January 28, 2021
On Saturday, February 13, the Des Moines Art Center will open The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter's Stained-Glass Art. Organized by the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, the exhibition will be on view in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery through May 23, 2021.
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December 14, 2020
The Des Moines Art Center is proud to announce that the groundbreaking exhibition Queer Abstraction has received the 2020 SECAC Award for Outstanding Exhibition and Catalog of Contemporary Materials.
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September 21, 2020
The Des Moines Art Center is proud to continue their almost 70 year tradition of hosting an Iowa Artists exhibition. This year the Blank One gallery will feature the work of Iowa City-based photographer Rachel Cox. Iowa Artists 2020: Rachel Cox will open October 16, 2020 and close January 3, 2021.
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March 25, 2020
This afternoon, the Des Moines Art Center launched seven virtual tours of their permanent collections and special exhibitions. The tours will allow visitors to click through the extensive collections as if they were at the museum — an especially important experience as the Art Center galleries are closed to the public until April 7 in response to COVID-19.
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January 30, 2020
On Friday, February 14, the Des Moines Art Center will open Researchers: Women Artists Inspired by Science. The exhibition will be on view through May 10, 2020 in the John Brady Print Gallery. The exhibition is organized by Curator Laura Burkhalter.
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January 23, 2020
On Saturday, February 8, 2020, the Des Moines Art Center will open Karla Black: 20 Years, which will be on view through May 17, 2020 in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery and I. M. Pei Galleries. Former Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator Alison Ferris initiated the exhibition.
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January 2, 2020
On Friday, January 17, the Des Moines Art Center will open Anna Gaskell: Judith Loves Martha. The exhibition will be on view through May 17, 2020 in the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery. The exhibition is organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs / Senior Curator Alison Ferris.
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