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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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The Des Moines Art Center is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a Humanities Project grant from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs to support “Immersive” exhibition....
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Experience Entirely Kids Day: Larger than Life Saturday, November 27 at the Des Moines Art Center. This free event will be filled with all things big and small as visitors explore scale in art. For...
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The Des Moines Art Center is happy to announce expanded evening hours. Beginning Friday, November 12, museum hours will be extended to 7 pm each Friday. This increased accessibility has been made possible by a...
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The Des Moines Art Center has received a $5 million gift from the late Harriet S. and J. Locke Macomber in support of the Art Center’s 75th Anniversary Campaign. The Harriet S. and J. Locke...
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Fantasy Figures: Surrealist Works on Paper from the Art Center’s Collection will debut several works new to the museum’s collection. Fantasy Figures: Surrealist Works on Paper from the Art Center’s Collection on October 1, 2021...
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The Des Moines Art Center is proud to continue their 21-year-tradition of celebrating Day of the Dead. the Art Center strongly believes in the importance of respecting and commemorating loved ones who have passed, as...
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Community members are invited to the front lawn of the Des Moines Art Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 21 for Family Fiesta, a component of artist Justin Favela’s exhibition Central American.
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