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The Des Moines Art Center has again achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded to the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and...
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The Des Moines Art Center is proud to continue a 22-year tradition of celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in person after two years of virtual programming. Day of the Dead activities honor those who came before us, our ancestors, and...
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The Des Moines Art Center is premiering a new exhibition titled "Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It," opening Saturday, October 15 and running through January 15, 2023, in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery. This exhibition assembles dozens of works that chronicle Alison Elizabeth Taylor's steady mastery of the now nearly forgotten techniques...
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The Des Moines Art Center is honored to receive a 2022 Cultural Leadership Grant and a 2022 Capital Project Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines that will support free admission and programming throughout the year and advance facility...
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With support from the Principal® Foundation, students from Des Moines Public Schools recently had the opportunity to participate in a pilot program titled “My Voice” through a collaboration of the Des Moines Art Center and...
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Images Unbound examines the societal impact of the endless amount of images that have entered our world since the invention and proliferation of photography. The Des Moines Art Center announces a new exhibition titled Images...
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After spending 25 years at the Des Moines Art Center, or one third of its history, Jeff Fleming has announced that he will step down as its director in April 2023. Fleming was appointed director...
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With support from the Principal® Foundation, the Des Moines Art Center has partnered with the By Degrees Foundation to launch a new pilot program known as “My Voice” in three participating Des Moines schools. For...
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The Des Moines Art Center is unveiling a new exhibition titled Immersive Saturday, March 12 and running through June 5, 2022, in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery and the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery....
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The Des Moines Art Center has unveiled the city’s first Free Little Art Gallery, otherwise known as FLAG. The Free Little Art Gallery is a concept born out of the Little Free Library movement, inviting...
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