The Art Center boasts architecture by three renowned architects – Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, and Richard Meier.

Des Moines Art Center, Richard Meier north building (above), detail of west elevation. Photo: Steve Hall

The Art Center’s three buildings are featured in Architecture for Art: American Art Museums 1938—2008, a new book available in the Museum Shop.

CONTACT US

We welcome your comments and questions. For information about Art Center programming, see the staff and department listings below.

DES MOINES ART CENTER
Address
4700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50312-2099

General Information
Tel 515.277.4405
Fax 515.271.0357


DES MOINES ART CENTER DOWNTOWN
Exhibition space and Museum Shop branch of the Art Center

Address
9th & Walnut Streets
Street level in the Wells Fargo
Financial Building
Accessible by the Wells Fargo skywalk

Downtown Information
Tel 515.557.6109
Fax 515 557 6110


DEPARTMENTS

Administration
Sue Lundstrom, Executive Assistant
slundstrom@desmoinesartcenter.org

Classes and Workshops
Janet Weeden, Studio Programs Assistant
jweeden@desmoinesartcenter.org

Cultural Life and Volunteer Information
Paula Hutton McKinley, Cultural Life Programs Manager
pmckinley@desmoinesartcenter.org

Curatorial and Programs
Patricia Hickson, Curator, Downtown Gallery Manager
phickson@desmoinesartcenter.org

Development
Edwina Brandon, Director of Development and External Affairs
ebrandon@desmoinesartcenter.org

Downtown Art Center
Patricia Hickson, Curator, Downtown Gallery Manager
phickson@desmoinesartcenter.org

Education
Peggy Leonardo, Studio Programs Director
pleonardo@desmoinesartcenter.org

Jill Featherstone, Museum Education Director
jfeatherstone@desmoinesartcenter.org

Facilities
Jim Fitzgibbons, Environmental Services Director
jfitzgibbons@desmoinesartcenter.org

Events and Rentals
Debra Lehmann, Cultural Life Programs Director
dlehmann@desmoinesartcenter.org

Marketing and Public Relations
Christine Doolittle, Marketing Director
cdoolittle@desmoinesartcenter.org

Membership Information
Ashley Fees, Membership Manager
afees@desmoinesartcenter.org

Member quarterly NEWS subscriptions and mailing list
Heather Fazio, Development Assistant of Database Administration
hfazio@desmoinesartcenter.org

Museum Shop
Christine Goodwin, Retail Operations Director
museumshop@desmoinesartcenter.org

Rights and Reproductions
Mickey Koch, Associate Registrar
mkoch@desmoinesartcenter.org

Security
Mike O'Neal, Protection Services Director
moneal@desmoinesartcenter.org

Tours
Jennifer Cooley, Museum Educator
jcooley@desmoinesartcenter.org


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DES MOINES ART CENTER 4700 GRAND AVE. DES MOINES, IA 50312-2099515.277.4405

Hans (Jean) Arp (Swiss, born Germany, 1887—1966), Torse Gerbe (Sheaf Torso), 1958

Jean Dubuffet (French, 1901—1985), Le Villageois aux Cheveux Ras (The Villager with Close-Cropped Hair), 1947

Donald Judd (American, 1828—1994), Untitled, 1976—1977 (detail)

Robert Rauschenberg (American, born 1925), Talisman, 1958