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For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Day Tel: 515.271.0344 (o) 515.612.0775 (c) aday@desmoinesartcenter.org DES MOINES, IOWA (October 2025) – The Des Moines Art Center presents an exhibition by Manuel Álvarez Bravo, known as the father of...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $113,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows to launch a transformational initiative that will see the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park transformed and refurbished. This generous funding will support...
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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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