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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.
Featured Art this Month
Mitchell Squire
2019 | Short-Term Collection
Bus Wrap #10: Multiple Black
Kerry James Marshall
July 2018 | Long-Term Collection
Other Public Art Downtown
Tom Sachs
2007, fabricated in 2008 from an edition of 5 (5/5) | Long-Term Collection
Other Public Art Downtown
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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August 5, 2021Des Moines, IA — Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (PAF) is pleased to... -
May 23, 2020Rendered site plan of urban farm planned for 2308/2310 Lyndale Ave, Hawthorne, Minneapolis. Image:...
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April 22, 2020"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... Variations of this proverbial expression can be...
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April 7, 2020Share stories of diversity, equality, inclusion and equity. Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation...
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April 1, 2020There is plenty of space around me as I take my daily walk, I...
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February 5, 2020Des Moines, Iowa (February 4, 2020) – The 6th Avenue Corridor Urban Neighborhood Main...
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January 21, 2020Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation proudly highlights a grant award of $40,000 from...
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October 29, 2019Internationally acclaimed artist Andy Goldsworthy’s project at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art brings to...
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Dozens gathered — many in shirts adorned with a picture of Yore — to celebrate the completion of a mural on an Oakridge Neighborhood Services basketball court that was commissioned by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and designed by Jordan Weber, a local artist.
The mural is meant to honor Yore, a 14-year-old Oakridge resident who was killed by a stray bullet in October 2016. With no suspects in the case, the mural serves as a reminder that Yore has not been forgotten — and that his spirit is still felt among those who knew and loved him. via The Des Moines Register
Yore loved basketball — especially LeBron James. He was often seen on Oakridge's court, where his memory now lives on.
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Des Moines' Oakridge Neighborhood community celebrates mural's completion with inaugural basketball game
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Dozens gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the competition of Yore Jieng's mural on the Oakridge Neighborhood's basketball court.Comment on Facebook
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Please join us this evening at 6:30 for a dedication ceremony for the new basketball court mural at Oakridge Neighborhood, which was designed in honor of Yore Jieng, a 14-year-old Oakridge resident who died after being struck by a stray bullet while he sat in the passenger seat of a car with his family. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on the Oakridge campus, 1401 Center St., Des Moines. The mural is part of a larger project by the Greater Des Moines Public Arts Foundation to revitalize public spaces in ethnically diverse and low-income areas. The @dsmpublicart foundation commissioned artist Jordan Weber to create two murals in the Oakridge Neighborhood, the first of which embodies the dreams and potential of Jieng. The project, called "SWISH," is funded through the foundation’s Director’s Discretionary Fund, a GC20 Capital Project grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines and Knapp Properties LC.
Artist: @jordan_j_weber
Illustrator: @meanzchan
Photo: @hoodwill_gunting
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“Jordan Weber recently was the lead artist on a mural created in memory of Yore Jieng, a 14-year-old Des Moines high school student killed by a stray bullet in 2016. That mural, commissioned by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, is located in the Oakridge neighborhood on the surface of a basketball court where Jieng and his friends played.”
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Des Moines artist among 10 'accomplished practitioners' chosen worldwide for Harvard fellowships
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After years of creating and advocating for social justice in the Des Moines metro and across the country, Jordan Weber was named a 2022 Loeb Fellow.Comment on Facebook
“It is an effort to revitalize public spaces, integrating public art into neighborhoods where there is often little or none,” said Jessica Rowe, PAF director. “SWISH” basketball courts are canvases for creative expression that strengthen communities, inspire multi-generational play, and healthier public spaces.”
Most recently, Jordan Weber was commissioned by the PAF to create murals on two basketball courts in Des Moines’ Oakridge Neighborhood, an urban public housing and human services agency. With a support team of artists and community members, Weber has transformed the first basketball court into a design embodying the dreams and potential of a 14-year-old Oakridge resident Yore Jieng, whose senseless death was caused by a stray gunshot while sitting in the passenger seat of a car with his family.
Oakridge Neighborhood Services, Jordan Weber, Cole Norum, Meanz Chan
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Basketball Court Murals Spark Innovation and Community Pride | Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation
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Des Moines, IA — Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (PAF) is pleased to present “SWISH” — a public art project that commissions accomplished, qualified artists to transform basketball co...Comment on Facebook
Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation (PAF) is pleased to present “SWISH” — a public art project that commissions accomplished, qualified artists to transform basketball courts with remarkable, mural-style designs. The process emphasizes neighborhood collaborations in ethnically diverse and low-income areas.
“It is an effort to revitalize public spaces, integrating art into neighborhoods where there is often little or none,” said Jessica Rowe, PAF director. “SWISH” basketball courts are canvases for creative expression that strengthen communities, inspire multi-generational play, and healthier public spaces.”
Most recently, Jordan Weber @jordan_j_weber was commissioned by the PAF to create murals on two basketball courts in Des Moines’ Oakridge Neighborhood, an urban public housing and human services agency. With a support team of artists and community members, Weber has transformed the first basketball court into a design embodying the dreams and potential of a 14-year-old Oakridge resident Yore Jieng, whose senseless death was caused by a stray gunshot while sitting in the passenger seat of a car with his family.
“SWISH” is funded through the PAF Director’s Discretionary Fund, a GC20 Capital Project grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines @bravogreaterdsm and Knapp Properties LC. The basketball courts were engineered and repaired with sponsorship from Oakridge Neighborhood @oakridge_neighborhood
📷 credit: @hoodwill_gunting
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He’s amazing!
June is reopening month for New York City! With the weather warming up, the city has lots of outdoor art premiering in fun destinations to check out. The month seems to be full of one-stop-shopping for art happenings. #PublicArt
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13 New Public Art Installations in NYC June 2021 - Untapped New York
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June is reopening month for NYC! It's a full of one-stop-shopping for art from Governors Island to Rockefeller Center and in between.Comment on Facebook
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