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09 | 12 | 17Call to Artists RFQ for Jester Park Nature Center

Des Moines, Iowa: The Polk County Conservation Public Arts Committee invites artists to submit an application to create an outdoor entrance artwork for the...

08 | 31 | 17PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION RECEIVES $100,000 GIFT FROM POLK COUNTY, IA

Des Moines, IA (31 August 2017) — The Polk County Board of Supervisors has authorized a $100,000 Community Development Grant, Polk County, Iowa to...

08 | 25 | 17Public Art Travels Thousands of Miles Throughout Greater Des Moines

Residents and visitors may have noticed unique designs on large transit buses in their neighborhoods through the metropolitan area.  It is one of the Greater...

08 | 14 | 17ART ROUTE DSM CROSSWALK INSTALLATIONS TAKING PLACE

Greater Des Moines, Iowa: Installations are taking place on the regional Art Route DSM in Greater Des Moines (DSM), with locations in Downtown Des Moines...

06 | 05 | 17Kerry James Marshall is changing the face of American art.

His trademark style has catapulted him into the stratosphere of the art world: 72 of his paintings were displayed earlier this year a New...

04 | 14 | 17Artist Deadline | Request for Qualifications

RAGBRAI is an abbreviation for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. RAGBRAI began in 1973 when writer John Karras challenged columnist Donald...

03 | 14 | 17Public Art: basketball court turned into a labyrinth of lines and colors

Italian artist GUE shared impressive images from a brand new installation he finished in the city of Alessandria in Italy. The artwork is a...

02 | 23 | 17The 20th century artist Augusta Savage deserves more recognition

A friend sent me a blog by Keisha A. Blain about the artist Augusta Savage, whose early career flourish with burgeoning arts scene of the Harlem...