Press - 2020 - Des Moines Art Center

Des Moines Art Center receives Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund grant from Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

The Des Moines Art Center has been awarded a grant of $18,000 from the Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund*, administered by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Grant funds will support general operating costs of facilities, including utilities and maintenance expenses, as the Art Center responds to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted on Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Des Moines Art Center presents more than two dozen Landscapes in Watercolor

When the Des Moines Art Center reopens on July 7, 2020, the John Brady Print Gallery will feature Landscapes in Watercolor, a selection of more than two dozen watercolors from the museum's collections, created between 1885 and 1980.

Posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Des Moines Art Center to receive grant award from the National Endowment for the Arts

The Des Moines Art Center will receive an Art Works grant award of $19,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in support of its exhibition and educational programming for Justin Favela: Central American, slated to be on view at the Des Moines Art Center July 16, 2021 – October 17, 2021.

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2020

Des Moines Art Center is planning to reopen to the community on Tuesday, July 7.

Weeks after closing physical doors to the museum and school in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Des Moines Art Center is planning to reopen to the community on Tuesday, July 7.

Posted on Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Des Moines Art Center to offer virtual summer classes and camps for youth and adults

The Des Moines Art Center has opened registration for a series of virtual youth art camps this summer. A slate of virtual adult class options will be released in the coming weeks.

Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2020

Art Center looks forward to welcoming visitors “home” to the galleries with favorites from the permanent collections

This summer, the Art Center plans to feature selections from the permanent collections in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery. The works on view will be a mix of familiar favorites and exciting newcomers.

Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Des Moines Art Center launches virtual tours of permanent collection galleries and special exhibitions

This afternoon, the Des Moines Art Center launched seven virtual tours of their permanent collections and special exhibitions. The tours will allow visitors to click through the extensive collections as if they were at the museum — an especially important experience as the Art Center galleries are closed to the public until April 7 in response to COVID-19.

Posted on Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Des Moines Art Center examines art through the lens of science in Researchers: Women Artists Inspired by Science

On Friday, February 14, the Des Moines Art Center will open Researchers: Women Artists Inspired by Science. The exhibition will be on view through May 10, 2020 in the John Brady Print Gallery. The exhibition is organized by Curator Laura Burkhalter.

Posted on Thursday, January 30, 2020

Des Moines Art Center to host 2020 Academy Award® Nominated Short Films

The Des Moines Art Center is honored to once again host the Academy Award® Nominated Short Films. The films will be screened in Levitt Auditorium Friday January 31 – Sunday, February 2. The films are free but reservations are required. *Visit desmoinesartcenter/calendar/films to reserve your seat.

Posted on Friday, January 24, 2020

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. Former Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator Alison Ferris initiated the exhibition.

Posted on Thursday, January 23, 2020