ARTIST FEATURE / Art Bound Podcast Episode 12: The New Frontier of Landscape Painting Art Bound
In this episode, host and K Contemporary gallery owner Doug Kacena explores the leading edge…
ARTIST FEATURE // Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa names new chief operating officer
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa has named Keesha Ward as its new …
WE ARE IOWA / A work of art is taking shape outside Mainframe Studios in the form of 'Critical Mass'
Mainframe Studios is featured on Good Morning Iowa, with Jackie Schmillen…
NEWS RELEASE / Lauridsen Family Announces $1 Million Dollar Matching Gift
Community leaders, arts advocates and artists gathered this past Friday, June 4 to celebrate…
DES MOINES REGISTER / With $1 million Lauridsen donation, Des Moines Mainframe Studios prepares to launch final phase of renovations
Local philanthropists Nix and Virginia Lauridsen have pledged $1 million toward the final phase of renovations…
BUSINESS RECORD / Mainframe makeover expected to begin in June
Work on a 360-degree mural called "Critical Mass" is expected to begin this month at Mainframe Studios…
STARTUP STORIES DSM PODCAST | Molding a City to See the Value in Helping Artists Grow
Diana Wright, Startup Community Builder at the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Siobhan Spain, Director…
ARTFORUM / Alex Brown Foundation Announces Inaugural Artist Residencies
The Alex Brown Foundation in Des Moines has announced its first artist residencies…
DES MOINES REGISTER / Urban City Magazine to commemorate Black History Month with an art exhibit and flea market
To celebrate Black History Month, Urban City Magazine is hosting a free Black art exhibit at…
Iowa Creative Incubator Announces Pilot Program Fellows
Mainframe Studios has launched a new pilot program called Iowa Creative Incubator…
BUSINESS RECORD / Beyond bootstrapping: Can Iowa’s Black entrepreneurs gain more access to lending programs
It wasn’t long after Deshara Bohanna began taking her handmade wreaths door-to-door…
SPRINGBOARD FOR THE ARTS // Community Arts Handbook
In this day and age of continued disparities, injustices, pandemics and systemic racism, artists are critical…
IN THE NEWS / Mainframe Studios Project Update
Completion of renovations of Mainframe Studios, which provides affordable workspaces for artists…
COVID RESPONSE / Gretchen Bohling Sews Masks with a Little Help From Her Friends
Mainframe Artist Gretchen Bohling has converted her studio into a mask making machine…
900Views Podcast: An Interview with Justin Mandelbaum
EPISODE 29 // Listen to a recent conversation with Mainframe Studios Founder and high rise developer Justin Mandelbaum…
BUSINESS RECORD / Mainframe Studios to get colorful makeover; large pledge to help complete renovations
The Lauridsen family’s $3 million donation will help pay for finishing renovations at Mainframe Studios…
IOWA LIVE / First Friday at Mainframe
Director Siobhan Spain joins host Lou Sipolt about First Friday open studio events at Mainframe…
IN THE NEWS // Come Pho Love
Iowa Live interviews Siobhan Spain, Director of Mainframe Studios. She talks about the building…
IN THE NEWS // Come Pho Love
Cherry Madole from Tangerine Food Company, and Taylor Evans from Peace Tree Brewing…
Ric Frambach / 1953 - 2019
THE LIFE OF AN ARTIST / The world lost a beautiful creative spirit over the holiday and we're heartbroken…