Englert Renovations Begin The Englert Theatre, Iowa City’s century-old performing arts venue, begins work to preserve and modernize this historic space. As the pillar of our Strengthen initiative, work includes interior and exterior structural improvements, improved lighting and sound, a renovation of the second floor parlor, and restoration of the iconic Englert marquee. […]
Category: Progress
March 2020
Iowa City Downtown Arts Alliance Forms Aligning with one of the key goals of the Evolve initiative, a consortium of eight nonprofit arts organizations in downtown Iowa City come together to form the Iowa City Downtown Arts Alliance and speak with a unified voice regarding the importance of the arts to a vibrant community. […]
February 2020
$4.5 Million Raised Thanks to over 1000 donors, the campaign is more than 2/3rds funded. These committed pledges ensure that most of the major facilities work for FilmScene and The Englert Theatre will proceed as planned. Additional funding is still needed to achieve all of the campaign’s goals. […]
September 2019
FilmScene at The Chauncey Opens A major element of our Grow initiative, FilmScene at The Chauncey opens with a three day celebration including a donor lighting ceremony, the first public screening of Downtown Abbey, and a community wide open house in partnership with more than a dozen local arts organizations. […]
August 2019
50% Funded Campaign reaches 50% funding as the State of Iowa commits to Community Attraction and Tourism Grants for both FilmScene and The Englert Theatre. These grants, administered by Iowa Economic Development and Enhance Iowa, provide funds to assist projects that help communities create transformational projects that enhance the vitality of a region and the […]