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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...

04 | 04 | 18Installation Begins On Long-awaited Public Art Sculpture 

“A MONUMENTAL JOURNEY” INSTALLATION BEGINS   Des Moines, IA (April 4, 2018) —The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation is pleased to announce that...

02 | 01 | 18Engaging the World through Public Art

A recent magazine article drew attention to art which engages with current events, whether exhibited in galleries or public spaces, have been a major source...