Social Saturday: SNOW DAY

Event Details

Join the Des Moines Art Center’s inaugural Social Saturday event and celebrate all things comfy and cozy with a SNOW DAY theme! Come in out of the cold as we warm up with hot chocolate in the Art Center Café, create snowmen prints in the Art School studios, enjoy a film screening in the auditorium, take a free guided tour in the galleries, peruse the current exhibitions, and more.

Guests are invited to wear their coziest clothes, bundle up for sweater weather, and escape into joy and warmth at the Art Center.

Schedule of Events:

11:15 – 11:45 am | Storytime
Levitt Auditorium
12 pm – 1:45 pm | Film “Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint”
Levitt Auditorium
Feed your eyes and soul! Discover (or rediscover) an artist who was working for the whole picture of life — Hilma af Klint, a trailblazing artist born in Sweden in 1862. Inspired by spiritualism, modern science, and nature, she asked, “How do we achieve a truly content and fulfilled life?” in director Halina Dyrschka’s 2019 film.
1 pm | Guided Tour (all ages)
Meet in the Macomber Lobby

Drop-in Activities (11 am – 2 pm):

Art School Studios
Open house, open access! Get behind the scenes of our art school and participate in a make-and-take printmaking activity.
Macomber Lobby
Complimentary hand massages provided by therapists from Body Wisdom Massage Therapy School. First come, first served.
Art Center Café
Relax with delicious meals, sweet treats, hot cocoa, and a variety of wines and drinks in the café. Special deals for Art Center members!
See our special exhibitions before they close!
“Aliza Nisenbaum: Dí de los Muertos” (A.H. Blank Gallery) (last weekend on view!)
“Manual Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations” (Anna K. Meredith Gallery)
“Camille Henrot: Tuesday” (Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery)
“Bill Owens: Work and Leisure” (John Brady Print Gallery)

Social Saturdays occur at the Des Moines Art Center on the second Saturday of the month. This event is free to attend, and no registration is required. Social Saturdays will be documented with photography.

For programs in Levitt Auditorium:
We 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.

Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.