Press - 2019 - Des Moines Art Center

Des Moines Art Center invites participation in “Sculpting our Community”

The Des Moines Art Center invites the community to participate in “Sculpting our Community” in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

Posted on Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Des Moines Art Center and Iowa International Center bring awareness to World Refugee Day

In honor of World Refugee Day, observed annually on June 20, the Art Center and Iowa International Center present the following events that bring awareness to the plight of refugees throughout the world.

Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2019

New Des Moines Art Center exhibition highlights photography in Iowa Artist 2019: Noah Doely

On Friday June 21, the Des Moines Art Center will open Iowa Artist 2019: Noah Doely, which runs through October 13, 2019 in the Blank One Gallery.

Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2019

Des Moines Art Center presents groundbreaking exhibition focusing on Queer Abstraction

On June 1, the Des Moines Art Center will open Queer Abstraction, on view through September 8, 2019 in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery and the I. M. Pei building. Queer Abstraction will be the first exhibition in the Des Moines Art Center's 70-year history to focus exclusively on queer sexuality and gender identity.

Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Des Moines Art Center features first video project by artist Jeffrey Gibson

On Friday May 24, the Des Moines Art Center will open Jeffrey Gibson: I Was Here, which runs through September 22, 2019 in the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery.

Posted on Friday, May 10, 2019

Des Moines Art Center explores anti-Fascist art of German artist Lea Grundig

On Friday, May 10 the Des Moines Art Center will open Lea Grundig's Anti-Fascist Art, which will be on view through August 4, 2019 in the John Brady Print Gallery. Director of Curatorial Affairs/Senior Curator Alison Ferris is organizing the exhibition.

Posted on Friday, April 26, 2019

Des Moines Art Center presents 2019 Fingerman Lecture Series: The Changing Role of Museums

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Fingerman Lecture, the Des Moines Art Center presents a series of four lectures by leading museum directors about the role of museums in addressing the complexity of today's cultural, political, and social concerns.

Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2019

Des Moines Art Center announces new positioning statement

Staff at the Des Moines Art Center began work on a positioning statement several months ago that would concisely communicate the commitment we have to the multiple communities we serve, locally and globally.

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2019

Animals the subject of new Des Moines Art Center exhibition

On Thursday, February 28, the Des Moines Art Center will open The Elephant in the Room: Animal as Model, which will be on view through May 5, 2019 in the John Brady Print Gallery.

Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2019

Des Moines Art Center receives multi-year programming grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

The Des Moines Art Center is honored to receive a multi-year programming grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.

Posted on Thursday, January 17, 2019