Press - 2019 - Des Moines Art Center

Des Moines Art Center adds docent-led tours in Spanish

Beginning in January 2020, the Art Center will begin offering drop in docent-led tours in Spanish the first Saturday of each month. The tours will begin at 1 pm in the lobby, and last approximately 60 minutes. The tours are free to the public, and include the Art Center's world-class permanent collections as well as special exhibitions.

Posted on Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Des Moines Art Center showcases work by Romanian-born artist in Hedda Sterne: Imagination and Machine

On Friday, January 10, the Des Moines Art Center will open Hedda Sterne: Imagination and Machine. Organized by Assistant Curator Jared Ledesma, the exhibition will be on view through April 15, 2020 in the Blank One Gallery.

Posted on Thursday, December 26, 2019

Des Moines Art Center to present Karla Black: 20 Years

On Saturday, February 8, 2020, the Des Moines Art Center will open Karla Black: 20 Years, which will be on view through May 17, 2020 in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery and I. M. Pei Galleries. Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator Alison Ferris is organizing the exhibition.

Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2019

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