Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Portrait Unveiled

The Unveiling of the Official Portrait Honoring the Public Service of THOMAS J. VILSACK 30th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was held Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 2:00pm.  U.S. Department of Agriculture,...

NPR: Farmers Are Courting Trump, But They Don’t Speak For All Of Rural America

click here for full article   Excerpt: Chuck Fluharty, president of the Rural Policy Research Institute at the University of Iowa, which focuses on the economic health of rural communities, says...

Art Place Holds National Creative Placemaking Fund Informational Sessions in Iowa Dec 7, 8, and 9th

 

RUPRI President Fluharty Featured Speaker at Iowa Rural Development Summit: November 18, 2016 in Jefferson Iowa

Informational Flyer/Agenda:  click here  

Can The Arts Help Save Rural America? an article from the Next Generation Rural Creative Placemaking Summit in Iowa City

  In an effort to reinvigorate rural communities, some leaders are experimenting with art as a tool to fuel economic development. TONY DEMIN Hayes Carll performing at the 2016 Red Ants...

3rd Annual ARI Promising Practices Summit held October 26 at the East Kentucky Expo Center, Pikeville KY

http://www.theholler.org/aripromise3/   East Kentucky Leads National Innovation in Rural Education at #ARIpromise East Kentucky Leads National Innovation in Rural Education at #ARIpromise Wednesday, October 26, 2016 East Kentucky Expo Center * 126...

View the Live stream: National Next Generation Rural Creative Placemaking Summit held October 12-14, 2016 at the University of Iowa

Next Generation Rural Creative Placemaking Summit. View the Live Stream on howl round:  http://howlround.com/livestreaming-the-next-generation-rural-creative-placemaking-national-summit-university-of-iowa We invite you to join us in Iowa for Next Generation: A Rural Creative Placemaking Summit. The Summit was designed...

View the Livestream: RUPRI President Chuck Fluharty Presenting at the White House Rural Forum Focusing on Results in Rural Communities and a Look Forward to What’s Next : held October 5th, 2016

Watch  livestream from Wednesday October 5, 2016: A White House Rural Forum Focusing on Results in Rural Communities and a Look Forward to What’s Next Webcast from October 5, 2016 at 8:30...

News: University of Iowa, College of Public Health: Summit explores role of arts, culture in enhancing rural communities

click here for article People living in rural communities need the same access as their urban counterparts, not only to clean water, jobs, housing and other basic standards of living, but...

Listen to IPR Story: Human-Horse Bond Reflect Rural & Urban Culture – with Matthew Fluharty Executive Director – Art of the Rural & M12 Collective

Iowa Public Radio Story   Talk of Iowa Human-Horse Bond Reflect Rural & Urban Culture By JOHN PEMBLE A fiberglass horse head with mirrored surface eyes is part of the work...