Ballantyne Auditorium
Ballantyne Auditorium is Kirkwood’s 375-seat Performing Arts facility and home to the talented students involved in Music and Theatre.
Ballantyne Auditorium is located at 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW in Cedar Rapids. Use the south campus entrance and follow the signs to Ballantyne Auditorium. An accessible elevator is available to the left of the staircase that leads down to the auditorium.
Performing Arts Events
The faculty and staff of the Arts & Humanities department at Kirkwood Community College welcome you to the 2024-25 season of Performing Arts events. We have an exciting slate of music and theatre performances you won't want to miss!
All performances will take place in Ballantyne Auditorium unless otherwise noted.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 students and seniors, and FREE to all Kirkwood students, faculty, and staff with a valid EagleCard. Tickets may be purchased online here.
Fall Musical: Into the Woods*
- 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 1
- 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2
- 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3
- 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7
- 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8
- 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9
INTO THE WOODS is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
Student Jazz Combo and the Kirkwood Jazz Ensemble*
7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15
Student Pop Combo and the CR Jazz Ensemble*
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16
Concert Choir and Jazz Choir*
3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24
* ticketed event
Concert Band*
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7
Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra*
3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8
Visual Arts
The faculty and staff of the Arts & Humanities department at Kirkwood Community College invite you to visit the Iowa Hall Gallery. In addition to rotating exhibits, we have beautiful work that will capture your heart and imagination.
Exhibit: Echoes in Time
Adam Rake
Oct. 7 – Nov. 1
Artist Reception: 3:30 – 5 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, Iowa Hall Art Gallery.
The reception is free and open to the public.
Born in 1980 in Eastern Pennsylvania and raised at the New Jersey Shore, Adam Rake’s work explores the evolution of meaning over time. After earning a BFA in Printmaking from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2002, he completed an MFA in Printmaking at Indiana University in 2015.
Currently based in Iowa City, where he operates a studio called The Bower, Adam has been a master printmaker at Lasansky Gallery & Studio since 2005. His work has been featured in over 60 group, juried, and invitational exhibitions, culminating in a solo museum show at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art in 2023. He has also participated in international residencies at Guanlan Original Printmaking Base in China, Taller 99 in Santiago, Chile, and Casaplan in Valparaíso, Chile. Adam’s artistic style is rooted in the aesthetics of printmaking through mark-making, layering, and texture, reflecting his interest in the dynamic nature of meaning and cultural identity as it accrues and dissipates over time.
Find more of Adam's work at www.adamrake.com
Top Image: Self Portrait, Mixed Media, 2024
9.5" x 13.5"
Image Above: Landscape, Mixed Media, 2024
6.75" x 10"
Exhibit: The Sum of All Parts
Christopher Gray
Nov. 11 – Dec. 14
Artist Reception: 3:30 - 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, Iowa Hall Art Gallery
The reception is free and open to the public.
Originally from Iowa, Christopher Gray moved to Minnesota when he was 20 to learn the art of glassblowing. He has been working with glass since 2005 and enjoys sharing his knowledge and love for the medium through teaching others.
Gray studied glass at Anoka Ramsey Community College and at the University of River Falls Wisconsin, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass and Sculpture. Since then, he has traveled to Penland School of Crafts in the mountains of North Carolina, the Pittsburgh Glass Center, and the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington to work with many artists and learn new techniques.
After taking a two-year break from college to work and teach in different capacities that include community glass studios, city centers and residency opportunities, Gray began working towards his MFA at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana which he received in 2017. He now teaches Introduction to Glass, Beginning and Intermediate Hot Glass Blowing, Beginning and Intermediate Warm Glass, and 3D Design at Kirkwood Community College. His passion continues to drive him to learn new and innovative techniques through travel, attending professional workshops and conferences, and working and collaborating with other artists. He also competes in local, national, and international competitions, receiving recognition for his glass creations.
Questions?
For more information on Kirkwood Visual and Performing Arts, contact us at:
Arts & Humanities
2092 Cedar Hall
319-398-4913
arts@kirkwood.edu