Blogs - 2017 - Blogs

The Irrational and the Marvelous

In this episode of Radio Art Center, the Des Moines Art Center's Director of Marketing and PR Christine Crawford sits down with Assistant Curator Jared Ledesma to discuss the new exhibition, The Irrational and the Marvelous.

Posted on Friday, December 22, 2017

Meet Pianist Sophia Ahmad

In conjunction with the exhibition The Irrational and the Marvelous, the Art Center will host a lecture and Dadaist piano performance from the ballet work Relâche performed under the Numen/For Use sculpture Tape Des Moines.

Posted on Friday, December 1, 2017

Behind the Scenes of Drawing in Space with Chief Preparator Jay Ewart

In this episode of Radio Art Center, the Des Moines Art Center's Director of Marketing and PR Christine Crawford sits down with Chief Preparator Jay Ewart to discuss the installation of the exhibition Drawing in Space.

Posted on Friday, November 10, 2017

Celebrating the Spooky Side of Our Collection with 13 Days of Halloween

To celebrate the spookiest of seasons, we spent the 13 days leading up to Halloween sharing some of the eeriest pieces from the Art Center's collections.

Posted on Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Celebrate an Indigo Evening with Art Noir's HUE

In this episode of Radio Art Center, the Des Moines Art Center's Director of Marketing and PR Christine Crawford sits down with Will Signs, the president of member group Art Noir, to talk about the upcoming event, HUE.

Posted on Saturday, October 28, 2017

Drawing in Space

In this episode of Radio Art Center, the Des Moines Art Center's Director of Marketing and PR Christine Crawford discusses the newly opened exhibition Drawing in Space.

Posted on Friday, October 13, 2017

2017 MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival Winners

Established in New York City in 1997, the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival receives over 500 entries from more than 40 countries each year. Audiences from around the world unite not only to view the films, but to vote on them as well.

Posted on Monday, October 9, 2017

A Conversation with Daisy Murray Holman

In this episode of Radio Art Center, the Des Moines Art Center's Director of Marketing and PR Christine Crawford talks with artist Elizabeth Murray's daughter Daisy Murray Holman in anticipation of a film screening later this month.

Posted on Friday, September 29, 2017

Drawing in Space: Numen/For Use Guidelines for Participation

In order to ensure that all of our visitors have the best possible experience in the Numen/For Use installation Tape Des Moines, the Des Moines Art Center has created the following guidelines for visitors to Drawing in Space.

Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2017

36th Annual Black Maria Film Festival Program

The Art Center continues to bring cutting-edge, independent films to the region by hosting the Black Maria International Film Festival. The annual festival draws hundreds of entries from around the world in the categories of documentary, experimental, animation, and narrative works. Fifty award-winning films are named and included in the Festival's annual tour, which travels to more than 60 host institutions across the country and abroad.

Posted on Friday, September 15, 2017