February 24, 2025
Following a settlement agreement in January 2025, the Des Moines Art Center is set to remove Mary Miss’s installation Greenwood Pond: Double Site, which is located on a small parcel of land in Des Moines’ city-owned Greenwood Park...
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January 28, 2025
The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the addition of four distinguished members to the Board of Trustees who each began a three-year term in January of this year. The newest members of the board are Anne F. Harris, Jo Christine Miles, Chris Nelson, and Dr. Ian Roberts. In addition...
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January 15, 2025
The Des Moines Art Center is taking visitors on an exploration of the past and the future with their newest exhibition, “Time Travelers,” on view February 14 to May 11, 2025 in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery...
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January 14, 2025
The artist Mary Miss and the Des Moines Art Center today announced that a settlement has been reached concerning a lawsuit by Miss against the Des Moines Art Center over the environmental sculpture Greenwood Pond: Double Site...
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December 20, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center is excited to announce the reopening of its I. M. Pei building, named for Florence Cowles Kruidenier, after a transformative upgrade of its original lighting system and the complete reinstallation of its galleries...
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December 17, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center is honored to receive a General Operating Support Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines that will be used to help support free admission for the more than 300,000 children, students, families, and individuals who visit the Art Center’s renowned museum and...
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December 10, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Cindy Gerjets as Senior Director of People and Culture. Gerjets is the first person to hold this newly retitled and reconceived position at the Art Center. Gerjets brings a wealth of experience...
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October 18, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center invites you to step into a vibrant tradition that began over 3,000 years ago during the Aztec Empire. Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, offers healing, joy, and connection, honoring the belief that...
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September 24, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center has received a $20,000 Cultural Leadership Partners Program Operating Support Grant. Support for this grant is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council...
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September 20, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center has received a $4,100 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity for youth art programs...
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