AEGIS // New work by Molly Spain
Molly Spain is a native Iowan with a multidisciplinary art practice…
JENNIFER LEE // DSM PARTNERSHIP
DSM Partnership featured Artist Jennifer Lee who makes handmade pottery
CHRIS SULLIVAN & JORDAN SANDQUIST // DM CITYVIEW
DM CITYVIEW article by Cyote Williams highlights Chris Sullivan & Jordan Sandquist’s journey…
JESS QUINN // STUDIO 200
Jess Quinn is a botanical oil painter. Her work highlights the beautiful and often exotic…
MELYNDA VAN ZEE // DM CITYVIEW
IOWA ARTIST // Melynda Van Zee // By Jackie Wilson
As a long-time art instructor and educator, Melynda Van Zee knew the techniques she needed to teach her students…
JILL WELLS // BROADLAWNS + WHO13
Mainframe Artist in Residency Jill Wells recently finished a collaborative project…
The Studios Directory + Dispatches
News from the largest nonprofit creative workspace in the nation, located in the heart of downtown Des Moines. Read our latest issue of The Studios: Directory + Dispatches…
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SEARCH // Now Accepting Applications
The Executive Director will be a visionary arts leader, guiding Mainframe Studio’s advancement…
WEEKLY COFFEE BAR AT MAINFRAME STUDIOS
EVERY MONDAY FROM 10:30 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. ON MAINFRAME'S 2ND FLOOR …
NO COAST TROUBLE CLUB MAKES THEIR DES MOINES DEBUT!
A collective of local artists working in the growing designer toy scene have come together…
ARTFORUM | ALEX BROWN
On a Thursday afternoon at the beginning of February, I joined an unusual Zoom broadcast linking Cathouse Proper in Brooklyn…
FIRST FRIDAY | POETRY PALOOZA
Poetry& is working in partnership with Humanities Iowa, Mainframe Studios, Franklin Jr. High Event Center, and the Iowa Poetry Association…
BODY OF WORK / 1ST ANNUAL FIGURATIVE GROUP SHOW
Curated by Josh Sorrell, this inaugural show examines perspectives of the human form…
BRITTANY BROOKE CROW / TO SEE AND BE SEEN BY YOU
Please mark your calendars for Brittany's artist talk and reception March 18, 1-3 p.m. (artist talk at 1:30)…
CITYVIEW | Meet Tone the MoveMaker
Raised on the south side of Chicago, he grew up in the shadow of skyscrapers…