Young At Art/Artful Dodger

11/20/2025

On a recent visit to Washington DC I stopped into the Washington National Cathedral. Finally had a chance to see stained glass windows designed by acclaimed artist Kerry James Washington. He is the artist who also designed the public art piece “A Monumental Journey” (honoring the National bar Association ) located in Des Moines at Second Street and Grand Avenue.
The story of the Windows is:
“In 2017, the Cathedral removed twin stained glass windows and stone tablets that honored Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson. The windows told a particular story about these men but distorted both our shared history and our understanding of God.
Today, we aim to tell a more complete and more expansive version of our
shared history.
These new
windows call us to fairness. Fairness leads to justice.
And justice leads us closer to God.” Love it!!!

02/06/2024

So sorry to learn the passing of Bill Northey today. He served agriculture and Iowa well as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation with the United States Department of Agriculture.

05/25/2022

Nice!

Iowa's Simon Estes received an honor doctoral degree from Juilliard last week.

05/24/2022

Love this!!

Artist Jon Foreman finds inspiration in nature and a receding tide, using rocks that he finds, or raked sand, to turn the beaches of Wales into spectacular designs that are destined to be washed away. Correspondent Seth Doane reports on landscape art that is stunning – and fleeting.

02/05/2022

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The spot where a Robert E. Lee statue once stood in New Orleans is now home to the image of an African deity. The installation is part of “Prospect New Orleans,” an event that features artists from all over the world once every three years. Although exhibitions are usually temporary, that's chan...

11/20/2021

One of my favorite people -

This week on The Dish, singer-turned-restaurateur Alexander Smalls has had quite a career in music, winning both a Grammy and a Tony. He's also had an equally stellar career in the restaurant world—opening five venues in New York, publishing three cookbooks, and winning a James Beard award. Michel...

11/20/2021

https://news.yahoo.com/dish-alexander-smalls-music-career-154018524.html

09/05/2021

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Artist Bisa Butler has been called a modern-day Griot – but instead of using words to tell stories, she uses stitches and cloth. Her quilts have graced the covers of magazines and she created the striking illustration for the soon-to-be-released book "Unbound," the memoir of activist and Me Too m....

06/07/2021

Love it!

The “Black Like Me” singer was always told she didn’t fit the genre, so she made it her own.

05/23/2021

Love it!!❤️

On June 19, 1865, a Union general issued an order that led to the freeing of slaves in Texas. A mural will now mark the spot where it happened.

04/07/2021

About two dozen men and women are part of this AgArts Circle, Mary Swander said. Interested in joining? Email [email protected].

04/04/2021