Exhibitions - Des Moines Art Center

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

Des Moines Art Center contemporary art exhibition Monument Valley challenges mythology of the American West

On October 5, 2019, the Des Moines Art Center will open Monument Valley, an ambitious group exhibition that calls into question the complicated cultural legacy of the American West, confronting issues within the country's past that continue to affect politics, social issues, and attitudes about the natural environment.

Posted on Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Des Moines Art Center presents Between Vertical and the Horizon

On Friday, August 9 the Des Moines Art Center will open Between Vertical and the Horizon: Japanese Works on Paper, which will be on view through October 27, 2019 in the John Brady Print Gallery.

Posted on Tuesday, July 23, 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

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