Guided Tour: Blue Star Welcome Week for Service Members, Veterans, and Military Families

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In celebration of Blue Star Welcome Week, the Art Center is offering a free guided tour titled “Sailor, Soldier, Airman, Artist.” Join us for this themed tour that asks the question, “How did the military experience influence mid-century modern artists?” with artist features such as Ellsworth Kelly (WWII), Sam Francis (WWII), or b. Robert Moore (son of a Vietnam veteran).

The Des Moines Art Center is a Blue Star Museum, offering free admission every day to everyone. Hosting this guided tour during Blue Star Welcome Week, seeks to build support for the 600,000 military families who move to new communities each year. We invite all military personnel and family members to attend, whether new to the Des Moines community or not, to enjoy an afternoon at the Art Center.

Public guided tours are offered every Saturday from 1 – 2 pm. Free; no registration required.

b. Robert Moore (American, born 1983)
“Kin to War” (detail), 2023
Acrylic, charcoal, saw dust, Ethiopian coffee, Ethiopian coffee burlap, polyurethane, oil pigment on Belgian Linen
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Edmundson Art Foundation, Inc., 2023.24
Photo: Rich Sanders