Saturday Arts in Marshalltown
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From Highway 30, or from Highway 14 heading north
Head north on S Center St/IA-14 toward College Dr
Turn right at E Southbridge Rd
Turn left at S 3rd Ave
Hope United Methodist Church will be on the left
From Highway 14 heading south
Head southwest on IA-14/Sanford Ave toward Garwin Rd. Continue to follow IA-14
Turn right at E Main St
Turn left at S Center St
Turn left at Bohen St
Turn right at S 3rd Ave
Hope United Methodist Church will be on the right
Artist Links
- Octagon Center for the Arts
offering original, hand-crafted works of art by more than 175 local and regional artists - The Perfect Setting
a comfortable, ambient space for art lovers to browse, learn & shop for soft contemporary art and accessories - Shelly Devlin Paintings
a professional musician and educator by trade, with a strong affinity for art - Lucas Devlin Arts
continuing in the tradition pioneered by Marie Devlin in the 1960's - Stitch Mama
one-of-a-kind fabric creations - Sommertime Gifts
personalized gifts for cherished life moments - Marshall County Arts &
Culture Alliance
connecting individuals to arts and culture by supporting, promoting and enriching existing opportunities and seeking new possibilities
I would teach children music, physics, and philosophy; but more importantly music, for in the patterns of music and all the arts are the keys to learning.”
- Plato
John Devlin obtained an MA in piano performance from the University of Iowa in 1967. He came to Le Grand, a bedroom community six miles east of Marshalltown, where he taught instrumental music and maintained a piano studio at home playing and teaching on two Steinways, a model B and a restored model R. He has played organ at several area churches and is currently pianist/organist at Hope United Methodist Church where he produces a monthly Arts Evening showcasing the amazing talents of area and national musicians. Since retirement from school teaching (he still teaches piano at home) he has been marketing pottery he makes in a large studio he maintains at his home. The unique pottery utilizes botanics in a process creating fossil-type impressions in the finished ware. John Devlin Pottery is displayed in juried art fairs throughout the Midwest during the summers and has work available for purchase at the Perfect Setting Gallery in Marshalltown and the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames.
