August 2023: Abbie Sawyer
Art Center Member Abbie Sawyer applied for My Museum Monday, suspecting that it would be a magical experience. She had performed music in a gallery space before and knew this was a great opportunity to...
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Des Moines Art Center NEWS: September to December 2023
Non-profits like the Art Center depend on the generosity of people, governments, organizations, foundations, and corporations. However, generosity is never guaranteed—indeed, generosity would not be generosity if it were compelled or mandated. That puts the...
July 2023: Jane Burns
Art Center Member Jane always wanted to be in a museum by herself. When she learned about the My Museum Monday program, and realized that her birthday landed on a Monday, it seemed like the...
Inspired Conversations: Episode #5 with Nathan Spalding
Join Museum Educator Mia Buch and guest Nathan Spalding of Sadboy Ceramics as they explore the Des Moines Art Center’s exhibition “Underneath Everything.” A must-listen, this episode is filled with playful and empathetic authentic experiences...
May 2023: Victoria Herring
Art Center Member Victoria Herring has a passion for photography and applied to My Museum Monday to take advantage of the empty galleries to get the perfect shot. Victoria was interested in the architecture of...
Student Artists Shine in 2022-23 My Voice Program
Throughout the galleries of the Des Moines Art Center, you will find endless inspiration in the form of artful objects on view and the contemporary ideas surrounding them. Recently, a new group of inspired works...
Des Moines Art Center NEWS: May to August 2023
I write this, my first introduction to the Art Center’s printed newsletter, from New York, where I’m currently finishing my tenure as The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon Polsky Curator of...
Exploring the Art Center Grounds – Walking Guide
This walking guide navigates the sculptures on the grounds of the Art Center nestled in Des Moines’ Greenwood Park. The guide includes information about the sculptures as well as open ended activities that provide pathways...
March 2023: Jen James
Art Center Member Jen James decided to bring a very special guest to join in her My Museum Monday experience, her daughter Jill. Jen and Jill took their time touring the current exhibition “Art Center:...
Prairie Cairn by Andy Goldsworthy (2002)
Artist Andy Goldsworthy creates Prairie Cairn, 2001 at the Conrad Environmental Research Area, Newton, Iowa and discusses the larger project titled “Three Cairns,” of which this piece is a first step. “Three Cairns” is cross-continental...