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Lime green background with text, "Preview 2025 Exhibitions."
Nov 13
5:30 pm

2025 Preview Party

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Members of the Director’s Circle ($1,250) are invited to an exclusive preview unveiling the Des Moines Art Center’s 2025 exhibitions. Led by John and Mary Pappajohn Director Kelly Baum and Art Center curators Laura Burkhalter,...

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Des Moines Gay Men's Chorus concert. Large group of people wearing black suits, standing and singing.
Nov 15
6:00 pm

Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus Winter Concert Preview + Holiday Shopping

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

The I. M. Pei building is not only a marvel of architecture, but also acoustically inspiring! For the third year in a row, members of the Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus will fill the unique...

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Group of people sitting in a gallery space listening to a speaker discuss a work of art
Nov 19
12:00 pm

Creative Aging (Ages 55+)

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Creative Aging is a program designed for adults age 55+ to gather at the Art Center and learn about art while making community connections and fostering cognitive health. An Art Center docent will lead the...

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Museum Shop Unveil holiday shopping event - Light & Love
Nov 20
5:00 pm

Unveil: Light & Love, Presented by the Museum Shop

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

You are invited to Unveil: Light & Love! Join us for an exclusive preview of newly acquired merchandise, presented by the Museum Shop. We’re sharing Light & Love from around the world at this one-night-only...

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Delita Martin (American, born 1952) Delita, from “Keepsakes” 2021 Lithograph with collagraph and hand stitching on paper 41 3/8 × 29 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of the Des Moines Art Center Print Club, 2024.2
Nov 21
5:30 pm

Print Club Annual Meeting

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Members of Print Club are invited to our annual meeting and celebration. First, we’ll gather for a potluck and social hour. The annual meeting will follow with a recap of this past year, a preview...

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Adult and child sitting at a table in an art studio. Child looks at adult holding up their artwork and smiling.
Nov 30
11:00 am

Entirely Kids Day: Stories Told

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Join us for a fun, free, family-friendly event that celebrates the many ways stories can be shared—through books, performances, art, and more! Inspired by the vibrant exhibition, “Samantha Box: Caribbean Dreams,” the Des Moines Art...

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Sarah Young Bear-Brown portrait. And Beaded artwork depicting two people standing looking at one another.
Dec 1
10:00 am

Sarah Young Bear-Brown Beading Workshop

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

We invite you to participate in a free beading workshop led by Sarah Young Bear-Brown, an artist who is both Deaf and a member of the Meskwaki Tribe. In addition to being an advocate for...

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Two drawn artworks of people by artist Tilly Woodward
Dec 1
2:00 pm

A Day With(out) Art

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Join us for A Day With(out) Art, an international day of action and awareness in response to the AIDS crisis, marking the Des Moines Art Center’s first-ever participation. Created in partnership with the Sisters of...

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Digital artwork of people standing and looking at art on a back wall, and a group of people sitting in front of them, smiling and having a conversation.
Dec 5
6:00 pm

Art of Recovery Tour

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

NAMI Iowa, Project Recovery Iowa, and the Des Moines Art Center present a transformative evening discussing the role art can play in recovery. Join us to learn how the museum can be used to amplify...

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Red banner logo reading "The Peppermint Trail" presented by Veridian Credit Union
Dec 14
10:00 am

Peppermint Trail at the Art Center

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Visit the Des Moines Art Center during The Avenues’ annual Peppermint Trail to sample yummy cookies and candies while doing some holiday gift buying for the art lovers on your list. Visit the galleries to...

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Left, Luke Williams, photo credit Meghan Smith. Right, Samantha Box, photo credit Sasha Bush.
Dec 15
1:30 pm

Artist Samantha Box in Conversation with Luke Williams

Levitt Auditorium
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Luke Williams is a scholar, artist, organizer, and critic of 20th and 21st century Black performance and visual cultures. His work, which spans embodiment, racial capitalism, and the aesthetics of the Black radical imagination, focuses...

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