Three people standing and smiling, posing for a photo together—From left: Tom Worthen, Dale Jansen, and Amy Worthen at the Inauguration of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s The Gates, Central Park, New York, 2005. Photo by Maria Worthen.
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Amy N. Worthen Lecture

Recorded on June 1, 2025 at the Des Moines Art Center. This lecture was led by Amy N. Worthen, Curator of Prints and Drawings, Emerita, Des Moines Art Center. The talk was inspired by the...

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Wangechi Mutu (Kenyan, active United States, born 1972) Water Woman, 2017. - Lesson plan - Ideas + Activities
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Lesson Plan: Wangechi Mutu

Inspire learning through a step-by-step exploration of art at the Des Moines Art Center. Bring the galleries into your home or classroom, igniting your students’ imaginations and creativity. All lesson plans are open ended, adaptable,...

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Samantha Box in Conversation with Luke Williams
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Samantha Box in Conversation with Luke Williams

Recorded on December 15, 2024 at the Des Moines Art Center. Luke Williams is a scholar, artist, organizer, and critic of 20th and 21st century Black performance and visual cultures. His work, which spans embodiment,...

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Cover of the Art Center's Printed NEWS - Firelei Báez (Dominican, born 1981) roots when they are young and most tender, 2018 (detail) Mixed-media installation; two paintings, hand painted papier-mâché sculptures, hand painted tarp, chicken wire and foliage
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Des Moines Art Center NEWS: May to August 2024

I’m recently back from an exhilarating trip to New York with sixteen of our trustees, members, and guests. We were thrilled to see our masterpiece “Woman in White” (1946), by Henri Matisse, on view in...

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