Manuel Álvarez Bravo
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Manuel Álvarez Bravo

Collaborations

October 25, 2025 - January 18, 2026

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Iowa Artists 2025
Current Exhibition

Iowa Artists 2025

Ben Millett

July 26 - November 2, 2025

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Aliza Nisenbaum
Current Exhibition

Aliza Nisenbaum

Día de los Muertos

September 12, 2025 - January 11, 2026

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Pappajohn Sculpture Park

The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park features artwork by more than two dozen of the world’s most celebrated artists. This accessible setting, coupled with the skilled landscape design and caliber of the art, makes it unlike any other sculpture park in the United States.

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b. Robert Moore (American, born 1983) Kin to War, 2023 Acrylic, charcoal, saw dust, Ethiopian coffee, Ethiopian coffee burlap, polyurethane, oil pigment on Belgian Linen Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc., 2023.24
Sep 27
1:00 pm

Guided Tour: Blue Star Welcome Week for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Dogs at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park
Oct 4
11:00 am

Guided Tour: Dog Day at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Pappajohn Sculpture Park
1330 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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Aliza Nisenbaum (Mexican and American, lives and works in New York, NY, born 1977) Mantilla, 2025 Oil on canvas Courtesy of the artist, Anton Kern Gallery, and Regen Projects
Oct 4
1:00 pm

“Aliza Nisenbaum: Día de los Muertos” Exhibition Tour

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA
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