At the time of this article's writing, the Des Moines Arts Festival sits at seventh on USA Today's leaderboard in voting.

Past visitors called the sculpture park a must-see sight in Des Moines. Many also recommended packing a picnic to enjoy among the sculptures. The John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park is located ...

Past visitors called the sculpture park a must-see sight in Des Moines. Many also recommended packing a picnic to enjoy among the sculptures. In 2009, John and Mary Pappajohn, a Des Moines venture ...

L ooking for a spot to celebrate a special occasion? Whether you choose to celebrate Valentine’s Day arrives Feb. 14, or just ...

This is my final column for the Des Moines Business Record, which has carried my musings since 2012. Beginning next month, the Elbert Files will have a new home at a sister publication, dsm magazine, ...

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based ... The wooden artwork, installed in Greenwood Park in 1996, was commissioned as part of the art center's ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines ... Double Site was installed at Greenwood Park in 1996. The art center initially commissioned the environmental sculpture as part of its permanent collection.

The Des Moines Art Center invited Miss in the late 1980s to develop a site-specific work for a city-owned park. In late 2023 ... the way viewers experience sculpture by bringing it outside ...

If you’ve lived in Iowa your whole life but haven’t explored Des Moines ... The park has over 20 massive works from world-famous artists, including pieces by Jaume Plensa, Barry Flanagan, and Ai ...

“Mirror, mirror on the water, who’s the fairest state park of all?” The Des Moines ... her ice sculpture competition, and every cliff face is a contender. But perhaps the most magical winter ...