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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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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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