The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has announced awards totaling $7,000 for four public art projects through its Matching Grant Program, which matches funds up to $2,000 for local visual, audio, or performance-based art.

Proposals are submitted by artists, and members of PAAC make final award selections. The program, which was initiated in the fall of 2015, has provided over $25,000 in funds for local arts opportunities.

Additional funds through the Matching Grant Program are currently available. Artists interested must apply by 5 p.m. August 21, 2020. The...

The City of Iowa City is now accepting applications from organizations for public service and public facility projects serving low- and moderate-income residents that prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applications are due by noon on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020, and can be submitted online at icgov.org/actionplan.

In response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has notified the City of Iowa City that they will receive a formula...

The City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) announces the availability of more matching funds up to $2,000 for public art projects.

Funded through the Iowa City Public Art Program, visual, audio, or performance-based art such as sculpture, murals, performances, readings, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, spoken word, and other mediums, will be considered.

To be eligible, proposals must be for projects created by Iowa City artists that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City's city limits. Art may be displayed or performed...

Is your business ready to transform the conversation? Join us for Implicit Bias Zoom training from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

The rapidly changing demographics of the United States and the changing demographics taking place in our respective communities requires us to be proactive in facilitating respectful conversations that will challenge us to examine our own implicit biases, cultural biases, and stereotypes.

There is increasingly overwhelming scientific evidence for the effect of implicit bias on all aspects of life and human interactions. While at times, our...