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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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Learn about some of the highlights of the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collections from Director Jeff Fleming, former Director James T. Demetrion, and more. LISTEN
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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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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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Welcome to the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, an extension of the Des Moines Art Center. There are many ways to learn: start with a question, create, explore your passions and interests, challenge norms,...
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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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Este programa de audioguía de 20 minutos convierte su visita a la galería en una experiencia llena de paz, inspiradora y de meditación. Al escuchar y seguir las amables indicaciones proporcionadas, verá las obras de...
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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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Being with Art is a peaceful guided audio tour grounded in mindfulness and slow-looking practices. Experience art with a new awareness by using the gentle prompts in this 20-minute audio exercise. LISTEN
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Former Associate Curator Jared Ledesma was struck by visual and thematic parallels between Chitra Ganesh’s work Urgency (2020) and a long-term loan to the Art Center, Leonor Fini’s La Gardienne des Phoenix (1952) and invited...
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