IN THE NEWS / Summer Startup Tour Published On: 06/21/2021

The Greater Des Moines Partnership is partnering with several Des Moines companies to host the first-ever Summer Startup Tour this July, a month-long series of free events to “welcome Des Moines’ entrepreneurs, creators, and makers back to the community.”

ARTIST FEATURE / Art Bound Podcast Episode 12: The New Frontier of Landscape Painting Art Bound Published On: 06/16/2021

In this episode, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena explores the leading edge of landscape painting with Don Stinson and Gregory Euclide, two artists whose works ask the viewer to consider the physical, cultural, and political ways we humans see, relate to, and interact with the lands we inhabit.

ARTIST FEATURE // Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa names new chief operating officer Published On: 06/16/2021

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa has named Keesha Ward as its new chief operating officer. Ward is formerly the assistant director of alumni relations at Drake University, where she oversaw Central Iowa alumni and volunteer programming.

WE ARE IOWA / A work of art is taking shape outside Mainframe Studios in the form of 'Critical Mass' Published On: 06/11/2021

The Lauridsen family is matching one million dollars in donations to complete the project. Learn more on how to give back or attend an event at mainframestudios.org