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Virtual Viewing: Dawn by Irma Rene Koen
Practice the art of slow looking with these two-to-five minute videos focusing on a wonderful artwork in the Des Moines Art Center's collection and narrated by an Art Center Docent.
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Virtual Viewing: Basin by El Anatsui
Practice the art of slow looking with this two-to-five minute video focusing on a wonderful artwork in the Des Moines Art Center's collection and narrated by an Art Center Docent.
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A Statement on Black Lives Matter
While no statement can fully address the pain Black Americans have experienced and continue to feel, we can use our platform to support Black Lives Matter, recognize injustice, and raise the voices of Black artists and community members
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Des Moines Art Center NEWS: April to June 2020
It’s finally spring and there is a lot of activity at the Art Center in anticipation of warmer, sunnier days. I am looking forward to many exciting events. These include a lecture with the scholar and newly...
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Viewing Art With Essential Workers Episode 2
The Des Moines Art Center believes that access to art belongs to everyone, and that a simple conversation around works of art between two strangers is a perfect way to enjoy our shared humanity. Museum...
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Viewing Art with Essential Workers Ep. 1
Museum Educator Mia Farrell speaks with essential workers in our community to demonstrate the power and respite in experiencing art.
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Des Moines Art Center NEWS: January to March 2020
Welcome to a new year and a new beginning for the Des Moines Art Center. In addition to an array of stimulating exhibitions and programs planned for the year, the Art Center will inaugurate a new...
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September 2019: Sara Williams
As part of the Des Moines Art Center's new 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. We received dozens of applications to take part in this experience and are excited to begin sharing them with you.
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Active Voice: Contemporary Art, Storytelling, and Advocacy
This program explores identity, activism, storytelling, and aesthetics in the work of contemporary Indigenous creators.
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Des Moines Art Center NEWS: October to December 2019
The Art Center continues to work with community partners to be proximate with new audiences. Several recent examples exemplify these efforts. The Des Moines Symphony has commissioned the composer Steven Heitzeg to create Symphony in Sculpture III, the third...
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