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SUMMARY:Community Access Teaching Artist Demonstrations and Art Activities
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Education Wing of the Art Center as Community Access Program teaching artists put on public art demonstrations and host a variety of  hands-on art activities for all ages! \nDemonstrations Schedule:\nWorking Around Chance\, with Aron Johnston l Studio 6\nParticipants roll a die to choose shapes\, colors\, or techniques\, inviting playful randomness into abstract compositions and sparking unexpected creativity. \nCommunity Access and ASL Letter Cutting Workshop\, with Amber Montoya l Studio 5\nA hands on session celebrating Deaf culture: artists select printed ASL letters to cut out and arrange into names or words\, blending visual art with sign-language identity. \nTextured Self Portraits: Touch and Color\, with Branscom Chavaque l Studio 2\nCreate self portraits using textured materials and vibrant hues to reflect personal identity and emotion\, celebrating diversity and self-love. \nLego Stamp Art\, with Victoria Story l Studio 1\nUse LEGO bricks to create custom stamps and decorate canvas bags with playful shapes and colors\, combining play and printmaking.\n \nThe Des Moines Art Center’s Community Access Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! We invite the public to celebrate 25+ years of no-cost art experiences for our community by joining us August 22 – 24. \nGenerous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program. \n \nCommunity Access Programming presenting sponsor: Charlotte and Fred Hubbell\nAdditional support provided by: Corteva Agriscience\, HyVee\, Iowa State Bank\, Lincoln Savings Bank\, Meier Bernstein Foundation\, David J. Noble Foundation\, Polk County Board of Supervisors\, Prairie Meadows\, Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa\, Voya Financial \nFree; no registration required.
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/community-access-teaching-artist-demonstrations-and-art-activities/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with 2025 Iowa Artist Ben Millett and Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter
DESCRIPTION:Join our 2025 Iowa Artist Ben Millett and Des Moines Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter for a gallery talk about Millett’s solo exhibition on view in the lower Richard Meier galleries. Learn more about the exhibition and hear from Millett about his process and practice. \nBased in Des Moines\, Millett’s approach to textiles is literally multi-layered\, employing traditional quilting techniques to create works that combine original patterns\, a bright palette\, and visual nods to queer iconography and activism. “Iowa Artists 2025: Ben Millett” is a timely and groundbreaking entry into the Art Center’s decades-long series presenting the best of Iowa-made art\, and the first solo show by a quilt maker in the museum’s history. \nFree; no registration required. Photo: Brittany Brooke Crow.
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/millett-gallery-talk/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Guided Tours
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