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Art in Plain Sight: Two Entrances by Eric Mart
The entrance to the Freight House Farmers Market – at 421 West River Drive in downtown Davenport – is framed by a 15-foot-tall arched entry. The artist, Eric Mart, also created the gateway to his...
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Art in Plain Sight: LeClaire Park Bandshell and Bix Sculpture
Fifty years ago – on August 23, 1963 – approximately 2,000 people gathered at the LeClaire Park bandshell for a civil-rights rally that served as a warm-up for the national March on Washington....
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Art for the Quick and the Dead: Exploring the Sculptures of Quad Cities...
To enter Oakdale Memorial Gardens, at 2501 Eastern Avenue in Davenport, one passes through twin stone pillars that stand 12 feet tall. The Art Nouveau side gates, made of patterned iron bars and a...
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Art in Plain Sight: “The Gossips”
In rapt conversation, two women sit huddled on a bench in downtown Davenport. One draws back with her mouth comically agape, stunned by the words being spoken by the other. The sculpture of these...
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Art in Plain Sight: Davenport’s Skybridge
Davenport’s Skybridge is meant to be spectacular. Waves of color from 8,036 LED lights race the length of its 575-foot corridor at night. Brightly lit masts and tension rods angle upward and out,...
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Art in Plain Sight: The Col Ballroom
The Col Ballroom, at 1012 West Fourth Street in Davenport, is 100 years old this year. No other large ballroom in Iowa has reached a century of continuous operation. For that matter, neither has any...
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Art in Plain Sight: Lindsay Architectural Sculpture Park
The Lindsay Architectural Sculpture Park is a grouping of structural forms derived from historic styles of buildings and homes in the Quad Cities. The park is – in turn – visually engaging, playful,...
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Art in Plain Sight: Blues Brothers and “Watching the Ferry”
On May 2, the life-sized sculptures of the Blues Brothers were back on public display in the Rock Island District after months of storage and repairs. The sculptures are seated in chairs near the...
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Art in Plain Sight: “Cadence of Diversity”
Cadence of Diversity is a joyful mural – rich with expressions of many cultures that are balanced with an underlying theme of connectedness. The 100-foot-long mural is painted on a concrete wall just...
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Hearts of Glass: Artisans and Students Make Hot Glass in a New Davenport Studio
When you first walk in the doors of downtown Davenport’s recently opened Hot Glass art studio, there are a few things you might notice right off the bat. Initially, your eye is drawn to the vibrant...
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