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Sunday, August 3
11 am – 5 pm
Join the Des Moines Art Center for a celebration of 60 years: 1948 – 2008!

  • Games on the Lawn
  • Live music by Latino Pride, The Sonny Humbucker Band, and Bill Connet
  • Performances by the Bakers’ Dozen Mimes, Janice Baker’s Creative Dance Movement, World Tales by Carol Taylor’s Patchwork Puppets, Dolph & Company, Terry the Magic Guy, and the Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corps
  • Art activities
  • Tours of the galleries and architecture
  • Food and beverage vendors

Celebrate the 60th Anniversary with a complimentary taste of the Edible Art Center Sculpture created by Glorious Desserts!

Rain or Shine – FREE admission

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FALL CLASS SCHEDULE

The Fall 2008 Class Schedule is here!

Fall 2008 Class Schedule

Fall 2008 Class Schedule

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ON VIEW| Art Center on Grand

World Histories
May 16, 2008 – August 31, 2008
Des Moines Art Center Meredith Gallery

Untitled (Savannah's Birthday)

The Art Center’s 60th anniversary exhibition featuring 11 artists from ten countries

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ON VIEW| Art Center on Grand

Hand & Eye: Drawing from the Permanent Collections
May 1, 2008 – September 7, 2008
Des Moines Art Center Print Gallery

Study of hand for Eve Holding the Apple

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ON VIEW| Art Center Downtown

Iowa Artists 2008: Drawing
April 25, 2007 – August 9, 2008
Des Moines Art Center Downtown

Prayer with Mary

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smART Family Weekends

New Saturday Morning Family Hours from 10 am – Noon every Saturday
smART Family Weekends Schedule and Information

Restaurant opens at 11 am


John and Mary Pappajohn Pledge Gift of Major Sculptures
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FACILITY RENTAL

Looking for a great place for your special event or holiday party?
Consider renting the Art Center.

Contact Debra Lehmann at dlehmann@desmoinesartcenter.org

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Complete list of upcoming events and programs: Calendar


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DES MOINES ART CENTER 4700 GRAND AVE. DES MOINES, IA 50312-2099515.277.4405

Edward Hopper (American, 1882—1967); Automat, 1927 (detail)

Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887—1986), From The Lake No.1, 1924

Bill Viola (American, born 1951) Ascension, 2000 (detail)

Francis Bacon (British, 1909—1992), Study After Velasquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X, 1953