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Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation & Principal Financial Group® Announce Leon Keer’s Mural at 901 Grand with Augmented Reality Capability
October 2, 2025Des Moines, Iowa: The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (Foundation) and Principal Financial Group® (Principal) announce a collaboration to bring renowned Dutch artist Leon....
BALLET DES MOINES + THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION ARTIST RESIDENCY
June 30, 2025The 9-month residency welcomes a mid-career Des Moines-area visual artist into the Ballet Des Moines studio to create new visual artwork inspired by movement and....
RFQ – Franklin Avenue Library Public Art Project
January 21, 2025The Franklin Avenue Library, Des Moines Public Library Foundation, Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library, and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation seek artists....
Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation Reaches $4 Million Fundraising Goal for DSM Airport Terminal Project
December 10, 2024DES MOINES, IOWA — (December 10, 2024) The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has successfully reached its $4....
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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.
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Photo of “Nature’s algorithm” by Connie Wilson, featuring the artists Leon Keer and Massina Spelbos at lower right. ... See MoreSee Less
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Augmented reality is bringing art to life in central Iowa ... See MoreSee Less
Augmented reality is bringing art to life in central Iowa
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The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation's AR Mural Project is the latest investment in interactive art in central Iowa.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
The new GDMPAF app with augmented reality is now live!
To download it, visit the Apple App Store and search “DSM Public Art.” This video shows how to navigate in the app to enter the AR experience of “Nature’s algorithm” by @leonkeer while viewing the mural in Des Moines. The app also features public art installations throughout the Metro. Our new app has been made possible by @iowaartscouncil, @neaarts, The Kyle and Sharon Krause Family Foundation, and the Vermeer Charitable Foundation.
Keer’s own app is also available for Android users, as well as for all who would like to experience his AR murals around the globe.
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@principal has been instrumental in realizing “Nature’s algorithm” by @leonkeer and their support is invaluable. We are grateful to our partners at @desmoinesgov #nealsmithwildliferefuge #pella Historical Society and @tulip_time #iowanaturalheritagefoundation and @madisoncountyiowa for sharing images and videos of Iowa’s flora and fauna for this groundbreaking mural by @leonkeer. Thank you to all of our community partners for helping bring this mural to life. Our new iOS app is made possible by @iowaartscouncil @neaarts The Kyle and Sharon Krause Family Foundation and the Vermeer Charitable Foundation. Support from our generous donors, @desmoinesgov and @bravogreaterdsm make our momentum for the integration of more public art into the metro possible.
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