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. 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

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