Arts and Culture

The Des Moines Arts Festival is seeking filmmakers for the 2011 Interrobang Film Festival. Filmmakers who submit films by March 25 will pay a reduced entry fee; all submissions are due by April 29. The …

Civic Music Association has announced a 2011-2012 season that includes classical, jazz and folk music. Classical will be covered by the Emerson Quartet and the Oasis Quartet, which includes local musicians Dave Camwell and Jim …

The Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (INHF) has received national accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. INHF, a nonprofit conservation organization, is the first land trust in …

The Science Center of Iowa’s (SCI) largest traveling exhibition to date, “Da Vinci – The Genius,” will end its Midwest premiere run March 20. SCI anticipates increased visitation to the da Vinci exhibition during the …

The Des Moines Art Center has acquired one of 60 known impressions of the only etching ever produced by Vincent van Gogh. “The Portrait of Dr. Gachet,” which van Gogh created in 1890 – less …

A $60,000 gift from the EMC Insurance Foundation will support the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs’ (DCA) traveling museum exhibit about Iowans and the American Civil War. “The Fiery Trial: Iowa and the Civil War” …

Nonprofit organizations can market themselves for free or at low cost to the more than 200,000 people who are expected to attend the 2011 Des Moines Arts Festival June 24-26, through the Prairie Meadows Community …

The Iowa Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will hold its 15th annual Central Iowa Canstruction charity event on March 26 in the Capital Square atrium. The competition challenges local architects, design professionals, engineers …

Hy-Vee Inc. will host a multicultural reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 31. Scheduled to take place at the Hy-Vee Conference Center at 5820 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, the free networking …