November 19, 2021
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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November 5, 2021
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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October 11, 2021
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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October 6, 2021
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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September 22, 2021
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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August 13, 2021
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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July 13, 2021
The Des Moines Art Center is thrilled to announce it has been awarded an Arts and Culture Grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
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May 18, 2021
On July 17, Justin Favela’s exuberant, large-scale installations will fill two gallery spaces at the Des Moines Art Center with the exhibition Justin Favela: Central American.
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May 6, 2021
This year, the Art Center is remembering the names, faces, and stories of Latinx Iowans who have lost their lives as a result of COVID-19 with Dia de los Muertos: Recuerdo.
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February 25, 2021
On March 12, the Des Moines Art Center will open Iowa Artists 2021: Olivia Valentine, featuring two bodies of work by the artist and Iowa State University professor.
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