Exhibitions - Des Moines Art Center

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

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 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 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