst proposal guidelines.
CURRENT
CEDAR FALLS STUDENT ART EXHIBITION 2024
April 20-May 19, 2024
Public Reception: Sunday, April 21 from 1:00–4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Friends of the Hearst
See what the kids are up to in this annual student art exhibition! The Hearst Center’s tradition of celebrating students and teachers continues this spring with an exhibition of work created in the art rooms of Cedar Falls Community Schools. Pottery, painting, and works on paper abound!
UPCOMING
BIG IDEAS, TINY ART 2024
Iowa Artist Competition & Exhibition
Iowa Artist Competition & Exhibition
May 30-July 14, 2024
Competition Opens: Friday, March 1, 2024
Submission Deadline: Friday, May 24, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Friends of the Hearst and Arts Midwest
Challenge yourself with a big idea - made tiny! This art competition and exhibition presents a unique opportunity for artists in Iowa to conceptualize an artwork with specific size requirements, using fine art mediums and techniques, and exhibit it for free to the public. No entry fee, one submission per person, and everyone who enters will have their piece on display. There will be two Best-In-Show prizes awarded, one determined by a jury vote comprised of art experts in the Cedar Valley, and one winner determined by popular vote.
We will be offering free artist workshops to assist you in developing and executing your idea. These free artist workshop dates in April and May will be announced soon.
For more info, rules, regulations, and how to apply, visit our Tiny Art page!
PERSONAL TO POLITICAL: CELEBRATING THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS OF PAUL FONTAINE PRESS Iowa
June 7-September 1, 2024
This exhibition features works by African American artists who have helped to shape the contemporary art conversation in the Bay Area and beyond. The show covers a wide range of prints that include an array of abstract and formal imagery. Narratives that speak to personal experiences and political perspectives are woven throughout.
At the heart of this show is a Berkeley based fine art print studio—Paulson Fontaine Press—who over the past two decades has developed an unparalleled roster of internationally celebrated artists-artists like Martin Puryear, Kerry James Marshall, and the Gee’s Bend Quilters–who characterize the fresh perspectives that are today’s avant-garde.
Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press was organized by Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Online l Hearst Permanent Collection
John Page
View original etchings as part of the Hearst Permeant Collection.
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Gary Kelley l Sleepy Hollow
View the original pastels in the Hearst Permanent Collection as part of the 1990 novel, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Original Book Illustrations by Gary Kelley.
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Exhibition James Hearst Interpreting The Farmstead l The Hearst Legacy Site
View original works of art selected from the Hearst Permanent Collection, as part of this grant funded project.