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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $4,750 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity to support two impactful youth art programs: Creativity Days and Fine Arts Day. Both initiatives provide enriching, hands-on art experiences...
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Prairie Meadows recently awarded the Des Moines Art Center two Community Betterment Grants totaling $25,000 to help fund School Tours and Community Access Programs...
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The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a $150,000 Responsive Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Program to support a ground-breaking exhibition, Whisper to a Scream: Women Artists and Minimalism, which is...
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Community spirit will come alive this fall with two celebrations of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) with the Des Moines Art Center and Des Moines Performing Arts...
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The Des Moines Art Center welcomes artist Jeffrey Gibson as the featured speaker of our 35th annual Fingerman Lecture series on Tuesday, September 25 at 6 pm. Jeffrey Gibson is an interdisciplinary artist...
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The Des Moines Art Center is proud to celebrate 25 years of Community Access Programs (CAP), a pioneering initiative that has transformed lives by making art accessible to individuals of all ages and abilities across our community...
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The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan deLima as Director of Installations. deLima brings over 20 years of experience in the contemporary art world...
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The Art Center is pleased to return Greenwood Pond to public use under the management of the Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department following the removal of Mary Miss’s installation Greenwood Pond: Double Site, which was located on a small parcel of land in Des Moines’ city-owned Greenwood Park...
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The Art Center Café menu, built on seasonality and freshness, features la mie’s artisan-made patisserie alongside hand-crafted plated dishes, sandwiches, pastas, salads, and more. A wide range of espresso and tea drinks, plus a selection of...
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Spanning the Art Center’s Anna K. Meredith, W.T. & Edna Dahl, and I.M. Pei galleries, “Firelei Báez” is the Des Moines Art Center’s latest exhibition featuring more than 30 works and showcasing nearly two decades of the artist’s paintings, drawings, and multi-media installations that transport viewers through time and space...
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