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major component of the Art Center’s current three-year strategic plan focuses on creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all visitors. This idea means many things to different people. It includes physical accessibility for all persons, as well as a genuine welcome when you arrive. Perhaps most important, it includes the ability to see yourself in the museum through our collections, exhibitions, programs, and staff. There are many strategies that will help us achieve these goals. We have formed several cross-departmental staff committees to evaluate and address processes for improvement, and staff training is well underway. For example, the staff and board are currently assessing and making changes to our facilities to ensure improved physical accessibility for all. These efforts will be ongoing. Our 2017 gala, Art Travels, and the most current list of acquisitions testify to the globalization of our collections, with artworks recently entering our holdings by artists from Britain, China, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, and Vietnam, among others. Our exhibitions continue this broad approach. The current Brady Print Gallery show, I, too, am America, takes its title from a Langston Hughes poem and highlights the many diverse Americans, as well as the varied points of view, that make up our community. Partnerships with 35 social service and community organizations continue to engage a wide array of participants from diverse economic and social backgrounds in meaningful programs. In addition, other collaborations continue to grow. We are honored that The Links, Incorporated, a not-for profit corporation of African-American women leaders, held its 60th anniversary celebration at the Art Center this fall when we highlighted the many artworks by African-American artists on view in our galleries. There will always be more work to be done, but I hope you will join us on the road to unexpected adventures for everyone. JEFF FLEMING

FROM THE DIRECTOR

Monika Grzymala is the second Toni

and Tim Urban International Artist-in-

Residence. Funding for this residency

was established in 2015 with the aim of

bringing international artists, particularly

of Jewish heritage, to the Art Center

and the communities we serve.

In addition to her major installation

for the Art Center’s exhibition, Drawing in

Space, a selection of Grzymala’s hand-

made papers are on exhibit in the lobby

of the Tifereth Israel Synagogue. These

large-scale, glowing works are made

from the fibers of Mulberry trees —

similar to that of traditional Washi paper.

Embedded in the paper are the artist’s

signature lines, raised in subtle relief.

TONI AND TIM URBAN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: MONIKA GRZYMALA

COMMUNITY EXHIBITION

THROUGH NOVEMBER 10, 2017TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE ORGANIZED BY SENIOR CURATOR ALISON FERRIS

ABOVE Monika Grzymala Formation #11 from the series Making Paper, 2016 (detail) Handmade paper Image courtesy of the artist © Copyright Monika Grzymala

THIS EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW AT TIFERETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE Through November 10, 2017 924 Polk Boulevard Des Moines, Iowa OPEN Monday – Friday 9 am – 3 pm OR BY APPOINTMENT 515.255.1137 CLOSED FOR LUNCH (12:30 – 1:30 pm)

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The Art Center’s distinct architecture struck me as stunning and gutsy when I first visited in the fall of 2015. Having the mind of a curator of contemporary art, I wondered: given the chance, how would contemporary artists make works in response to the different architectural spaces here? Happily, I was able to put that question to the test when I arrived to join the staff in early 2016, and I am excited to share the results of this undertaking when Drawing in Space opens on September 28, 2017. Line and space are two important elements in the study and understanding of both art and architecture so my first inclination was to look at the work of artists who examine, incorporate, and push the limits of the basic components of art making, such as the line in drawing.

FROM SENIOR CURATOR ALISON FERRIS

What intrigued me about this art, aside from its inventiveness, were the humble materials artists used to explore the fundamental building blocks of art resulting in smart and playful works. Tape was one of the simple materials a number of these artists used to explore line and space, particularly when working on a large scale. The work of Dave Eppley and Heeseop Yoon, both of whom I worked with before, came to mind. I invited them to visit the Art Center and asked them to choose where they might want to create one of their signature works: Heeseop chose the three story wall in the Richard Meier building and Dave chose the lobby of the Eliel Saarinan building. As I was researching the work of other artists for the exhibition, I remembered seeing a striking installation by Monika Grzymala in On Line: Drawing throughout the Twentieth Century (2010–2011) at the Museum of Modern Art. I tracked her down online prepared to invite her to participate. She, too, made a site visit and chose to create an installation for the Anna K. Meredith Gallery. The gigantic spider-web-crossed-with-a-butterfly-cocoon structures made with transparent tape by the artist collective Numen/For Use were a brand new, exciting discovery for me. As soon as I saw their work, I knew it would function in an extraordinary way in the I. M. Pei building. Drawing in Space is not, of course, the first time that artists have responded to the architecture at the Art Center. However, it will be the first exhibition that will at once consist of four site-specific installations in four distinct parts of the three buildings. I am excited to see how the artworks made specifically for the Des Moines Art Center spur us to think in new ways about our beautiful galleries. And I hope that these large-scale works of art made with an everyday material inspire the imagination and creativity in all our visitors.

BEHIND THE SCENES

Numen/For Use Tape Des Moines, 2017 (during installation) Polypropylene transparent tape Dimensions variable


TANDEM GALLERY DIALOGUES with Alison Ferris and Jay Ewart, chief preparator installations Sunday, October 15 1:30 pm Sunday, November 19 1:30 pm Thursday, December 14 6:30 pm Thursday, January 11 6:30 pm *Reservations required Limited capacity Meet in the lobby EXHIBITION DROP-IN TOURS offered on Sundays at 1 pmExceptions: October 29 /December 24 / December 31 INSTALLATION VIDEOS On view beginning Tuesday, October 17

TONI AND TIM URBAN INTERNATIONAL ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE: MONIKA GRZYMALA COMMUNITY EXHIBITION(see page 2 for details)

THROUGH JANUARY 21, 2018 I. M. PEI BUILDING / RICHARD MEIER BUILDING ANNA K. MEREDITH GALLERY / LOBBY ORGANIZED BY SENIOR CURATOR ALISON FERRIS

Drawing in SpaceDRAWING IN SPACE includes the work of three artists and one artist collective: Dave Eppley (New York), Monika Grzymala (Berlin), Numen/For Use (Vienna, Zagreb), and Heeseop Yoon (New York). Uniting these artists are explorations of line and space—basic components of art making—through the creation of large-scale, site-specific installations using the novel yet humble medium of tape. At the Art Center, the artists have created works in their chosen locations including the floor of the lobby, the three-story wall of the Kyle J. and Sharon Krause Atrium of the Richard Meier building, the Anna K. Meredith Gallery, and the entire I. M. Pei building. Viewers were able to follow the progress of three of the artists as they worked: Dave Eppley in the lobby, Heeseop Yoon in the Meier Atrium and Numen/For Use working in the I. M. Pei building. The labor entailed in making all four installations is integral to understanding the art, so the artists were filmed as they created it. The resulting videos, containing brief interviews and shots of the artists working on site, will be on view in the galleries by mid-October to give those who weren’t able to visit in September a glimpse of how the installations were made. Dave Eppley uses vinyl sign tape to create colorful lines that often accrue and stratify as they stray from the starting point of the work. His lines boldly take over the galleries in which he works, prompting viewers to reconsider familiar spaces. Heeseop Yoon uses “organizational lines” and black masking tape to explore concepts of perception in her works. Organizational lines are used to help artists

Dave Eppley Set One, Set Two, 2017Vinyl

OPPOSITE Heeseop Yoon creating her Still Life Chandelier, 2017 Kyle J. and Sharon Krause Atrium in the Richard Meier building


Grzymala’s “canvases” are often the empty spaces between the ceiling and the floor or from one corner of a room to the other. The artist collective, Numen/For Use, designs architectural structures resembling a cross between spider webs and cocoons made out of transparent tape. The artists’ wondrous installations are suspended in mid-air with tunnels and cavities of the sculpture visible to viewers.

structure drawings and are usually erased. Yoon keeps her organizational lines as well as her mistakes and corrections, the lines creating a kinetic energy that purposefully overshadows the subjects of her drawings. Monika Grzymala’s works have been described as functioning somewhere between architectural interventions and three-dimensional drawings. Employing black, transparent, and silver reflective tape,

OPPOSITE

Numen/For Use Tape Des Moines, 2017 (detail) Polypropylene transparent tapeDuring installation in the I. M. Pei building

Monika GrzymalaRaumzeichnung (Solitär)Solo exhibition April 8 – June 3, 2017Site-specific installation in the former church and abbey St. Josef16,404 feet black paper tapeHaus der Kunst, St. Josef, Solothurn, SwitzerlandImage courtesy the artist © Copyright Monika Grzymala


Alex Prager (American, born 1979) La Petite Mort, 2012 Film HD shot on a red epic camera, color, sound Running Time: 7 minutes Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong

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JOURNEYS INTO PERIPHERAL WORLDS

ALEX PRAGER

La Petite Mort

OCTOBER 19, 2017 – JANUARY 7, 2018 PAMELA BASS-BOOKEY AND HARRY BOOKEY GALLERY LOWER LEVEL / RICHARD MEIER BUILDING ORGANIZED BY CURATOR LAURA BURKHALTER

Alex Prager creates new cinematic universes focused on intense emotion and epic themes such as obsession, disaster, and mortality. Her visually arresting and highly stylized art is influenced by classic cinema, fashion, and artists such as Cindy Sherman and William Eggleston. Starring French actress Judith Godreche and narrated by Gary Oldman, La Petite Mort presents a surreal and suspenseful exploration of love and death, rendered in the warm, bright tones of vintage Technicolor.

A little more than a century ago, a group of European artists banded together and formed Dada, an art movement that responded to the trauma of World War I and challenged the concept of fine art. Dada’s irrational tactics later paved the way in the 1920s for Surrealism, a movement that encouraged participating artists to look to the subconscious for inspiration. The Irrational and the Marvelous celebrates both Dada and Surrealism, featuring the work of Dada icons Marcel Duchamp and Hannah Höch, and surreal explorations by Leonora Carrington, Roberto Matta, and Dorothea Tanning, among others.

DECEMBER 8, 2017 – APRIL 1, 2018BLANK ONE GALLERY ORGANIZED BY ASSISTANT CURATOR JARED LEDESMA

Roberto Matta, (Chilean, 1911–2002)Just a Day, 1958Oil on canvas / 32 x 40 inchesDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from Rose F. Rosenfield, 1960.11Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

The Irrational and the Marvelous


Yun Shin Pattern Study IV, 2017Pencil, micron pen, and gold watercolor on Stonehenge paper30 x 22 inchesCourtesy of the artist

I, too, am America

Taking its title from a poem by Langston Hughes, the exhibition presents work ranging from 1939 – 2001 by a diverse group of artists who have challenged and responded to the political and social conditions of their time. Featuring works on paper, sculpture, and photography, the artworks tackle issues that include the Civil Rights Movement, feminism, and LGBT rights.

THROUGH NOVEMBER 26, 2017 JOHN BRADY PRINT GALLERY ORGANIZED BY ASSISTANT CURATOR JARED LEDESMA

GALLERY DIALOGUE with Jared Ledesma Sunday, October 22 / 1:30 pm

Ben Shahn (American, born Lithuania, 1898–1969) We Shall Overcome, from “Nine Drawings Portfolio,” 1965Photomechanical print on Iyo Glazed paper / 22 x 17 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Louise R. Noun, 1996.45.9 Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

Yun Shin’s subtle drawings are created using repeated tracings of the same shapes, sometimes employing carbon paper, pin points, or oil paint stains. The grid-like forms and monotone colors lend the work a sense of minimalism, but the personal nature of her patterns — created by repeatedly copying the calligraphy of her father’s signature or patterns of her mother’s knit work — infuse the art with a personal tone amplified by the time-consuming nature of her process. Of her work, the artist says “Through recreating the objects based on my own personal interpretation, I start to understand the intense process of working alone in contemplation. The more I personalize my family’s possessions, the more I am able to see myself in them.” Shin is assistant professor of art at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. She has earned several art degrees, including an M.F.A. in studio arts from the University of Texas at Austin, a B.F.A. in craft and material studies from Virginia Commonwealth University, and a B.F.A. in industrial design from Cho Sun University in South Korea. She has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in cities throughout the United States, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Austin, and Minneapolis.

THROUGH DECEMBER 3, 2017BLANK ONE GALLERYORGANIZED BY CURATOR LAURA BURKHALTER

IOWA ARTISTS 2017 YUN SHIN

workshop in the South of France. Picasso was given access to the studio’s resources and, in exchange, the Ramié family sold his work. Additional artworks were given by Jim and Ellen Hubbell. The subjects of American artist

New Accessions


The Art Center has recently acquired a number of important new accessions, most of them through gifts, for which the institution is extremely grateful. Mary and Jon Doidge have given four artworks to the collections. Sandro Chia’s etching, Father and Son, n.d., features a lumbering protector and a lingering child, composed from bold color and clean lines that reference the machine-like aesthetic of the early twentieth century. The work of this Italian artist focuses on heroic narratives that feature larger-than-life protagonists. Mujer con Arbol, 1989, a lithograph by Rufino Tamayo, is from the artist’s “90th Anniversary Suite,” which he produced to commemorate his 90th birthday. Although widely known as a painter, Tamayo was heavily involved with printmaking, and even constructed his paper by hand. He is widely considered to be one of the most well-known Mexican artists of the 20th century. Pablo Picasso’s two ceramic tiles produced at the Madoura studio, Face (Mask) #1 and (Mask) #2, c. 1955, illustrate his skill as a craftsman. Picasso’s relationship with ceramics began shortly after World War II when the artist was introduced to Suzanne and Georges Ramié, owners of the Madoura pottery

Catherine Opie’s portraits and documentary-style photographs are the people and elements that compose today’s diverse society. The C-print, Ron Athey and Daryl Carlton, 2000, features Los Angeles performance artist Ron Athey carving into performer

Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938)Mantel (Remix), 2007Woodcut, xylography on paperFrame: 43 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 1 1/4 inchesSheet: 38 1/2 × 26 inchesDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Jim and Ellen Hubbell, 2017.18Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines


Jorge Méndez Blake (Mexican, born 1974) / Sin título (Acto V, Escena II), 2016Bronze / Overall (The Queen Falls): 14 15/16 × 109 7/16 inches / Overall (The King Dies): 13 × 93 5/16 inchesDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey, 2017.20.a-.eePhotos courtesy of Galleria OMR

Sandro Chia (Italian, born 1946)Father and Son, n.d.Etching on paperSheet: 48 1/8 × 31 1/2 inchesPlate: 35 1/16 × 24 1/4 inchesDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Mary and Jon Doidge, 2017.9


first woman to win the Tate Gallery’s prestigious Turner Prize in 1993. In Herringbone Floor, 2001, the artist used a laser-cutting technique to refer to the slats of a wooden floor, allowing the burn marks from the laser and variations in the wood grain to suggest the wear and tear of life. This is the second work by the artist to enter the Art Center’s collections. Amy Cutler’s lithograph entitled, Weavers, 2008, is one of a series of four prints she made at ULAE inspired by an earlier drawing titled Hair Mill (2007). Cutler’s detailed drawings and prints are grounded in storytelling traditions that frequently depict fictional utopias made up of women who are strong and self-reliant. Like in this work, her women look like they are from the past, their dresses informed by different periods and cultures, and they are often engaged in strange tasks that could only exist in the realm of the imagination and be translated into art. Using two stage directions taken from Shakespeare’s Hamlet – “The Queen falls” and “The King dies,” Jorge Mendez Blake merges literature, visual art, and architecture in his sculpture entitled Sin titulo (Acto V, Escena II), 2016. These two phrases, presented in bronze letters hung in different galleries within the museum, highlight the spaces between the two texts, where human interaction occurs. A gift of Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey, this is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. British artist Grayson Perry has raised the profile of ceramics in contemporary art discourse, covering large vases and bowls with figurative compositions that comment on social issues relating to class, race, and gender. The color etching, Animal Spirit (blue), 2016, was made as a

Daryl Carlton’s back, leaving traces of blood on the floor. The scene is a reenactment of the same performance Athey executed in 1994 at the Walker Art Center, which sparked a national debate on art and censorship. In The Black Man, the Jew, and the Girl, 1993, a mixed media, block print and lithograph, Marlene Dumas focuses on gender, race, and identity explored through images of the human figure. Based in Beijing, Chinese artist Yue Minjun creates self-portraits with enormous smiles in sculptures, paintings, and prints. The Grassland Series, Woodcut 2, a woodcut from 2008, is a prime example of his sense of absurdity and his approach to the Chinese movement referred to as Cynical Realism. This is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. In his paintings and prints, the German artist Georg Baselitz distorts human figures, often positioning them upside down, and references contemporary German identity. His woodcut entitled Mantel (Remix), 2007, the first work by the artist to enter the collections, illustrates his expressionist approach to image making. Jason Garcia’s suite of seven silkscreen prints, TEWA TALES OF SUSPENSE, 2016, presents scenes from history presented in the style of mass-produced action and super-hero comic books. Garcia (or Okuu Pin), is of Tewa descent, and comes from a long line of potters and artists. He researches clashes between the native peoples of the Southwest and colonial forces, basing each image on an actual event. Rachel Whiteread is known for her exploration of domestic spaces in unexpected ways, often casting or creating molds of intimate places, such as mattresses, bathtubs, and chairs. A seminal figure of the YBA movement in the 1990s, Whiteread was the

result of Perry’s studies into masculinity, in which he spent time shadowing several professional groups that are mostly made up of men. The imagery in this work was particularly inspired by his time spent in the banking industry. The artist images a tamed wild animal, but one whose presence still controls the world around it. This work is a partial gift of the Des Moines Art Center Print Club in memory of Peg Buckley and a partial purchase with funds from the Keith Shaver Trust for Acquisitions. The Art Center recently purchased Peter Doig’s Canoe-Island, 2000, a 12-color silkscreen, with funds from the Peg Buckley Acquisition Fund. This Scottish artist is internationally acclaimed for his atmospheric and quiet landscape paintings and prints, often inhabited with nebulous figures. Well collected around the world, this is the first work by the artist to enter the collections. In addition, the Art Center purchased The Propeller Group’s AK-47 vs. M16, 2015, a mixed media work comprised of ballistics gel, bullet fragments, and digital video, with funds from Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey, the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Moving-Image and Time-Based Art Fund, and the Kyle J. and Sharon Krause Family Art Acquisition Fund. The work was inspired by an American Civil War story recounting the collision of two bullets in mid-air, one shot by a Union soldier and the other a Confederate. Steven Young Lee’s Maebyeong Vase with Mushroom Vine, 2015, porcelain with copper inlay, was also purchased with funds from the Kyle J. and Sharon Krause Family Art Acqui-sition Fund. Lee’s vase is inspired by the particularly distinctive Korean Mae-byeong vessel from the Koryo dynasty (918–1392), a form that is unique in the history of Korean ceramics.


Peter Doig (Scottish, born 1959, active in Trinidad) Canoe – Island, 2000 Silkscreen on paper Frame: 33 5/8 × 44 1/8 inches / Sheet: 28 7/8 × 39 1/4 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Peg Buckley Acquisition Fund, 2017.23 Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

Yue Minjun (Chinese, born 1962)The Grassland Series, Woodcut 2, 2008Lithograph on paperFrame: 39 1/4 × 51 × 2 inches / Sheet: 35 × 47 inchesDes Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Gift of Jim and Ellen Hubbell, 2017.17Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines

TOP Grayson Perry (British, born 1960) Animal Spirit (blue), 2016 Color etching on paper Sheet: 25 1/4 × 30 3/4 inches / Image: 23 1/2 × 29 1/2 inches Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Partial gift of the Des Moines Art Center Print Club in memory of Peg Buckley, purchased with funds from the Keith Shaver Trust for Acquisitions, 2017.24 Photo: Rich Sanders, Des Moines


ART ACCESS Art and Literacy

“This is a very valuable partnership and consistently the winners are the children and families from our neighborhood!” COMMUNITY PARTNER

ince its inception in 2000, the mission of the Outreach Program, now Art Access, has been to enrich the lives of people in our community through art education, using the arts as a tool to overcome adversity and promote self-confidence and healing. Art can engage children, youth, and adults in powerful ways. The Art and Literacy initiative utilizes this capacity to inspire a love for reading and literature in school-age children through art experiences and creative thinking. Art activities based on age-appropriate children’s books engage participants in core curriculum subjects, encourage critical thinking, and help develop reading skills. During the summer months, the Art Center provides Art and Literacy programming to Children and Families Urban Movement, Martin Luther King Summer Camp, Oakridge Neighborhood Services, and PACE Juvenile Center. It is important to keep the youth in our communities engaged in reading throughout the summer. This Art and Literacy programming not only makes learning fun, but helps youth find interesting ways of looking and creating art while learning. This past summer Art Center instructors made weekly visits to summer camps throughout the metro to provide reading and art activities. Instructor Kate McCormick stated, “when picking a book to go with a project, I make sure it has great pictures with lots of color, shapes, and textures. I find that students are sure to absorb books with pictures that are interesting and give good clues about the content.” McCormick spent six weeks with the Martin Luther King Summer Camp, leading art actives that connected with

the books she found at the local library. “The most success I had with integrating literacy was with Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears (by Verna Aardema). This book is a folktale and it has both beautiful pictures and language that follows a chain of events in the jungle. My students were captivated by it and inspired to make their wax-resist paintings when it was finished!” Both the students and the community partners enjoy story time. The best stories are shared when each character of the story is given a unique voice and personality. For students who may find reading to be a struggle, the use of art can help give them much needed confidence. The youth are inspired to make art after the introduction of a book, using critical thinking skills to apply both the book’s context and imagery to their own art. Often a student will compare their art piece to the illustrations in the book and burst with pride. “Someday I want to be an artist in books,” said one eager student. The Art Center is grateful to its partnerships—and funders—within the community for enabling us to build art and literacy skills with youth in Des Moines. The Art Center’s Art Access program partners annually with more than 25 social service organizations and nonprofits in the community. According to one community partner, “This is a very valuable partnership and consistently the winners are the children and families from our neighborhood!”

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After being introduced to a book by an instructor, children from the Martin Luther King neighborhood use critical thinking skills to apply both the book’s context and imagery to their own art.

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MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL

*Sunday, October 1 / 1:30 pm *Thursday, October 5 / 6:30 pm (repeat of 10/1/17 program) *Sunday, October 8 / 1:30 pm (repeat of 10/5/17 program) Levitt AuditoriumFilms are not rated, but intended for adult audiences.

Established in New York City in 1997, the MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival received more than 1,600 entries from 75 countries this year. Ten entries have been selected as finalists in the annual festival and will be packaged and distributed on DVD to participating theaters. Audiences from around the world unite not only to view the films, but to vote on them as well. Winners will be announced by MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival on Monday, October 9 at 10 am EST and the Art Center will also post the results at desmoinesartcenter.org the following day. Visit www.msfilmfest.com for current information.


FILM at the Art Center

BLACK MARIA FILM FESTIVAL Independent Films

for Independent Minds

*Thursday, November 30 / 6:30 pm Levitt AuditoriumFilms are not rated, but intended for adult audiences. The Art Center continues to bring cutting-edge, independent films to the region by hosting the Black Maria International Film and Video Festival. The annual festival draws hundreds of entries from around the world in the categories of documentary, experimental, animation, and narrative works. Fifty award-winning films are named and included in the festival’s annual tour which travels to more than 60 host institutions across the country and abroad. The Black Maria Film Festival was named after Thomas Edison’s Black Maria studio, the first film production studio.

Artists on the Big Screen + Collection Conversation EVERYBODY KNOWS… ELIZABETH MURRAY

Thursday, October 12 / 6:30 pm

Offered quarterly, each program features a film about an artist or influential art personality followed by insight into the figure’s relationship with the Art Center’s collection. The Art Center welcomes Daisy Murray Holman, Elizabeth Murray's daughter, who will introduce the film and participate in Q&A after the screening with Director Jeff Fleming. Murray's Sad Sack (1989) entered the Art Center's collection a year after it was created, at the height of her signature style.

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DIAZ

JOHN

LUNA

LATINO PRIDE SPANISH CANDY

MIKE

MORENOPRIMETIVO

AGUINIGA

A CELEBRATION OF MEXICAN MUSIC

DÍA DE LOS MUERTOSDAY OF THE DEAD Homenaje Mexicanos Mexicanos Locales del PasadoHonoring Local Mexican Musicans of the Past

The Des Moines Art Center is proud to

again host Día de los Muertos / Day of the

Dead— its 17th year.

Day of the Dead is a traditional Latino

celebration that honors the lives of members

of the community who have passed away,

as well as a festive day of music, dancing,

food and drink, art activities, and

remembrances for the entire family.

This year’s celebration will honor the

influence of the many local Mexican bands

that provided the community with traditional

and modern sounds, playing an important

role in the lives of many, from weddings to

quinceanera celebrations to family reunions.

CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES

Sunday, October 29

Des Moines Art Center

Noon – 4 pm Entertainment by Mariachi Zapata Art activities in the studios Traditional Day of the Dead bread Mexican hot chocolate by Zanzibar’s Coffee Adventure Food available for purchase by Tamale’s Industry Cash bar Museum Shop open for Day of the Dead merchandise Free shuttle from Merrill Middle School

12:30 and 2:30 pm Bilingual tours (Spanish and English)

1 and 3 pm

Film in Levitt Auditorium: Music of our Fathers

Vince Valdez / director

DURING THEHOLIDAYS, THINK ART CENTER.VISIT.EAT. SHOP.JOIN.


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NOVEMBER 7 – 12 TUESDAY – SUNDAY

Come Out and Play

NOVEMBER 10–12 FRIDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY

Member Double Discount WeekendExcludes consignment and Des Moines Art Center Collects

DECEMBER 5–10 TUESDAY – SUNDAY

Gift Wrap S.O.S.

DECEMBER 7 THURSDAY / 5 – 8 pm

Holiday Artist Trunk Show

DECEMBER 8–10 FRIDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY

Member Double Discount Weekend Excludes consignment and Des Moines Art Center Collects

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MAKE YOUR MEMORIES HERE The Art Center’s outstanding architectural spaces make it a unique venue to rent for your special occasion. Let us help make your wedding reception, rehearsal dinner, shower, or other special occasion memorable.

For more information on how to create your memorable event, contact Community and Rental Events Manager Marti Payseur at 515.271.0301 or [email protected].

ART CENTER CAFÉ

chef’s palette

LUNCH WITH FRIENDS AND A VIEW

Enjoy hot homemade soups, fresh salads, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts.

Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 2 pm Menu changes weekly. View menu at desmoinesartcenter.org.


Photo: Caitlyn Cisar Photography


ART MUSEUMS BY THE NUMBERS 2017

The nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $185 million industry in the Greater Des Moines Region

THE ARTS MEAN BUSINESS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES REGION

A recent 16-month summary of cultural providers in the Des Moines metro by Americans for the Arts, sponsored by Bravo Greater Des Moines reports that:

This study puts to rest a misconception that communities support arts and culture at the expense of local economic development.

Nonprofit arts and cultural organizations are businesses in their own right.

The Des Moines Art Center is the

sixth

largest nonprofit arts and culture

employer in the metro!

It generates

in local and state government revenue.

It supports

full-time equivalent jobs

5,677

$16.8 MILLION

They spent They also leveraged a remarkable

in additional spending by cultural audiences – spending that pumps vital revenue into restaurants, hotels, retail stores, parking garages, and other local businesses.

$71.9MILLION

during fiscal year 2015 to employ people locally, purchase goods and services from local establishments, and attract tourists.

$113.1MILLION

In fact, communities that support the arts and culture are investing in an industry that supports jobs, generates government revenue, and is the cornerstone of tourism.

This study shows conclusively that the arts mean business in the Greater Des Moines Region!


Wendy and Jeff Cossman James and Barbara Demetrion Dorothy Ely Lois and Louis Fingerman Amy Harrison Highland Park Montessori School Ann Hintz Jewish Community Foundation Ronnie and Barbara Kahn Julie and David Kalainov Lori Kalainov Kathryn Kanjo and the MCASD Family Jeff and Kim Keisler John and Penny Krantz Marylee Lankamer Caroline W. Levine LMC Insurance & Risk Management Patricia J. McFarland Nellis Management Company Mark and Jill Oman John and Mary Pappajohn Jane Rips Jan Sime Christine Tincher Debra and Don Tracy Darla and Joseph Weber Steve and Linda Weitz Dennis and Diane Young and Family Kathy and Steven Zumbach

In Memory of Tom Lynner Kim Bakey James Carney Gartner Family Foundation Barbara Klaas Midwest Housing Equity Group Carol Pugsley Mary and Vernon Robbins Kenneth and Linda Schultheis Wakonda Club In Honor of Anita Mandelbaum Lori Kalainov In Honor of Mary and Stanley Seidler Lori Kalainov

In Memory of Dr. Lawrence F. Staples Mary Said

For Tom Stephenson’s recovery Joan Mannheimer

REMEMBERING OUR FRIEND, DICK LEVITT

We would like to take this opportunity to note that long-time Art Center friend, board member, and supporter Dick Levitt, husband of Jeanne Levitt, passed away on July 30, 2017. The Levitt Family has been loyal, generous patrons of the Art Center for generations and Dick and Jeanne have exemplified that passion. Dick served on the Art Center Board of Trustees from 1999 – 2007. The board and staff extend their sincere sympathies to the Levitt Family.

These gifts were received between June 1 and August 31, 2017. In Memory of Jeanne Bloodgood Sigurd E. and Ann Anderson In Memory of Julie Brenton Nancy Frahm In Honor of William and Natalie Brenton Woodward Brenton In Memory of Peg Buckley Diane Becker The Peg Buckley Family Robert and Marlene Buckley Crom and Mary Campbell Donna Davilla Glen and Laurie Dickinson Ross and Mindi Dickinson Anastasia Polydoran Amy N. and Thomas Worthen

In Celebration of Mary and Jon Doidge’s new home Joan Mannheimer

In Honor of Patricia Donhowe’s birthday Amy N. and Thomas Worthen For Judy Flapan’s recovery Lois and Louis Fingerman Joan Mannheimer

In Memory of Nancy Koons Sigurd E. and Ann Anderson Krause Gentle Foundation Polly Moore Sheryl Prill In Honor of Jeanne Levitt John Kalainov Julie and David Kalainov Lori Kalainov

In Memory of Richard Levitt Andrea Autrey Bankers Trust The Barrent Group Laura and Richard Barrent Carolyn Bucksbaum Cindy and Mitchell Caplan John and Elizabeth Carlson

MEET TIFFANY NAGEL SPINNERThe Art Center is pleased to welcome Tiffany Nagel Spinner, the new director of development, to the staff. Tiffany comes to the Art Center from Iowa Public Radio, where she served as its major gifts officer. Before this, she was the annual fund manager for Des Moines Performing Arts and the director of development and donor relations for Children’s Cancer Connection. Tiffany brings experience with annual fund development, individual and corporate major gifts, planned giving, as well as a passion for contemporary art. Tiffany earned a B.A. in political science and journalism from Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana; and attended Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, England; and Colégio Universitário, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.

HONORARY & MEMORIAL GIFTS

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15 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm *Art Spectrums 1:30 – 3 pm Drawing in Space *Tandem Gallery Dialogue with Alison Ferris and Jay Ewart 1:30 pm

17 TUESDAY Drawing in Space Installation videos on view Through January 21, 2018

18 WEDNESDAY Baby + Me Drop-in Tour Pappajohn Sculpture Park 11 am – noon

19 THURSDAY Exhibition opens Single-channel 7 Alex Prager / La Petite Mort

20 FRIDAY *Get Dirty in the Studio Henna / Mehndi Tatoos / $ 6 – 8:30 pm

21 SATURDAY Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm

22 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm I, too, am America Gallery Dialogue with Jared Ledesma 1:30 pm

27 FRIDAY Pappajohn Sculpture Park Drop-in Tour 2:30 – 3 pm


29 SUNDAY Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) Noon – 4 pm

NOVEMBER2 THURSDAY ART ACCESS Student Exhibition Reception 5 – 6 pm *Inside the Director’s Office 6:30 pm


5 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm

7 – 12 TUESDAY – SUNDAY Come Out and Play Museum Shop

10 FRIDAY Toni and Tim Urban International Artist-in-Residence: Monika Grzymala Community Exhibition closes Tifereth Israel Synagogue

10 FRIDAY – 7 DECEMBER Fall Children and Teen’s Student Exhibition

10/11/12 FRIDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY Member Double Discount Weekend in the Museum Shop

11 SATURDAY *Yoga + Gallery Dialogue 8:45 am *Family Workshop Family Portrait Cut-Outs / $ 9:30 – 11:30 am Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm

12 SUNDAY *Mimosas + Art Paper Quilling / $ 12:30 – 3:30 pm Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm

14 TUESDAY Books + Blankets 1:30 – 2 pm

CALENDAROCTOBER1 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm *Manhattan Short Film Festival 1:30 pm

5 THURSDAY *Manhattan Short Film Festival 6:30 pm (repeat of 10/1/17 program)

6 FRIDAY – 2 NOVEMBER Art Access Student Exhibition



*Manhattan Short Film Festival 1:30 pm (repeat of 10/5/17 program)

*Mimosas + Art Rangoli: Traditional Sand Painting / $ 6 – 8:30 pm

9 MONDAY Pappajohn Sculpture Park Drop-in Tour 12:30 – 1 pm


12 THURSDAY Artists on the Big Screen + Collection Conversation Everybody Knows . . . Elizabeth Murray, 2016 / 6:30 pm

14 SATURDAY *Yoga + Gallery Dialogue 8:45 am *Family Workshop Street Festival Painting / $ 9:30 – 11:30 am Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm

*RESERVATIONS / RSVPS / REGISTRATIONAn asterisk indicates that reservations, rsvps, or registration is required. Please visit desmoinesartcenter.org and click on EVENT RESERVATIONS or access the calendar from the homepage. After completing your online registration, you should receive a confirmation via e-mail. Please be sure to enter your e-mail address correctly to receive this confirmation. If you do not receive an e-mail shortly after registering, please call 515.277.4405 and we will gladly check on your reservation. Guests on a given reservation list are guaranteed for the event; others are welcome to attend if space becomes available.

For more information on these events / exhibitions / classes visit desmoinesartcenter.org.

15 WEDNESDAY Baby + Me Drop-in Tour Art Center / 11 am – noon

17 FRIDAY *Get Dirty in the Studio Mug Life / $ 6 – 8:30 pm


19 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm *Art Spectrums 1:30 – 3 pm

Drawing in Space *Tandem Gallery Dialogue with Alison Ferris and Jay Ewart 1:30 pm

23 Thanksgiving Day Museum and offices closed


26 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm Exhibition closes: I, too, am America

30 THURSDAY *Black Maria Film Festival 6:30 pm

DECEMBER2 SATURDAY Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm


Exhibition closes Iowa Artists 2017: Yun Shin 5 –10 TUESDAY – SUNDAY Gift Wrap S.O.S. Museum Shop

7 THURSDAY Fall Children and Teen’s Student Exhibition Reception 5 – 6 pm Holiday Artist Trunk Show Museum Shop event 5 – 8 pm

8 FRIDAY Exhibition opens The Irrational and the Marvelous

8/9/10 FRIDAY / SATURDAY / SUNDAY Member Double Discount Weekend in the Museum Shop

9 SATURDAY *Yoga + Gallery Dialogue 8:45 am *Family Workshop Festive Paper Ornaments / $ 9:30 – 11:30 am Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm

10 SUNDAY *Mimosas + Art Bedazzled Shoes / $ 12:30 – 3:30 pm Art Center Drop-in Tour 1 pm

Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm


14 THURSDAY *Drawing in Space Tandem Gallery Dialogue with Alison Ferris and Jay Ewart 6:30 pm

15 FRIDAY *Get Dirty in the Studio Fused! / $ 6 – 8:30 pm


17 SUNDAY Drawing in Space Drop-in Tour 1 pm *Art Spectrums 1:30 – 3 pm

20 WEDNESDAY Baby + Me Drop-in Tour Art Center / 11 am – noon


25 MONDAY Christmas Day Museum and offices closed

26 – 29 TUESDAY – FRIDAY *Winter Break Workshops 9 am – 4 pm / $

30 SATURDAY Art Center Drop-In Tour 1 pm

31 SUNDAY New Year’s Eve Museum and offices closed

JANUARY

1 MONDAY New Year’s Day Museum and offices closed

For more information on these events / exhibitions / classes visit desmoinesartcenter.org.

MEMBERS SAVE THESE DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING MEMBER AND AFFILIATE GROUP EVENTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 *Family Gallery Exploration: Ninja EditionRecommended for ages 4 – 81:30 – 3 pm

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 *Art Noir: Discover Drawing in Space with artist Dave Eppley & Alison Ferris 5:30 pm (Registration opens Tuesday, October 3)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 *Salon 4700: A Conversation With Creators at Mainframe Studios6 pm / $50 non-members ($30 members)(Registration opens Friday, September 29)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 *Print Club: Meet Commissioned Print Artist Clarence Morgan / 1 pm(Registration opens Tuesday, October 3)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 *Art Noir: HUE6 – 9 pm $15 non-members / $10 members(Registration opens Tuesday, October 3)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16 *Art Break With Laura Burkhalter: Iowa Artist Yun Shin11:30 am – 12:15 pm

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 *Art Noir: Holiday Studio6 – 9 pm / $ (Registration opens Tuesday, November 7)

BONUS: DECEMBER IS FOR MEMBERS! Keep up with your weekly e-news to see what special surprises we have for members this December.

NOT A MEMBER? JOIN TODAY at desmoinesartcenter.org.


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FREE ADMISSION MUSEUM HOURSTuesday / Wednesday / Friday / 11 am – 4 pm Thursday / 11 am – 9 pm Saturday / 10 am – 4 pmSunday / Noon – 4 pm Closed Monday MUSEUM SHOP Open during regular museum hours.Members receive discounts every day. CHEF’S PALETTE - ART CENTER CAFÉ Lunch Tuesday – Saturday / 11 am – 2 pm CLASSESStudio art classes and workshops are available for students of all ages. Members receive 20% discounts on classes and workshops. Join today! ART CENTER TOURS Free tours available year-round JOHN AND MARY PAPPAJOHN SCULPTURE PARK The sculpture park is open sunrise to midnight daily. Free tours available April – October MORE INFORMATION AT desmoinesartcenter.org

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Thank you to members and sponsors who make our exhibitions, programs, outreach, and FREE admission possible.

FREE ADMISSION

The Art Center is proud to continue to offer FREE ADMISSION to Art Center galleries, programs, and events, unless otherwise noted. FREE ADMISSION IS SUPPORTED BY PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP AND ART CENTER MEMBERS.

ART ACCESS (FORMERLY “OUTREACH”) IS SUPPORTED BY

Art4Moore Margaret BrennanThe Bright FoundationCasey’s General Stores, Inc.

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I, TOO, AM AMERICA IS SUPPORTED BY DES MOINES ART CENTER PRINT CLUB

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DRAWING IN SPACE IS SUPPORTED BY

Farm Bureau Financial Services Gardner and Florence Call Cowles FoundationJohn DeereMeier Bernstein Foundation

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Humanities Iowa, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The views and opinions expressed by this program do not necessarily reflect those of Humanities Iowa or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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