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Join us for one last chance to visit and learn about the exhibition “Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art in Iowa,” before the show closes on Sunday, September 7! Hear from an Art Center docent details...

The presentation of “Firelei Báez” at the Des Moines Art Center closes on Sunday, September 21—join us for a guided exhibition tour one final time! Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, this exhibition is the first...

You’re invited to stop by and watch an artist at work in the Des Moines Art Center’s galleries! Ben Millett will be hand quilting in the “Iowa Artists 2025: Ben Millett” exhibition space for the...

You’re invited to experience a night of art and celebration at the 2025 Des Moines Art Center Gala, an extraordinary event to support the Art Center in style! Enjoy an elegant cocktail reception before an...

We invite you to join the Des Moines Art Center in welcoming artist Jeffrey Gibson as the featured speaker of our annual Fingerman Lecture series. Gibson (American, born 1972) is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and...