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BALLET DES MOINES LAUNCHES YEAR TWO OF ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
July 7, 2026Des Moines, IA – Ballet Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation announce year two of the Artist-in-Residence program. The 9-month residency,....
Artist residency shares unique art process with Des Moines students by Kristin Guess, Iowa State University
June 3, 2026Read article at: https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/artist-residency-shares-unique-art-process-des-moines-students....
Olivia Valentine 2025-2026 Ballet Des Moines Artist-in-Residence
May 8, 2026Read the article by Brianne Sanchez, Iowa State University College of Design News here.....
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....
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Each month leading up to the airport public art celebration on December 12, 2026, we will be highlighting an artist who has created site-specific artwork for the new Des Moines Int'l Airport terminal. This month we are featuring Adam Frank Adam Frank, an American public artist, technologist, and lighting designer. His work is an ongoing investigation of light, interactivity, and our perception of nature. Frank uses technology in new ways to celebrate and elevate each individual viewer. Frank has created more than 20 public artworks for cities across North America.
The east and west glass panel walls of the new terminal’s elevator enclosure will be visible from the first and second stories of the terminal and are adorned by Frank’s depiction of a bur oak. The artwork consists of both static images and moving projections, as leaves shift in an imaginary breeze.
The images are a conceptual rendering by the artist with architectural renderings by HNTB + BNIM.
Adam Frank (American), VITAL DSM, 2026, printed glass panels, digital projectors, animation.
Commissioned by the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and the Des Moines Airport Authority. This installation site is named for Anastasia Polydoran in memory of Paul A. Polydoran, DDS.
You can meet the artist and see Frank’s artwork in person during the GDMPAF Airport Public Art Project Celebration! Link to purchase tickets in bio.
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Ballet Des Moines is excited to announce that applications are now open for the 26/27 Artist-in-Residence program, in collaboration with the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation. Learn more about the residency at the link in our comments. ... See MoreSee Less
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We are proud to sponsor the All State Art portfolio competition Des Moines Arts Festival that awards the top high school artists and art programs in the state for the second year in a row! Congratulations to all of the students!
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