Date

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time

11:00 am

Registration Details

$35

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Event Details

Members at the Ambassador ($140) level and higher are invited to join us for a curator-led gallery and vault tour at the Waterloo Center of the Arts (WCA), on Saturday, May 3. Organized in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition “Light Within Ourselves: Haitian Art in Iowa,” this trip will provide historical and cultural context on Haitian Art in Iowa and allow us an in-depth look into the worlds’ largest public collection of Haitian art. WCA also has a significant collection of Mexican Folk Art and American Decorative Arts. We will be joined by Executive Director, Chawne Paige, and after the tours, we will enjoy lunch together at SingleSpeed Brewing.

11 am | Meet staff and fellow Art Center members at WCA for two guided group tours, followed by lunch

2 pm | Approximate end time

Ticket Price: $35 per person
Ticket includes 1 entrée + 1 drink

Transportation to and around Waterloo is not provided by the Art Center. The group will convene at the Waterloo Center of the Arts at 10:45 am in Waterloo, Iowa to prepare for the gallery and vault tours beginning at 11 am.

Registration is required; space is limited. RSVP online by April 25.

Members click login at the top left to log into your member account and complete your registration.

Questions? Contact Cassandra Tant, Senior Manager of Membership and Development at ctant@desmoinesartcenter.org.

If your membership has lapsed, renew in person or online at https://desmoinesartcenter.org/support/membership/.

Photo courtesy of Waterloo Center of the Arts.

Location

Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312 United States