Press - 2019 - Des Moines Art Center

Des Moines Art Center major exhibition, Monument Valley, opens to the public October 5

The ambitious contemporary art exhibition calls into question the complicated cultural legacy of the American West.

Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2019

Des Moines Art Center hosts 22nd annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival

The Des Moines Art Center is honored to once again host the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival — the world's first global film festival — on three dates: Friday, September 27 at 6:30 pm; Sunday, September 29 at 1:30 pm; and Sunday, October 6 at 1:30 pm.

Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2019

Des Moines Art Center announces public celebration honoring 10th Anniversary of John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park

On Saturday, September 7, 4-7 pm, the Art Center will host a public celebration of the 10th anniversary of the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. The event will take place in the park, 15th and Grand Avenue, and is free to all.

Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Des Moines Art Center announces artist Joyce J. Scott lecture and display at DMACC

On Sunday, August 25, 1:30 pm, the Art Center will welcome artist Joyce J. Scott for a candid talk about her life and work. Titled Joyce J. Scott: My Best Voice is an Artist, the lecture will take place in Levitt Auditorium.

Posted on Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Des Moines Art Center receives grant award from Humanities Iowa

The Des Moines Art Center has received a major grant award of $10,060 from Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment of the Humanities, in support of exhibition programming in conjunction with the upcoming exhibition Monument Valley, on view October 4, 2019 – January 12, 2020.

Posted on Thursday, August 1, 2019

LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana joins John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park

Local philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn have donated funds to the Des Moines Art Center for the purchase of LOVE by American Pop artist Robert Indiana for placement in the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

Posted on Thursday, July 25, 2019

Des Moines Art Center contemporary art exhibition Monument Valley challenges mythology of the American West

On October 5, 2019, the Des Moines Art Center will open Monument Valley, an ambitious group exhibition that calls into question the complicated cultural legacy of the American West, confronting issues within the country's past that continue to affect politics, social issues, and attitudes about the natural environment.

Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Des Moines Art Center presents Between Vertical and the Horizon

On Friday, August 9 the Des Moines Art Center will open Between Vertical and the Horizon: Japanese Works on Paper, which will be on view through October 27, 2019 in the John Brady Print Gallery.

Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Des Moines Art Center to screen Stout Hearted: George Stout and the Guardians of Art

On Thursday, August 1, 7 pm, the Art Center will screen Stout Hearted: George Stout and the Guardians of Art, a documentary directed by Kevin Kelley and produced by Marie Wilkes of New Mile Media Arts, a non-profit organization based in Iowa City.

Posted on Thursday, July 18, 2019

Des Moines Art Center welcomes new director of marketing & public relations

The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Jordan M. Powers as its new director of marketing & public relations.

Posted on Wednesday, July 17, 2019