Eastern Iowa Arts Academy's Mosaic on Display at the CRMA
Cedar Rapids, Iowa— The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) will be the host for a recently completed mosaic of Grant Wood’s
Woman with Plants beginning Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Titled, “Grant Wood, Piece by Piece” the tile mosaic was created by a group of students through the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy (EIAA), a private, non profit academy for elementary, middle, and high school students in a wide variety of arts.
EIAA’s Tile Mosaic class was held at Harding Middle School, under the direction of local artists and EAA instructor Sarah Novak. The class was held once a week for six weeks where a core team of Harding Middle School students worked to re-interpret Grant Wood’s
Woman with Plants painting, in tile. The large pieces of ceramic were hand built and glazed by the students. Broken tiles were use as well as glass.
“Grant Wood, Piece by Piece” is on display at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art through Sunday, April 17, 2011. After this brief viewing, it will be permanently installed in Harding Middle School here in Cedar Rapids.
To learn more about the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy after school program, please visit www.eaaprogram.com.
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The mission of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is to excite, engage and educate our community and visitors through our collection, exhibitions and programs. The Museum’s collection contains more than 5,600 works of art by hundreds of artists, including the world's largest collection of works by Grant Wood. For more information on exhibitions or related programs call the Museum at 319.366.7503 or visit the Museum's web site at www.crma.org. Museum Hours: noon to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday; noon to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday; 10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Eastern Iowa Arts Academy After School Program is a private, non profit arts organization created for elementary, middle, and high school students in the Greater Cedar Rapids metro area. EAA offers creative classes in art, music, drama, dance, creative writing, and cultural arts. EAAs multidisciplinary and multi-cultural arts program enhances the appreciation of the arts, strengthens performance abilities, provides quality after school activities, and celebrates the right diversity in our community.