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  Art Week planning is under way. To get started, do the following: Sign Up for Sched 2020. All events will be listed here in the weeks to... Read more

Art Week Des Moines is a citywide, week long celebration of the arts. It's always the week leading up to the Des Moines Arts Festival. We join forces,... Read more

Bankers Trust Participates in Art Week Des Moines, Unveils Its Iowa Artists Collection Traveling collection includes 12 works by artists living and working in Iowa. Des... Read more

COIL - Paper Installation by artist Molly Spain View Molly Spain’s latest paper installation at St Kilda on 5th and their new cafe & bakery on Locust!... Read more

  Visit https://artweekdesmoines2019.sched.com on your phone and desktop of search through an interactive schedule of what's happening during... Read more

Uplift Iowa is a passion project aiming to highlight the voices of artists, advocates and organizations across a variety of mediums and genres in Iowa.... Read more

For the first time, there will be an Art Week Opening Ceremony. With the help of Sören Albah and Lyndon Haselhuhn, they've partnered with us and 80+... Read more

Call for Artists: The Cathedral Church of St. Paul - Episcopal will host an Organ Concert and Art Show Friday June 28 during #artweekdsm2019.  Info for... Read more

Have you ever noticed odd places “somewhere in Des Moines” worth a photograph? Would you share those moments with us? Tatiana Gia - “creator” of... Read more

    At a recent Arts Marketing Shark Tank, three brave artists pitched their plans for Art Week Des Moinesto a panel of media and... Read more

Free Art Friday reveals the 2019 Art Week Poster Artist This years Art Week poster artist, Karen Lewis, was discovered in a game of hiding free art in... Read more

Come watch three local artists pitch their plans for Art Week Des Moines (June 21-28) to a panel of media and marketing experts and see if they'll... Read more

Hello!  On Monday March 4th at 6:00PM, Olson Larsen is hosting a short meeting to kick off planning for Art Week 2019. The dates are June 21 - 28th. Art Beacon is... Read more

Two ways to plan your Art Week: Download this Printable Intinerary: Art Week 2018 or Create a custom schedule with the Art Week 2018 Sched for all... Read more

          If you have been diligently reading the Art Week Instagram, you may have seen a few of Mia Farrell’s beautiful drawings of artistic sites in Des Moines. The 2018 Art Week poster... Read more

4th Annual 48 Hour Plein Air Painting Festival: 48 hours of outdoor painting in your favorite Des Moines location, culminating in an artist reception and... Read more

Visionary Services, Inc, a website design and development company in Des Moines, IA is happy to announce the fifth year of the Urban Visionaries art... Read more

Art Week 2018 What will YOU do for Art Week 2018? The fourth annual Art Week Des Moines will take place June 18  - June 24th.  Art Week is an artist... Read more

Many thanks to the DSMWeekly email blast that put out the word about Art Week 2017 in their June 13 edition.       DSMWeekly ART WEEK, A CRESCENDO... Read more

Art Week Des Moines is happy to share the news about the recently announced Des Moines Storytellers Project.  This event is to be held June 21st at Bash... Read more

We are very excited to announce that the Fith Building will be participating in Art Week 2017.  Fitch will be hosting a Print Portfolio show during the... Read more

It's January 2017 and that means it is time to start looking forward to Art Week 2017!   Planning meetings are already hapening and various groups are already... Read more

Check out the great podcast from OMGDSM.   K.O Myers caught up with a number of the Art Week Des Moines committee members and art luminaries from around... Read more

Monday, June 20, 2016 MEDIA ADVISORY Area Leaders to Unveil Major Regional Public Art Project at Press Conference  What:              Area leaders will unveil details and officially launch the Art Route path in Downtown Des Moines, as well as share exciting new... Read more

 Des Moines Arts Festival® allows guests to "go where it takes you…®"  Des Moines, IA–June 8, 2016 – Following the Des Moines Arts Festival® call to action to "go where it takes you…®" shouldn't be... Read more

  Tuesday, 26 May 2016 Larassa Kabel Selected as Artist for Fourth Public Art Bus Wrap Des Moines, IA — The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation announces that the... Read more

As we head into Art Week 2016 there has been plenty of activity in the art scene in Des Moines.  None more visible than the scuffle over the student made... Read more

Last night's unveiling of the May/June issue of dsm magazine was a big night for Art Week Des Moines! More than 500 guests swarmed the modern and rustic-chic... Read more

Exciting news for Iowa Artists.  The Des Moines Central Library is opening a new gallery on June 1st 2016.  Fueche Vang tells us that the new gallery "... Read more

Art Week Des Moines is happy to announce the Des Moines Art Center member group Salon 4700 has scheduled an event the Monday of Art Week 2016. Salon 4700... Read more

The Fitch Studios building has been an important part of the Des Moines art scene for many years.  For 2016 they are hosting an open house as part of Art... Read more

Art Week Des Moines 2016 announced! After a hugely successful inagural event in 2015 the Art Week Des Moines event is offiicially launched for 2016.  A... Read more

Art Beacon Blog has added the Art Week schedule to their website.   Many thanks to the Art Beacon team for the support.   They also did a feature on... Read more

Check out the great article about Art Week Des Moines in the Downtown Living Magazine Art Week is a new concept that David Safris first envisioned and was able... Read more

Des Moines, IA– June 8, 2015 – A new multi-day festival celebrating local artists debuts June 22-28.  Art Week Des Moines is designed to generate excitement for local art... Read more

Well, it is officially a week of art and fun in Des Moines, Iowa for the first annual Art Week Des Moines. Many great venues have stepped forward with... Read more

A big thank you from Art Week Des Moines to Belle Du Chene and the DSM weekly for their coverage in the April 28 email blast.  Art Week Des Moines To Debut By... Read more

The Des Moines Social Club has announced an exciting new event for Art Week Des Moines:  Plein Aire Painting Festival Cyndi Pederson of the Des Moines... Read more

Urban Visionaries Art Week Show 2015. Visionary Services, Inc. has announced the second installment of the Urban Visionaries show. The show will be... Read more

The Des Moines Arts Festival has announced its dates and their lineup of events for the 2015 season. The Arts Festival will anchor the closing weekend... Read more