Press - 2019 - Des Moines Art Center

LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana to take brief hiatus from Pappajohn Sculpture Park

The “already loved” LOVE sculpture by American Pop artist Robert Indiana sited in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park will be moved off site temporarily beginning Tuesday, November 5 while a new pedestal is created.

Posted on Monday, November 4, 2019

Des Moines Art Center features Susan Rothenberg as Printmaker

On Friday, November 8, the Des Moines Art Center will open Susan Rothenberg as Printmaker. The exhibition will be on view through February 9, 2020 in the John Brady Print Gallery.

Posted on Thursday, October 24, 2019

Des Moines Art Center hosts 19th annual Day of the Dead celebration

On Sunday, November 3, noon – 4 pm, the Des Moines Art Center will host the 19th annual Day of the Dead / Día de los Muertos celebration.

Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Des Moines Art Center presents Of Our Time: Contemporary Art by Indigenous Artists from the Permanent Collections

On Friday, October 18 the Des Moines Art Center will open Of Our Time: Contemporary Art by Indigenous Artists from the Permanent Collections, which will be on view through January 5, 2020 in the Blank One Gallery.

Posted on Thursday, October 3, 2019

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