The Des Moines Art Center has received a $26,200 Bedrock Grant from the Every Page Foundation to fund conservation and educational initiatives celebrating women artists. The grant will enable the preservation of significant works by women in the museum’s collection for inclusion in the upcoming 2027 exhibition Whisper to a Scream: Women Artists and Minimalism, organized by senior curator Laura Burkhalter. Conservation work will be completed by an all-woman team from the Midwest Art Conservation Center. In addition, the Art Center will create an educational video showcasing art conservators’ career paths to encourage more women and girls to pursue careers in art conservation.