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Hey love birds! Looking for a super sweet Valentine’s date night? Join Tangerine at the Art Center on Tuesday, February 14 for a four-course prix fixe menu and wine pairings by Dean Luttrell of Global Wines...

Join us as the Art Center hosts dsm Magazine for their unveil party of the March / April issue. The program will begin at 6 pm. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided by Tangerine at the...

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

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...

Celebrate Entirely Kids Day at the Des Moines Art Center! Art is one of humankind’s oldest tools. The art we make says a lot about who we are, how we live, think, and feel. Come...

Artists Mary Young Bear, Sarah Young Bear-Brown, and Daniel Young Bear-Brown will join Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter to host a Gallery Talk of “Art Center: 75 Years of Iowa Art.” The exhibition includes...

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...

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...