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SUMMARY:Get Ready For Safe Space Prom
DESCRIPTION:Before the dance begins\, join us for a special Get Ready for Safe Space Prom session designed to help you feel confident\, celebrated\, and ready for the night! \nParticipants can enjoy a welcoming space with free makeup artists\, hair styling\, and a creative station to make your own corsage or boutonnière-style piece to wear to prom. This is a fun opportunity to get ready with friends\, express your style\, and start the evening feeling your best. Spots for the Get Ready sessions are limited\, so be sure to sign up in advance! \nRegistration for Safe Space Prom requires a separate sign up. Please find details for that here. \nWhile participating in one of the Get Ready for Safe Space Prom sessions\, there will be a no leave/return policy for guests\, other than the arrival to Safe Space Prom at 7 pm. Participants are permitted to remain in the Art Center studio space while they wait for the prom to begin. \nPhoto: Jovisuals
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/get-ready-for-safe-space-prom-2/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
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SUMMARY:Safe Space Prom
DESCRIPTION:High schoolers are invited to attend the fourth annual Safe Space Prom! This event\, co-hosted by the Des Moines Art Center and the Queer Youth Resource Center\, is for LGBTQIA+ high schoolers to enjoy a classic prom experience while being their whole\, beautiful selves in community with other LGBTQIA+ high school students. \nThis year\, Safe Space Prom will offer two “Get Ready for Safe Space Prom” sessions before the dance! We will provide makeup artists\, hair styling\, and an opportunity to create a corsage. Find registration on our Event Calendar. Space is limited. \nSafe Space Prom will feature a DJ and photo booth. The event will provide pizza\, desserts\, soda\, and water to guests. \nSafe Space Prom is for high schoolers age 14 – 18. This event is free; registration and a signed waiver are required. \nWe are committed to providing a safe environment for Safe Space Prom attendees. The event will include: a required bag check upon entry\, an off-duty police officer on the premises\, and Des Moines Art Center security staff\, trained in first aid and CPR\, present through the entirety of the event. If participating in one of the Get Ready for Safe Space Prom sessions\, there will be a no leave/return policy for guests\, other than the arrival to Safe Space Prom at 7 pm. Participants are permitted to remain in the Art Center studio space while they wait for the prom to begin.
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/safe-space-prom/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Programs
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SUMMARY:Dance Performance: “Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa”
DESCRIPTION:“Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa” is a dance program inspired by works from three Iowa art museums: “Manos (Hands)” by José Clemente Orozco at the Des Moines Art Center; “Woman Ironing (Isis)” by Vik Muniz at the Figge Art Museum; and “Which Way?” by Elizabeth Catlett at the Stanley Museum of Art. Audiences will experience three original dances\, each paired with projected images of the artworks\, weaving movement and visual art together in a performance that includes contextual commentary. The project will culminate in a screen-dance film\, expanding the work beyond the stage and making it accessible online via the Des Moines Art Center’s website later this summer. \n“Interwoven Worlds: A Dance Journey Between Three Cities in Iowa” is designed by Eloy Barragan\, Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Iowa and generously supported by the Iowa Arts Council Fellowship Award (2025-2026). \nFree; no registration required. \nWe strive to provide live captioning for all events offered in Levitt Auditorium. Due to interpreter shortages throughout Iowa\, American Sign Language interpretation is only available upon request. ASL and other accommodation requests can be made by emailing jfeatherstone@desmoinesartcenter.org. \nJosé Clemente Orozco (Mexican\, 1883 – 1949)\n“Manos (Hands)” (detail)\, 1930\nLithograph on paper\nDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Carl Weeks\, 1954.165
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/interwoven-worlds-a-dance-journey-between-three-cities-in-iowa/
LOCATION:Levitt Auditorium\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260514T170000
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SUMMARY:Art Center Café\, Dinner with Friends: French Cuisine with Ben Easter
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to continue the Art Center Café\, presented by la mie’s signature culinary experience: Joe and Christina Logsdon’s Dinner With Friends series! Be our guest as Joe and Christina gather around the table with friends for a lighthearted evening of laughter\, conversation\, and live music in the cozy setting of the café. Each dinner features a unique menu developed in collaboration with our special guest host. \nFor the third installment of our spring dinner series\, we’re welcoming Des Moines based professional photographer Ben Easter! A longtime friend of the Art Center\, Ben’s evening will offer a menu from the south of France where his passion for photography began. Live music for the evening provided by The Peels. \n$125/person; all-inclusive. \nOther Upcoming Dates:\nMay 21: Liz Lidgett \nReservations are required. Tickets include a four-course meal\, beverages\, and gratuity. First seating begins at 5 pm and seating ends at 6:15 pm. Call 515.271.0313 or email cafe@desmoinesartcenter.org to reserve your seat and arrival time. Please share any dietary restrictions when making your reservation. Limited capacity. Tables seat 6; smaller parties will be seated together for a festive evening of community and and togetherness. \nPhoto: Rick Lozier
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/art-center-cafe-dinner-with-friends-french-cuisine-with-ben-easter/
LOCATION:The Art Center Café\, 4700 Grand Ave.\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Programs
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SUMMARY:“Artists Around a Table: Artmaking and Merrymaking\, 1927-1952” Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free guided tour of the exhibition in the John Brady Print Gallery\, “Artists Around a Table: Artmaking and Merrymaking\, 1927-1952.” This exhibition presents works on paper made by a vibrant social network of artist-printmakers who moved between New York City\, Woodstock\, Paris\, and beyond in the first decades of the 20th century. \n“Artists Around a Table” explores a group of artists\, friends\, and lovers who constructed figurative works of art inflected with humor and merrymaking. They depicted scenes from their own lives as well as those illustrating the various locales in which they lived and worked. \nPublic guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required. \nJohn Carroll (American\, 1892 – 1959)\n“Artists Around a Table” (detail)\, 1928\nLithograph on paper\nDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Carl Weeks\, 1954.109
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/artists-around-a-table-tour/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Guided Tours
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SUMMARY:Creative Aging: Gallery Series (Ages 55+)
DESCRIPTION: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. During this gallery series\, an Art Center docent will lead the group in collaborative discussion\, focusing on one work of art. Following the gallery talk\, guests are invited to an informal social time with coffee and tea. \nCreative Aging is a free\, monthly program at the Art Center. There are multiple registration times available; each program will last approximately 90 minutes. Registration is required; gallery seating is available. \nRegister for 12 pm \nREGISTER FOR 2 PM
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/creative-aging/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Programs
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CREATED:20260318T194850Z
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SUMMARY:Art Center Café\, Dinner with Friends: Artful Delights with Liz Lidgett
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to continue the Art Center Café\, presented by la mie’s signature culinary experience: Joe and Christina Logsdon’s Dinner With Friends series! Be our guest as Joe and Christina gather around the table with friends for a lighthearted evening of laughter\, conversation\, and live music in the cozy setting of the café. Each dinner features a unique menu developed in collaboration with our special guest host. \nFor the final date of our spring dinner series\, we’re welcoming host Liz Lidgett\, owner of Liz Lidgett Gallery + Design in Des Moines and author of “Art for Everyone.” Inspired by a favorite in the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collection\, Edward Hopper’s 1927 painting “Automat\,” this menu will feature upscale diner classics and new takes on old favorites. Live music for the evening provided by Max Welllman. \n$125/person; all-inclusive. \nReservations are required. Tickets include a four-course meal\, beverages\, and gratuity. First seating begins at 5 pm and seating ends at 6:15 pm. Call 515.271.0313 or email cafe@desmoinesartcenter.org to reserve your seat and arrival time. Please share any dietary restrictions when making your reservation. Limited capacity. Tables seat 6; smaller parties will be seated together for a festive evening of community and and togetherness. \nPhoto: Rick Lozier
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/art-center-cafe-dinner-with-friends-artful-delights-with-liz-lidgett/
LOCATION:The Art Center Café\, 4700 Grand Ave.\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events and Programs
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SUMMARY:"The American Experience: Semiquincentennial" Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence\, the Des Moines Art Center will be offering several public guided tours titled\, “The American Experience: Semiquincentennial.” These tours will highlight works on view in the Art Center galleries that center around American artists\, history\, and culture. \nPublic guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required. \nFritz Scholder (Native American\, 1937 – 2005)\nBicentennial Indian\, from “Kent Bicentennial Portfolio: Spirit of Independence”\, 1974-75\nLithograph on paper\nDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Lorillard\, New York\, 1975.40.12
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/the-american-experience-semiquincentennial-guided-tour/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Guided Tours
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SUMMARY:“Iowa Artists 2026: Henry Payer: Aagakinąk Haciwi: We Live Opposite Each Other” Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a guided tour of “Iowa Artists 2026: Henry Payer: Aagakinąk Haciwi: We Live Opposite Each Other” in the A.H. Blank Gallery and Krause Atrium. For the 2026 edition of Iowa Artists\, the annual exhibition series celebrating artists from our home state\, which has been ongoing since 1950\, the Art Center welcomes Sioux City-born artist Henry Payer (born 1986). \nA member of the Ho-Chunk people\, whose ancestral territory spans areas in Wisconsin\, Minnesota\, Illinois\, and Iowa\, Payer explores his history and identity as an Indigenous American. “Aagakinąk Haciwi: We Live Opposite Each Other” will feature Payer’s signature mixed media works with imagery from both Native traditions and Western popular culture. \nPublic guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required. \nHenry Payer (Ho-Chunk\, born 1986)\n“Wandering Winnebago No. 5” (detail)\nMixed media\nCourtesy of the artist
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/payer-exhibition-tour/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Guided Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260606T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260606T140000
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CREATED:20260107T172004Z
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SUMMARY:“Honey\, You’re a Wonderful Model: Maria Lassnig’s Animated Films” Exhibition Tour
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a free guided tour of the exhibition\, “Honey\, You’re a Wonderful Model: Maria Lassnig’s Animated Films.” An immersive installation of moving images\, this show presents Austrian artist Maria Lassnig’s (1919-2014) hand-drawn animated films from the 1970s. Her animations are populated by a cast of zany characters\, frequently including Lassnig herself\, who engage in physical comedy and slapstick antics while addressing the complexities of relationships\, sexuality\, grief\, artistic creation\, and embodiment. \nPublic guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required. \nMaria Lassnig (Austrian\, 1919-2014)\n“Selfportrait\,” 1971\n© Maria Lassnig Foundation/Courtesy sixpackfilm 
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/honey-youre-a-wonderful-model-maria-lassnigs-animated-films-exhibition-tour/
LOCATION:Des Moines Art Center\, 4700 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, IA\, 50312\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Guided Tours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T110000
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SUMMARY:AViD Presents: Patrick Bringley at the Des Moines Art Festival - Moderated by Kelly Baum
DESCRIPTION:Patrick Bringley is the New York Times bestselling author of “All the Beauty in the World\,” a memoir about his decade as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This special Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) event is being hosted in partnership with the Des Moines Public Library\, Des Moines Arts Festival\, and the Des Moines Art Center. The event will be moderated by Dr. Kelly Baum\, John and Mary Pappajohn Director and CEO of the Des Moines Art Center. Baum was formerly a curator at The MET before coming to the Des Moines Art Center in 2023. \nABOUT AUTHORS VISITING IN DES MOINES \nWhat to expect:\nDoors will open at 10 am\, and the author talk will begin at 11 am. This program will be hosted at Central Library\, and seating is on a first come\, first-serve basis. At the end of the program\, there will be a question and answer period. A book signing will follow. \nThis event is free to attend thanks to the support of the DMPL Foundation and its donors.
URL:https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/patrick-bringley-at-the-des-moines-art-festival/
LOCATION:Des Moines Public Library – Central Library\, 1000 Grand Ave\, Des Moines\, Iowa\, 50309\, United States
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