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Wine & Clay 2022
Thank you to Prairie Meadows, Luana Savings Bank, Gateway Market, artists, volunteers and guests for participating in the inaugural Wine & Clay event. It was an exceptional day filled with beautiful art, delicious wine and great company.
If you missed out or are experiencing buyers regret, visit our artist page to get connected to the Wine & Clay artists.
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4th Annual Ceramics Invitational
Ceramics takes center stage at Mainframe Studios' 4th Annual Ceramics Invitational on Friday, Dec. 2 from 5 - 8 p.m. The First Friday event features four floors of open studios with local artists exhibiting clay sculpture and pottery, wheel throwing, live music, a group exhibition of flora + fauna and a media-melding exhibition of shadowbox scenes.
Of special note, the Central Academy Pottery program brings young potters to showcase their explorations in ceramics. Sale proceeds support the Central Academy Ceramics program.
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Holiday Promenade
Kick-off the holiday season at the Historic East Village's Holiday Promenade. The five week series celebrates the small businesses in the historic neighborhood.
The festivities begin on Friday, Nov. 18 with a tree lighting ceremony at Brenton Skating Plaza. Fun activities are scheduled each week and many retailers are open late.
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The Nutcracker
Iowa Dance Theatre presents The Nutcracker Ballet at the Des Moines Civic Center on Dec. 3 and 4. The classic holiday ballet features toys who come to life, a prince battling mischievous mice, waltzing flowers and a Sugar Plum Fairy delighting children of all ages.
Tickets are available for three performances Dec. 3 and 4 through the Civic Center box office or online at www.dmpa.org.
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Gallery Talk
Visit the Des Moines Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 1:30 p.m. for a guided walk-through of the stunning exhibition "Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It." The exhibition is the most comprehensive gathering of Taylor's work to date and assembles dozens of works that chronical her steady mastery of marquetry (wood inlay).
The event is free and open to the public. No registration is required.
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Makers Market & Bar Hop
Shop from 40 makers with a drink in hand this Sunday, Nov. 20 from 1 - 6 p.m. Vendors will be located at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom, Lua Brewing, and Exile Brewing Co. Producers will offer a wide variety of handmade goods such as jewelry, knit goods, home décor, metal working, prints, paintings, candles and more.
The event is free to attend.
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Artist Applications
The Des Moines Arts Festival® presented by Nationwide is now accepting artist applications for the 2023 Festival. Applications are open for professional artists, the Emerging Iowa Artists program (for Iowa residents currently enrolled in an institution of higher education) and a new emerging artist program that is designed for any individual embarking on a career in the art fair industry.
The application process is facilitated online through ZAPPlication® (ZAPP®), a universal online application system that allows artists to submit and manage applications for participating art shows, festivals and fairs. Interested artists can visit this link and search for Des Moines Arts Festival.
The deadline to apply is Jan. 18, 2023 at 8 a.m.
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Interrobang Film Festival Applications
The Interrobang Film Festival celebrates the art of film and is presented in concert with the Des Moines Arts Festival. The audience, whether cinema enthusiasts or curious newcomers, can experience curated screenings from films around the globe. The three-day Festival is IMDb-verified and shows an average of 40 films per year. Categories include: feature length narrative, narrative shorts, feature length documentary, documentary shorts, web/tv series pilot, music video, found footage and student shorts.
The Interrobang Film Festival is now accepting submissions on Film Freeway with an early bird deadline of Dec. 31, 2022.
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