Events
Culture on Film: Short, Indigenous, Creative (pick 2 or more) - Ida Beam public lecture
Documentary screening of 'Searching for Sequoyah' hosted by Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joshua B. Nelson
Film Screening at FilmScene | Chameleon Street
The Stanley presents a Pay What You Can screening of the independent film, Chameleon Street, in collaboration with FilmScene. Arrive at 6:15pm for a pre-screening meal and stay after for a post-screening discussion.
This programming is related the exhibition, Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa, on view at the Stanley from February 28, 2026 - July 26, 2026.
CHAMELEON STREET
(1989, Comedy, Drama, 94 min) Dir. Wendell B. Harris Jr.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize...
Film Screening at FilmScene with Director Khalik Allah
The Stanley presents a Pay What You Can screening of experimental documentary work by New York-based filmmaker Khalik Allah, in collaboration with FilmScene. The double feature screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director who will be in Iowa City for the Iowa City International Film Festival (ICDOCS).
This programming is related the exhibition, Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa, on view at the Stanley from February 28, 2026 - July 26, 2026.
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In Conversation | Khalik Allah & Robert Moore
Join the Stanley Museum of Art and FilmScene for an engaging talk concluding the collaborative film series part of the exhibition Flex: Masculinities in the Arts of Global Africa. This program brings together New York-based filmmaker Khalik Allah, here for Iowa City International Film Festival (ICDOCS), and Des Moines-based artist Robert Moore for a conversation on the complexities of masculinities and the arts.
Following a screening of Black Mother + Field Niggas on Thursday April 23 at...