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You can support the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation through donations and charitable giving. The most common forms of giving are cash, but there are other types of assets that may be donated. Planned giving options have favorable financial and tax benefits. Your tax-deductible gift may be given in the name of someone that you want to honor or memorialize.

Your tax deductible contribution positively impacts the lives of thousands of people and builds support for and awareness of public art. Public art project sponsorship offers significant philanthropic and marketing opportunities.

Public art contends with a complex urban environment full of unpredictable activities: frequent use, pollution, little security, and the power of natural elements can contribute to wear or damage. While public art may pose myriad conservation challenges, its enhancement of civic life more than justifies the effort to preserve it in public spaces. Our public spaces are critical to a civic life that honors and celebrates our humanity and history. The public art conservation program is built on three basic components: assessment, maintenance, and treatment. It needs your support to ensure that public art continues to enrich our environment, prompt us to ask questions, and feed our imaginations.

Public Art Conservation Fund

Your gifts to this fund support the public art conservation program. Art conservation involves the examination, interpretation, analysis, conservation and care of public art projects. The GDMPAF works with professional conservators to understand the creation and production of public art in order to ensure its preservation for future generations.

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Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation
1915 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

The Des Moines International Airport and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation are working together to bring Public Art to the new Des Moines International Airport Terminal, which will open in 2026. The $445.4 million terminal will double the capacity of the current terminal, boosting central Iowa’s economic development. The Des Moines International Airport was established in 1933. The terminal that is still in use today was built in 1948 and sees nearly 3 million travelers a year, serving as the gateway to Iowa, America’s Heartland. Iowa is known for its openness: open minds, open lands, and open skies. Through this new terminal project, the Des Moines International Airport will increase air service and accommodation by an estimated 1 million travelers. The highly visible spaces in the new terminal provide the opportunity for expansive and engaging installations.
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