November 2022: Peter Larsen
Peter Larsen applied to My Museum Monday with the desire to revisit a childhood favorite book – “From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler,” a story by E.L. Konigsburg about two siblings who...
Posts by Maddie MacFarlane
Iowa Artists 2022: Miriam Alarcón Avila, Artist Lecture
Miriam Alarcón Avila, the Des Moines Art Center’s 2022 Iowa Artist, participates in a conversation with Laura Burkhalter, curatorial manager, about her trajectory and passions as an artist.
October 2022: Mary Duvall and Milton Cole
As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....
Conjectural Thinking and the Look of Meaning
“Conjectural Thinking and the Look of Meaning” was the topic of discussion in the 32nd annual Fingerman Lecture series at the Des Moines Art Center; listen to the conversation between Artist Lari Pittman and Jeff...
September 2022: Molaan Mosell
As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....
Des Moines Art Center NEWS: September to December 2022
It takes a village to do the work of our museum and school. Everything functions as a collaboration with many talented individuals working behind the scenes to make our operations appear seamless. Through their collective...
Des Moines Art Center NEWS: May to August 2022
It’s finally spring, and the studio wing of the Art Center is bustling with activity. Summer camps for young people and classes for adults are in full swing. There are other exciting projects in the...
August 2022: Paul Witmer
As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....
July 2022: Kyle White
As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....
June 2022: Karen Downing
As part of the Des Moines Art Center’s My Museum Monday program, each month an Art Center member is invited to spend time in the museum when the building is normally closed to the public....