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5/19/2022

 
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Our spring newsletter is out and we have so many events coming up! This information on upcoming events will help to highlight how you can continue to engage and help Quad City Arts have a greater impact our community. But it leaves out some important details about the incredible projects we are working on.

  • Thanks to an anonymous funder, we will be offering quality professional development workshops created specifically for artists. The topics will range from marketing to legal considerations and so much more. When these workshops become available, we will announce them through all our marketing channels (social media, email, website, etc.)

  • Thanks to a comprehensive study we know that non-profit arts and culture entities have a $71 million economic impact here in the Quad Cities, but this number is also close to seven years old! During 2022-2023, Quad City Arts will be working with Americans for the Arts to redo this study. The Iowa Arts Council, the Quad Cities Cultural Trust, and Visit Quad Cities are all supporting this endeavor and we are thankful for their support!

  • This year we will begin to explore and develop an artist database where artists can submit their information and examples of their work and people looking for a local artist can search them out. This continues to be a request in our artist community, and we aim to deliver one in 2022.

  • A new season of Visiting Artists is ready for scheduling in schools! Nine incredible artists from all across the US will be joining us in the Quad Cities for outreach programs. If you're a school or university, don't forget to book these artists now! (First come first serve scheduling)

  • In addition to the above highlights, we continue to assist in the Quad Cities wide placemaking initiatives that are working to both add public art and infuse art into infrastructure redesigns.

Really, all of this is to say, we are already working on another exciting year at Quad City Arts! Thank you for your continued support of the arts and our creative community.

Keep reading to find all the cool festivals, gallery exhibits and events happening in the upcoming months!
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Schedule an artist from the 49th season of the Visiting Artist Series!

5/9/2022

 
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The roster for Quad City Arts’ 2022-2023 Visiting Artist Series is set, and we are ready to begin taking scheduling requests! 

Teachers and principals of all Quad City Area schools are invited to schedule an outreach visit from a professional performing artist during the upcoming school year through the Visiting Artist Series. 

Schools can sign up for activities with our artists in residence ranging from all-school performances to hands-on workshops and performance opportunities. 

Experiences in past seasons have included drama workshops for high school students with an East Coast theatre ensemble, a technique discussion for junior high band students from a Toronto, Canada, jazz ensemble, a side-by-side concert performance with a Texas string quartet, and hip-hop dance presentations on history and technique for elementary students— all arts experiences that students would otherwise not have access to. 

School staff from public and private schools can schedule residency engagements for this fall and next spring by visiting quadcityarts.com/vas-scheduling. Visiting artist engagements are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. The form found at the link is a request form for one or more engagements. You will receive a confirmation email once your request has been submitted. 

The series serves students and community members in Clinton, Scott, and Muscatine Counties in Iowa, and Henry, Rock Island, and Mercer Counties in Illinois. 

For more information about the Visiting Artist Series program, visit quadcityarts.com/vas. If you have any issues or questions regarding this form or the scheduling process, please let me know. We look forward to sharing the outstanding performing artists scheduled for next season with Quad City area students!

Quad City Arts will begin hosting artists in residence for the 2022-2023 Visiting Artist Series this September. Residencies will continue through May 2023 and will focus on presenting outreach engagements in schools and community sites in and around the Quad Cities. 

The roster of professional performing artists is as follows: 
  • SON MONARCAS - Latin-folk fusion ensemble 
    In residence September 19-23 
  • THE REMINDERS - Hip-hop duo
    In residence October 3-7 
  • LADAMA​ - Latin-alternative band 
    In residence October 24-28 
  • SKY CONSORT ​AND EMMA BJÖRLING - Trans-Atlantic band 
    In residence January 23-27 
  • BROKEN BOX MIME THEATER - Physical theater company  
    In residence February 6-10 
  • ALLA ​BOARA​ - Modern Italian folk 
    In residence February 27- March 3 
  • EISENHOWER ​DANCE DETROIT - Contemporary dance
    In residence March 20-24 
  • DESSA ​​- Singer, rapper, and writer 
    In residence April 10-14 
  • MARTHA ​REDBONE - Native American & African American vocalist/song writer 
    In residence May 8-12  
Find out more about the artists and the lineup on our website: www.quadcityarts.com/vas-scheduling

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