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11 | 02 | 18Call for Artists

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation in partnership with The City of Pleasant Hill, Iowa is searching for professional artists to submit their...

10 | 06 | 18World Premiére of “Mental Banquet: Painting with Lights”

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly presents the world premiére of temporary, site-specific, public art project called MENTAL BANQUET: PAINTING WITH LIGHTS. Internationally recognized artist Oyoram...

08 | 09 | 18Artist Koo Jeong-A Creates Glow-In-The Dark Skate Park

Skate parks are all well and good in the daytime when skaters can see where they’re going, but what about at night? Korean artist...

08 | 02 | 18National Recognition for Iowa’s New Public Art Project: “A Monumental Journey” by Kerry James Marshall

On July 12, 2018, Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly dedicated A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY by internationally acclaimed artist Kerry James Marshall. “A growing...

08 | 02 | 18Spanish city transforms church into vibrant skate park

A disused church in the Spanish city of llanera has been given a new lease of secular life. The church was designed by a Spanish...

06 | 22 | 18Public Art Foundation Commissions Eighth Public Art Bus

At noon today, Friday, 22 June 2018,  the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will unveiled...

06 | 01 | 18Public Art Soars High Into the San Francisco Skyline

Recently, The New York Times reported that the Salesforce Tower, the second tallest building west of the Mississippi, has taken the concept of public...

04 | 12 | 18Artist Jordan Weber Receives Fellowship to Enact Malcolm X Teachings in North Omaha

Jordan J. Weber of Des Moines, Iowa joins a growing body of artists that the arts organization called A Blade of Grass (ABOG) supports...