Public Art

Mural Design

"Building Our Brand" Downtown Murals - City Center Building Design Proposal

Published
Friday, June 15, 2018
Academic year
2017-2018
Partner

MFA student Ali Hval designed murals with "prairie style" themes for two downtown Mason City locations as part of the community's "Building Our Brand" campaign.  

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Clinton Downtown Mural

Published
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Academic year
2017-2018
Partner

MFA student Ali Hval designed and painted a mural in downtown Clinton, Iowa, assisted by fellow MFA student Marina Ross.

Artist Ali Hval was selected by the Office of Outreach & Engagement to design and install a mural for an exterior wall located in downtown Clinton.  She recruited fellow artist and MFA student Marina Ross to provide assistance. The project was made possible by a collaboration between two university outreach and engagement programs, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities (IISC) and Arts Share. 

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"Building Our Brand" Downtown Murals - Brick Furniture Design & Installation

Published
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Academic year
2017-2018
Partner

MFA student Ali Hval designed murals with "prairie style" themes for two downtown Mason City locations as part of the community's "Building Our Brand" campaign.   Ali also painted the mural designed for the Brick Furniture building.

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Winneshiek County Public Art

Published
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Academic year
2015-2016

Students from the School of Art & Art history developed two public art pieces. The first project emblematizes the Decorah eagles in a sculpture that celebrates the natural assets of Winneshiek County. The second playfully acknowledges the mythical gnome-like “nisse” of Norwegian culture through several small ceramic doors and windows that will be displayed in local parks for the mischievous “nisse” to use.

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Washington Free Public Library Mural Painting

Published
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Academic year
2013-2014
Partner

Through a partnership with Arts Share, Erin Rappleye, a University of Iowa Masters of Fine Arts graduate student, designed a 2-story mural for the Washington Public Library as part of an effort to provide public art in the alleyway and enhance downtown Washington. There was a ribbon cutting for the mural in fall 2015.