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The Iowa Biennial Exhibition [http://www.iowabiennial.org/ [TIBE]] began in 2004 as an international survey of contemporary miniature printmaking with its initial exhibition held at the [[University of Iowa]] in Iowa City, Iowa. Works juried for the exhibition travel for exhibitions within the U.S. as well as internationally. The Iowa Biennial Exhibition is a nonprofit endeavor that serves to support a collection of works within an open archive [The Iowa Biennial Exhibition Archive] while making them available for academic research, museums, artists, and print students. Works within the archive are used to promote a greater awareness of the uniqueness and beauty of the print and print media [both traditional and nontraditional]. Submissions for works are accepted on even years beginning in January through April. The Iowa Biennial Exhibition is an all-volunteer, nonprofit, cultural and research-oriented event, and no profits are sought from its submissions and/or participants, while submitted and accepted works will never be sold. The 2006 [http://www.iowabiennial.org/Exhibitions.htm] exhibition, currently underway, received an 2007 "ICKY" award nomination in Visual Arts Programming from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance for it's exhibition at the University of Iowa’s Project Art Gallery.

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Additional information can be obtained by visiting [http://www.iowabiennial.org/ The Iowa Biennial Exhibition] site, or navigating to: http://www.iowabiennial.org

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The '''Iowa Biennial''' Exhibition and Archive (TIBEA) began in 2004 as an international survey of contemporary miniature printmaking with its initial exhibition held at the [[University of Iowa]] in [[Iowa City]], [[Iowa]]. Works [[Juried (competition)|juried]] for the [[Art exhibition|exhibition]] travel for exhibitions within the U.S. as well as internationally, with exhibitions in [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] and [[Riga]], [[Latvia]], to date.

The Iowa Biennial Exhibition [http://www.iowabiennial.org/is [TIBE]] began in 2004 as an international survey of contemporary miniature printmaking with its initial exhibition held at thea [[University of Iowanon-profit]] in Iowa City, Iowa. Works juried for the exhibition travel for exhibitions within the U.S. as well as internationally. The Iowa Biennial Exhibition is a nonprofit endeavor that serves to support a collection of works accessioned within an open [[archive]], [The Iowa Biennial Exhibition Archive], while making themthe public collection available for [[academic]] education, research, museums[[museum]]s, artists, and print students. Works within the archive are used to promote a greater awareness of the uniqueness and beauty of the [[screenprint|print]], and [[print media]], and [[printmaking]] (both traditional and nontraditional]non-traditional). Submissions for works are accepted on even years beginning in January through April. The Iowa Biennial Exhibition is an all-volunteer, nonprofitnon-profit, cultural and research-oriented event, and no profits are sought from its submissions and/or participants, while submitted and accepted works will never be sold. The 2006 [http://www.iowabiennial.org/Exhibitions.htm] exhibition, currently underway, received an 2007 "ICKY" award nomination in Visual Arts Programming from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance for it's exhibition at the University of Iowa’s Project Art Gallery.

Distinguished jurors invited to participate are established professionals from a diverse selection of art disciplines within Iowa. Notable jurors have included: [[Virginia A. Myers]], [[Peter Feldstein (photographer)|Peter Feldstein]], and Dr. Rachel M. Williams, all from the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History; Julie Leonard from the University of Iowa’s Center for the Book and the School of Art & Art History; Shannon Kennedy from the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History and [[Coe College]]'s Department of Art in Cedar Rapids [also formerly at Kirkwood Community College-Iowa City]; Kayt Conrad of the University of Iowa’s Division of Performing Arts [formerly Art Coordinator and Interim Dean of Arts & Humanities at Kirkwood Community College]; as well as Helen Grunwald, Doug Hall, and Rahat Sodaev, all faculty from the Arts & Humanities Department of [[Kirkwood Community College]] in Cedar Rapids.

The 2006 {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060721032223/http://www.iowabiennial.org/Exhibitions.htm Iowa Biennial exhibition]}} received a 2007 "ICKY" award nomination&mdash;along with exhibitions on [[Andy Warhol]] and [[Grant Wood]]&mdash;for Best Visual Arts Programming from the [[Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance]] for its exhibition at the [http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/projectart/about.html University of Iowa Project Art] [[Art gallery|Gallery]].

In late 2007, The Iowa Biennial Exhibition & Archive merged its efforts with The Texas Biennial Exhibition & Archive to form The Americas Biennial Exhibition & Archive of Contemporary Prints, a non-profit, all-volunteer, fine arts endeavor. All works formerly entered into either The Iowa Biennial Exhibition & Archive or the Texas Biennial Exhibition & Archive have been accessioned into The [[Americas Biennial]] Exhibition & Archive [TABEA] within their respective collections.

==See also==

* [[BiennialArt exhibition]]

* [[Biennale]]

* [[Whitney Biennial]]

==External links==

*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070529080127/http://www.iowabiennial.org/ The Iowa Biennial Exhibition & Archive]}}

*[http://www.artsiowacity.org/ Arts Iowa City]

*[http://www.uiowa.edu/ University of Iowa]

*[http://www.kirkwood.edu/ Kirkwood Community College]

*[http://www.kiwaculturalcorridor.netorg/ TheIowa KyotoCultural TriennialCorridor Alliance]

*[http://www.americasbiennial.org/ The Americas Biennial Exhibition & Archive]

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