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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.
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BALLET DES MOINES PARTNERS WITH CIVIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION AND THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION FOR PREMIERE
February 16, 2026Des Moines, IA – Ballet Des Moines, Iowa’s professional resident ballet company, will take the stage at Hoyt Sherman Place, February 27 & 28 for....
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Part-Time Development Assistant
January 27, 2026POSITION SUMMARY: The Development Assistant plays a critical role in GDMPAF’s development efforts. The Development Assistant provides high-level development support to the Executive Director and....
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....
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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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Last night @olsonlarsengalleries with GDMPAF Executive Director Alexa McCarthy, PhD, AiR @zeytinkiz, and @balletdesmoines Company Dancer @megan_boyette. Exhibition on view now through March 28.
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Don’t miss the @olsonlarsengalleries exhibition of @zeytinkiz drawings and textile work produced in residency at @balletdesmoines in collaboration with @eric_trope and @megan_boyette - on view now through March 28!
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Tonight at 5pm, join us for the opening of @balletdesmoines + GDMPAF Artist-in-Residence Olivia Valentine’s exhibition at @olsonlarsengalleries with a gallery talk by Olivia, Company Dancer @megan_boyette, and GDMPAF Executive Director Alexa McCarthy.
This AiR program demonstrates the symbiotic and interdisciplinary nature of the arts with a collaboration that brings together public art, ballet, educational outreach to DSM public schools, and an exhibition at a gallery that has been in existence for nearly 50 years! We look forward to celebrating with you.
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Thank you @balletdesmoines for hosting AiR @zeytinkiz this season! It was tremendously exciting to see Olivia Valentine’s tapestries created in collaboration with company dancer @megan_boyette animate the stage during Shadow Dances by Artistic Director @eric_trope.
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