After being ordered to halt work last year, the Des Moines Art Center says it will begin the controversial removal of the Greenwood Park installation ...

Henri Matisse painted "Woman in White" in 1946. For now, the vibrant painting is one road, stopping stateside and then ...

Des Moines Performing Arts has revealed new engagements headed to the Des Moines Civic Center as part of the 2025 - 26 Willis ...

OR SHARING TO PROTECT ESSENTIAL SERVICES. A DECADES OLD ART INSTALLATION AT THE CENTER OF A MONTHS LONG LEGAL BATTLE IS COMING DOWN. THE DES MOINES ART CENTER STARTED WORK TO REMOVE THE BOARDWALK ...

A companion site to the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, the Des Moines Art Center features a collection of 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century works of modern and contemporary art. Other ...

Several carry a common theme — girl power, Iowa, and great for kids, to name a few. Des Moines Performing Arts invested in ...

Stories are not just narratives, they are powerful tools that shape our understanding of the world. They can be about the ...

provided funding for and donated more than 30 sculptures to the Des Moines Art Center. Their donation transformed an assortment of dilapidated buildings into the attractive sculpture park that ...

The president and CEO of Performing Arts, Jeff Chelesvig, is retiring after 30 years leading the Civic Center and other venues.

The national nonprofit group Americans for the Arts plans to honor John and Mary Pappajohn at a ceremony tonight in ...