It is with a heavy heart we share news that Mainframe Studios board member, artist and friend passed away suddenly…

An exploration of arts and community with Host Pat Boddy.

Ask someone to name U.S. cities with booming creative scenes and they’re likely to name the usual suspects…

You will never meet Julia Franklin’s father. He committed suicide in 1990. But through exploring her…

Justin Mandelbaum believes Des Moines is on the verge of something big…

2019 will bring some changes to downtown Des Moines, and it could bring more artists…

Mainframe artist Lee Emma Running recently finished a permanent art installation titled "Five Miles from Fayette" …

Mainframe Studios Director Siobhan Spain was invited to the Heartland Summit to take part in an opening panel discussion…

As nightfall drops its canvas on Des Moines, the scent of latex house paint seeps from Studio 411 at Mainframe Studios…

Mainframe Studios was honored to offer its full support of Mirza Kudic and his Passport to Prosperity 2018 Nomination…

Christina Smith didn’t develop the Momentum program to win any shiny awards…

Photo shoots with Tom Petty. Car rides with Stevie Wonder. Studio time with Fleetwood Mac…

After years of anticipation, the nonprofit arts and culture radio group KFMG 98.9 FM is now broadcasting…

A new center preserves the legacy of artist and visionary conservationist Ding Darling…

The roving playwright finally has a stage to call home. When the curtain rises Jan. 11 in the new theater space at Mainframe Studios…

"Thank you to Bravo Greater Des Moines, Drake University, Capital Crossroads, The Tomorrow Plan…

Mainframe artist Mirza Kudic is the featured speaker in the upcoming Iowa International…

Mainframe Studios (mainframestudios.org) has scheduled its inaugural open studio event …

There’s no single way to establish a specific culture in the workplace — there are dozens…

Join the festivities as our phase one artists and organizations welcome the public…