Welcome to the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation
The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation enriches lives by advancing the best of public art by placing art in public spaces in the community through public and private collaborations, adding to the cultural record through its collections and educational programs. We invite you to discover public art through-out the Greater Des Moines area.
Featured Art this Month
Tom Sachs
2007, fabricated in 2008 from an edition of 5 (5/5) | Long-Term Collection
Other Public Art Downtown
Kerry James Marshall
July 2018 | Long-Term Collection
Other Public Art Downtown
Mitchell Squire
2019 | Short-Term Collection
Bus Wrap #10: Multiple Black
Featured Artists this Month
News + Initiatives Blog
Our blog posts are a growing knowledge base of insights, stories and information. Get inspired by and delve into a breathtaking array of public art.
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November 18, 2024The City of Bondurant, the Bondurant Community Library, and the Greater Des Moines Public Art... -
July 30, 2024Des Moines, Iowa (July 2024): The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des...
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January 25, 2024Entry Deadline: March 22, 2024 Opportunity: The Des Moines International Airport and the Greater Des Moines Public...
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June 22, 2023Opportunity Operation Downtown and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation seek an artist / artist...
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October 1, 2021In Washington, D.C., the National Cathedral has commissioned world-renowned artist Kerry James Marshall to design...
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September 27, 2021Written by Sophie Bernal It took thirty-six years for Paris to see one of its historic...
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August 5, 2021Des Moines, IA — Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (PAF) is pleased to present...
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May 23, 2020Rendered site plan of urban farm planned for 2308/2310 Lyndale Ave, Hawthorne, Minneapolis. Image: courtesy...
From Our Facebook Feed
Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation increasingly utilizes social media as an important method to communicate with current and prospective audiences. Facebook and other social media platforms provide diverse opportunities to share the best of public art in Greater Des Moines to people around the world.
Social media participants can witness the public art process. Followers can watch a video of installations or an interview with artists, public art professionals, and educators on particular subjects. According to the Director M. Jessica Rowe at the Public Art Foundation, people do want to see more than just having public art appear: “Rather than hoping for an audience, we want to build an audience.”
📣 CALL TO ARTISTS! Please see the link below for the RFQ for the Bondurant Library Public Art Project City of Bondurant! This opportunity is open to all Iowa- based artists. The initial deadline is January 2.
dsmpublicartfoundation.org/rfq-bondurant-library-project/
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Go see the completed “Always Together” mural by @itsaliving at 5th and Locust!
The phrase “Always Together,” represents Des Moines as a community and the unity of the city. Gonzalez’s text-based artworks are featured globally and have been commissioned by such organizations as Google, Apple, and Coca-Cola. We are so proud to show his work is DSM.
The mural was commissioned by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Operation Downtown.
📸 Connie Wilson
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See “Always Together” by @itsaliving at 5th and Locust.
The mural was commissioned by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Operation Downtown.
📸 Connie Wilson
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Artist @itsaliving is currently working on a new mural in the heart of DSM. Find the “Always Together” mural at 5th and Locust Ave!
This project was made possible by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Operation Downtown @downtowndsmusa
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This will be such a fun mural. Thank you Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and Operation Downtown! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Wonderful to see all who came out this morning for the celebration of the mural Growth Culture by artist Jill WellsArt in collaboration with @project_backboard!
Find the painted basketball courts at E.K.D park right on Forest Ave. Growth Culture was commissioned by Des Moines Parks & Recreation with funding by Bravo Greater Des Moines, the Griswell Family, and Friends of Des Moines Parks.
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Alteronce Gumby and Anne Lindberg, two artists selected for the DSM International Airport Public Art Project, will be jurors for the virtual exhibition “Color Shifts”, part of “Color Impact 2025:Color as Communication” held June 16-18.
1. Jayanne English
“The magnetic field of galaxy NGC 5775 (detail)”, 2020, digital using data from CHANG-ES/NRAO and HST/NASA/ESA.
2. Alteronce Gumby
“The Fauves Have It”, 2024, Moss agates, glass, and acrylic on panel, 48”x48”.
3. Anne Lindberg
“Detail of inseparable”, 2023, graphite and colored pencil on mat board, 104”x59”.
Deadline: January 15, 2025
ISCC Inter-Society Color Council
@color_council
link to enter in their bio
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The mural Growth Culture by artist Jill WellsArt in collaboration with @projectblackboard is now complete! Find the painted basketball courts at E.K.D park right on Forest Ave. Growth Culture was commissioned by Des Moines Parks & Recreation with funding by Bravo Greater Des Moines, the Griswell Family, and Friends of Des Moines Parks.
📸 Tobais Tyler
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