Enjoy a soup dinner at Voices Gallery with Art Gumbo Dubuque and vote on your favorite art proposal!

Happy Birthday to Art Gumbo Dubuque!

Celebrate the 1st birthday of Art Gumbo Dubuque at Voices Gallery on Thursday September 29th starting at 6:00 p.m. For $10 enjoy a bowl of delicious farmers market soup by Green Dubuque plus a chance to vote on your favorite community-oriented art proposal! The Art Gumbo project started at Voices in 2010, and now returns to the venue of its origin with a special one-year celebration that will include a musical guest and cake!

Attendees will peruse art proposals over dinner, then listen to contestants briefly pitch their project ideas. Each diner receives the opportunity to vote on what comes next in the Dubuque art scene! Since its launch in September 2010, the quarterly Art Gumbo dinner has funded 4 innovative proposals, raising a total of $3,500 for art projects that enhance the Dubuque community.

During the previous Art Gumbo dinner held over the summer in Eagle Point Park, four individuals presented proposals and then spoke about their ideas for using the funding. The cash prize was award to artist Katie Duffy to help her develop the installation currently being shown at Voices Gallery. At the upcoming Voices dinner, Katie is required to give a progress report and volunteer during this quarter’s soup dinner.

During this Voices edition of Art Gumbo Dubuque, art groups  and creative collaboratives are eligible to compete for funding. A maximum of $750 will be presented to the artist(s) with the winning concept, with the remaining cash going to the runner up. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in the lives of local artists by giving a financial boost to their artistic goals!

Be sure to attend Thursday night’s soup dinner at the Voices Gallery at 10th and Jackson Streets in Dubuque’s Historic Millwork District. Eat a scrumptious meal in good company while surrounded by lovely and thought-provoking art, in a spacious old historic building that has been transformed from its industrial origins into Dubuque’s edgiest and most successful art exhibit ever!

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