Power and Impact: A Survey of 21st Century Black Visual Arts in Iowa October 28, 2023 – March 31, 2024

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My Support System_ Acrylic Paint_ +15hrs.jpg
Destiny Dixon, My Support System 24 in. x 18 in.
Sea-Of-Love.jpg
Marcuso Irvin, Sea of Love, 2016 40" x 60 inches, mixed media on canvas
Target Practice.jpg
Cameron Gray, Target Practice, 2018 screenprint, collection of the artist, L2023.099.
Jenny Sammons - Self Portrait 2 .jpg
Jenny Sammons, Self Portrait, 2022 acrylic and ink on MDF board, collection of the artist, L2023.087.

Power and Impact: A Survey of 21st Century Black Visual Arts in Iowa

October 28, 2023 – March 31, 2024

Power and Impact is a partnership between the African American Museum of Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art designed to explore the contemporary visual arts being produced through the unique perspective of Black artists in Iowa.  From painting to ceramics, visitors will be exposed to visual perspectives responding to socio-economic and cultural issues, identity, race, and historical narratives.  The pieces selected in this exhibit will provide a better understanding of the valuable contributions African Americans continue to make to the visual culture of Iowa.

Power and Impact: A Survey of 21st Century Black Visual Arts in Iowa was made possible through the generosity of 

AAMI:
Collins Aerospace, AEGON, Transamerica Foundation, and de Nova Marketing.

CRMA:
Mcintyre Foundation and GreatAmerica Financial Services.

Additional annual support of the AAMI comes from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, General Mills, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, McIntyre Foundation, United Fire Group, Union Pacific, and Linn County Legacy & Community Attraction Fund.

Additional support of the CRMA comes from the Program Support Grant Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Econcomic Development Authority, members of the CRMA, and contributors to the Museum's Annual Fund. Annual educational programming has been supported in part by AEGON Transamerica Foundation.