The Art Center offers free educational resources for families, individuals, and educators. Explore artist talks, gallery guides, hands-on activities, and more.
Create a paper plant along with artist Justin Favela in this 25-minute virtual workshop. Workshop created in collaboration with the NMSU University Art Museum and generously shared with the Des Moines Art Center.
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You’re invited to contribute to Justin Favela: Central American by creating paper plants for garden beds that appear in the exhibition. This craft is appropriate for all ages and abilities. Click below for step-by-step instructions.
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This Artist Talk with Karla Black is a prelude to her exhibition Karla Black: 20 Years.
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Shaina Larrivee, director of the The Hedda Sterne Foundation, Nathan Augustine, art collections manager at Deere & company, and Jared Ledesma, Art Center assistant curator, introduce one of the most fascinating artists of the twentieth century that you've likely never heard of - Hedda Sterne.
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Spring is finally here. For many reasons, this spring seems more energizing than most. It comes with the eager anticipation of starting anew, and this is exactly what the Art Center plans to do. As...
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Inspired Conversations is an audio program revolving around major exhibitions at the Des Moines Art Center, hosted by Museum Educator Mia Buch. Inspired Conversations are unscripted gallery explorations, unfolding meeting making and the thing that...
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I am sure you would agree, let us put 2020 behind us and anticipate a better year in 2021. With this expectation in mind, your Art Center teams are moving ahead with major plans for...
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Practice the art of slow looking with these brief videos focusing on an artwork in the Des Moines Art Center's permanent collection narrated by an Art Center Docent.
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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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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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