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Exploring the complexity of submission, the performance asks questions about grief, power, and vulnerability. It presents a spectacle of defeat masked in humor. Each performance will run approximately 60 minutes; viewers are encouraged to watch...

Join us for the opening reception of the Community Access Program Community Art Exhibition! Community Access discovers creative ways of making artworks and art-making accessible to those in our community that otherwise lack this access....

A performance-based commission by Des Moines-based artist Firat Erdim, in which volunteer performers will “play the weather” with instruments devised by Erdim. Four performances, each differing due to atmospheric conditions and unique performers, will be...

Performance and Reception with Firat Erdim Members of Salon 4700 are invited to a performance-based commission by Des Moines-based artist Firat Erdim, in which 16 volunteer members will “play the weather” with instruments devised by...

This event is sold out and will be offered again throughout the year. Membership Orientation + Tour As a brand new benefit, members of the Art Center are invited to learn more about membership benefits,...

A performance-based commission by Des Moines-based artist Firat Erdim, in which volunteer performers will “play the weather” with instruments devised by Erdim. Four performances, each differing due to atmospheric conditions and unique performers, will be...

Join Des Moines Poetry Workshop for an immersive poetry event at the Des Moines Art Center in celebration of National Poetry Month. This afternoon of poetry will explore the idea of rest and all the...

A Collaborative Speaker Series Event with Capital City Pride – Join a conversation with Joy Episalla and James A. Baggett, friends of Mark and comrades of the ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) affinity...

The community is invited to an open house celebrating the tenure and legacy of retiring John and Mary Pappajohn Director Jeff Fleming. Join us for an evening of storytelling, memory sharing, and reminiscing as we...

Artist Duane Slick will join Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter to host a Gallery Talk of “Art Center: 75 Years of Iowa Art.” The exhibition includes a gallery dedicated to Slick’s work in the...

During this three-day workshop, teens will work with Artist Duane Slick to create artist books that explore personal narrative through photographs, painting, drawing, collaging, and print making. Students will learn the process of making a...

To celebrate the “Rembrandt and His World” exhibition on view from April 21 to August 27, Print Club will explore 17th century intaglio prints by Rembrandt and his contemporaries with Associate Curator Mia Laufer. Following...