Exhibitions - Des Moines Art Center

Tandem Gallery Dialogue Series: Susan Collis: Without you the world goes on

Susan Collis' work investigates intersections of value, materials, and labor. This series of gallery dialogues explores each of these themes with guest speakers paired with Director of Curatorial Affairs / Senior Curator Alison Ferris.

Posted on Monday, December 10, 2018

Art Center Challenge: Embrace the Unexpected

Inspired by the exhibition Sterling Ruby: Ceramics, we encourage you to embrace the unexpected with us and participate in an Art Center Challenge.

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2018

Celebrating Louise Rosenfield Noun in Five Stories

Louise Rosenfield Noun (1908-2002) was one of Des Moines' most inspirational and transformative civic and cultural leaders. Join us for an afternoon of stories about Louise and the causes she advanced, as told by some of her closest friends and colleagues. A champagne reception will follow in the lobby of the museum.

Posted on Monday, March 19, 2018

Art Center Challenge: Wander With Us

As part of the exhibition Wanderlust: Actions, Traces, Journeys 1967 – 2017, we encourage you to wander with us and participate in an Art Center Challenge.

Posted on Friday, February 16, 2018

Mary Mattingly: Collaborative Public Performance: The Bundle and the Pilgrimage

An anthropology of objects considers questions about everyday life: how are our daily rhythms dependent on habits of purchase, use, and discard?

Posted on Monday, February 5, 2018

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

Drawing in Space: Tandem Gallery Dialogues + Drop-in Tours

Experience the entirely unexpected exhibition Drawing in Space through a docent-led tour or gallery dialogue with Art Center staff.

Posted on Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Explore the newly reinstalled I. M. Pei building

Learn how the reinstalled I. M. Pei building reflects the ways in which contemporary artists' chosen materials operate poignantly in their overt physicality while simultaneously creating meaning.

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Community Photography Showcase: Additional Resources

Even street photographers grapple with ethics due to the nature of their work. Through their art, they publicize street scenes found in public spaces. There is a wide spectrum of resources found online about the laws and ethical concerns in street photography.

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Art Center Chat: Glenn Brown

In conjunction with the Des Moines Art Center exhibition Glenn Brown, Director Jeff Fleming hosted a Twitter tour of the exhibition, sharing some of his favorite works in the show and inviting feedback from the Art Center's online community.

Posted on Monday, August 22, 2016