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2023 Day of the Dead Celebration
Oct 29
11:00 am

Día de los Muertos / Day of the Dead

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

Join us for the Des Moines Art Center’s 2023 Day of the Dead celebration, Unidos Por Deportes (United by Sports), which pays homage to the integral role that organized sports play in Mexican communities throughout...

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Nov 14
6:30 pm

Fingerman Lecture 2023: Hank Willis Thomas in Conversation with Dr. Kelly Baum, John and Mary Pappajohn Director

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

We invite you to join the Des Moines Art Center in welcoming Artist Hank Willis Thomas as the featured speaker of our annual Fingerman Lecture. Hank Willis Thomas lives and works in Brooklyn, NY as...

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Nov 19
1:30 pm

Film + Commentary: “Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett” with Remarks By Producer Marie Wilkes and Director Kevin Kelly

Levitt Auditorium
4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

“Standing Strong” highlights the story of black activist-artist Elizabeth Catlett. Catlett studied under artist Grant Wood and in 1941 was the first African American female to receive an MFA from the University of Iowa in...

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3 Kids holding up drawings of houses
Nov 25
11:00 am

Entirely Kids Day: Playing House

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

Designed for art lovers of any age, Entirely Kids Day: Playing House at the Des Moines Art Center is inspired by the warmth of home, the joy of play, and the must-see exhibition Transform Any...

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Artists Ange Altenhofen and TJ Dedeaux-Norris
Dec 3
1:30 pm

Artist Lectures + Conversation with Ange Altenhofen, TJ Dedeaux-Norris, and Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter

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

Join us as two of the artists featured in “Transform Any Room” introduce their work and themselves through 20-minute illustrated lectures. The artists will then join Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter for a conversation about exhibition...

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