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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....
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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....
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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....
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Visiting the Art Museum With Your Students
We are excited to have your classroom here at the Des Moines Art Center. There is no place quite like a modern and contemporary art museum, and visiting here can be a fun and transformational...
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Visiting the Art Museum With Your Family
There are many reasons to bring children to the Des Moines Art Center. All kids can love art museums – from toddlers learning language, and children with differing sensory sensitivities and communication abilities, to teenagers...
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Hold Me Closer Community Photo Showcase
Simple moments of connection can impact us forever. VIEW COMMUNITY SHOWCASE If you would like to share your tender memories, embraces, and snapshots of physical connection to be featured in the online Hold Me...
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Artist Panel Discussion: Who Owns Images?
What makes a work of art any different than the thousands of images that enter our homes every day? Photographs, photocopies, prints, the internet, television, and cell phones; in a world of endless and easy...
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