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The Des Moines Art Center has received a 2026 Operating Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines, supporting free admission for nearly 350,000 people — 70% from Bravo partner communities...
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For the 76th edition of Iowa Artists, the annual exhibition celebrating homegrown creativity, the Des Moines Art Center welcomes Sioux City, IA-born artist Henry Payer (b. 1986). A member of the Ho-Chunk tribe, whose ancestral territory spans areas in...
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The Des Moines Art Center is excited to announce the launch of a new program in January 2026 called Social Saturdays. Supported by a grant from Art Bridges Access for All, which aims to increase...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $25,000 grant from EMC Insurance to enhance accessibility at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. This generous gift will help support...
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The Des Moines Art Center is honored to participate in A Day With(out) Art, joining a national initiative that commemorates World AIDS Day and recognizes the profound impact and enduring resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community’s response to...
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Des Moines Art Center Associate Curator Dr. Ashton Cooper has been named a 2025 Étant Donnés Contemporary Art Curatorial Fellow, one of only three curators nationwide — and the only from the Midwest — to receive this award...
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The Des Moines Art Center invites families and kids of all ages to explore how art brings people together during Entirely Kids Day: Together on Saturday, November 29 from 11 am – 3 pm...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $50,000 grant from The Fred Maytag Family Foundation to help revitalize the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park...
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The Des Moines Art Center and The Harkin Institute, together with support from Principal® Foundation, present “A Taste of ReelAbilities,” a film festival exclusively dedicated to showcasing films by and about people with disabilities...
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The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Kloewer as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Kloewer is the Art Center’s...
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