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The Des Moines Art Center is partnering with the American Parkinson Disease Association to offer classes specifically for adults of any age impacted by Parkinson’s Disease. Connecting Through Art uses creativity to help improve motor...

Join Associate Curator Elizabeth Gollnick, Ph.D. for a gallery talk about the exhibition “Op Art” in the A.H. Blank gallery. Op artists explored how abstract art could exploit the idiosyncrasies of perception. The works in...

Be part of Poetry Palooza’s Favorite Poem Program, where poetry and personal stories come together to celebrate Des Moines’ rich diversity and highlight the vitality of our community expressed through the arts. Join us as...

Join associate curator Elizabeth Gollnick, Ph.D. and Rachel Cox, artist and associate professor of photography at the University of Iowa as they discuss the “Figments and Phantoms” exhibition in the John Brady Print Gallery. Figments...

Join Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter for an interactive gallery talk that examines the role of time-based media in contemporary art and in the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collections. Time-based media refers to art that...