It is far too cliché to begin this story with the same overdone explanation that cool arts stuff does, in fact, occur in the ...

LINKING THE BUILDINGS TOGETHER. AND FINALLY, NEARLY 200 OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP ARTISTS WILL BE IN DES MOINES THIS WEEKEND. THE DES MOINES ARTS FESTIVAL IS GOING ON AT WESTERN GATEWAY PARK. ALL THE FUN ...

INVESTIGATING. THE DES MOINES ARTS FESTIVAL STARTS TOMORROW, BUT ONE ARTIST HAD TO CANCEL AFTER THIS HUGE FIRE DESTROYED HER WORK. I MEAN, THIS JUST PAINTS THE PICTURE AS TO HOW SEVERE THAT FIRE WAS.

Green has been Ben Millett's favorite color since childhood. It appears on him in vibrant pops, from his wire-frame glasses to his fading fingernail polish and bright neon sneakers. It also shows up ...

A new work of art at the Des Moines Art Center is now tucked along with Edward Hopper’s “Automat,” Grant Wood’s “Soldiers and Sailors Monument,” and Henri Matisse’s “Woman in White.” The Art Center ...

When former Jefferson Elementary art teacher Susan VandeHaar learned that a brightly colored mural created by a well-known artist and featuring literary characters had been painted over at the school, ...

The artist’s first North American survey explores the legacy of colonial histories and the African diaspora in the Caribbean and beyond. Firelei Báez, “Untitled (Les tables de geographie reduites en ...

Nearly 30 new murals will be added to this year's Alley Art Festival. The fest -- taking place Saturday -- has attracted urban muralists all the way from Brooklyn New York.