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The Des Moines Art Center has received two Community Betterment grants from Prairie Meadows to support its School Tours Program and the Community Art Access Program...
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Iowa’s 2023 census data cites that of the 3,207,004 people in the state, 84.4% or 2,702,598 of the population are white. Growing up in a state with such low rates of racial diversity is...
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b. Moore explores Black identity from the lens of a Des Moines native DES MOINES, IOWA (May 30, 2024) – Self-taught multi-disciplinary and independent Black contemporary artist, b. Robert Moore, is set to unveil a...
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The Des Moines Art Center is preparing for waves of excitement with the opening of a new, thought-provoking exhibition, “Hurricane Season: Caribbean Art + Climate Change,” on view June 8 to September 22, 2024...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received an Inspire Iowa Cultural Tourism Grant totaling $40,000. This grant will help the Art Center to create a multi-channel marketing campaign to elevate Iowa as an arts and cultural destination...
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In a decision issued on May 3, 2024, the court found that the Des Moines Art Center is not obligated to rebuild or renovate the work known as Greenwood Pond: Double Site. We are exploring our options as to how to resolve what has become...
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As we have shared since last October, The Art Center is proud to have worked with its partners to create Greenwood Pond: Double Site for the community to enjoy over the past three decades. However, our responsibility to public safety is paramount,
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We write today with an update on the Art Center’s plans to remove Greenwood Pond: Double Site, an artwork by esteemed artist Mary Miss, from Greenwood Park...
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After much consultation with city officials and structural engineers, the Des Moines Art Center has finalized its plans to remove Mary Miss’s "Greenwood Pond: Double Site" in the interests of public safety...
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Over the last two weeks, we have received several heartfelt notes expressing concern at the forthcoming deinstallation of Mary Miss’s Greenwood Pond: Double Site (1989-1996).
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