Memorial Day weekend brings the 50th anniversary of the CelebrAsian festival, rapper Wiz Khalifa, and a summer concert series ...

This weekend brings the Renaissance Faire Spring Fling, two arts festivals, the Greenbelt Music Festival, and Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Get the deets: ...

A companion site to the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, the Des Moines Art Center features a collection of 19th-, 20th- and 21st-century works of modern and contemporary art. Other ...

The Des Moines Biergarten at Water Works Park has opened for the season. Enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere, beer, food and ...

Outside the conservatory, there are numerous themed gardens interspersed with sculptures, including a rose garden and a water garden. In total, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden spans 7 acres.

A new interactive art installation is coming to Des Moines in an effort to reconnect Iowans to the rivers that flow through the heart of Iowa. Iowa Confluence (ICON) Water Trails has partnered ...

Des Moines-based artist b. Robert Moore at his exhibit opening at the Des Moines Art Center in June. For b. Robert Moore, art is personal — and political. The Des Moines-based artist does not ...

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund. This story has been ...

January 2024 photo of New York artist Mary Miss in her studio in Tribeca, New York. Miss' art installation, Greenwood Pond: Double Site at the Des Moines Art Center, is under threat of demolition.

On Tuesday, the Des Moines Art Center reached an agreement with Miss, 80, to dismantle her sprawling outdoor installation, “Greenwood Pond: Double Site,” in exchange for $900,000, ending the ...