Exhibitions - Des Moines Art Center

ISU professor Olivia Valentine featured in Des Moines Art Center Iowa Artists exhibition series

On March 12, the Des Moines Art Center will open Iowa Artists 2021: Olivia Valentine, featuring two bodies of work by the artist and Iowa State University professor.

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2021

Des Moines Art Center to present The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter's Stained-Glass Art

On Saturday, February 13, the Des Moines Art Center will open The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter's Stained-Glass Art. Organized by the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, the exhibition will be on view in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery through May 23, 2021.

Posted on Thursday, January 28, 2021

Des Moines Art Center to feature Iowa City photographer Rachel Cox for Iowa Artists: 2020 exhibition

The Des Moines Art Center is proud to continue their almost 70 year tradition of hosting an Iowa Artists exhibition. This year the Blank One gallery will feature the work of Iowa City-based photographer Rachel Cox. Iowa Artists 2020: Rachel Cox will open October 16, 2020 and close January 3, 2021.

Posted on Monday, September 21, 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

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 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 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

Des Moines Art Center to feature Des Moines-born artist Anna Gaskell in new exhibition: Anna Gaskell: Judith Loves Martha

On Friday, January 17, the Des Moines Art Center will open Anna Gaskell: Judith Loves Martha. The exhibition will be on view through May 17, 2020 in the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery. The exhibition is organized by Director of Curatorial Affairs / Senior Curator Alison Ferris.

Posted on Thursday, January 2, 2020

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