August 13, 2024
Des Moines Art Center Receives Grant Award from the Teiger Foundation
The Des Moines Art Center has received a $5,000 grant award from the esteemed Teiger Foundation for the second year in a row. Based in New York City...
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August 8, 2024
Des Moines Art Center Receives $50,000 Grant from The Fred Maytag Family Foundation to Expand Sculpture Collection
The Des Moines Art Center has received a $50,000 grant from The Fred Maytag Family Foundation to significantly expand its collection of sculptures...
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August 7, 2024
Des Moines Art Center Receives Catalyst Grant Award from the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative
The Des Moines Art Center is honored to have been selected to receive a Catalyst Grant award through the Frankenthaler Climate Initiative, a grantmaking program established by...
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August 6, 2024
Des Moines Art Center Receives Community Betterment Grants from Prairie Meadows
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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July 8, 2024
An Artist, an Activist, and a Journalist: How Three Iowans are Taking the World Stage
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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May 30, 2024
The Des Moines Art Center presents “Iowa Artists 2024: b. Robert Moore” in Moore’s first hometown solo exhibition
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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May 16, 2024
“Hurricane Season: Caribbean Art + Climate Change” Blows into the Des Moines Art Center with Support from the National Endowment for the Arts
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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May 14, 2024
Des Moines Art Center Receives Inspire Iowa Cultural Tourism Grant
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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May 3, 2024
Art Center Responds to May 3, 2024 Court Ruling
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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April 8, 2024
Work Paused at Greenwood Park
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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