IN THE NEWS | John Ravet: Into the Fold
Step into John Ravet’s kite-shaped third-floor artist’s studio and let the layers of texture draw you in…
Reframing Racial Justice in Creative Communities: 2021 Speaker Series
In collaboration with Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ-DSM) and with support from Iowa Arts Council's Cultural Leadership…
Pliés and empowerment: Des Moines programs aim to offer dance and magic to children
Jae’Auna Brantley likes to round her hands up toward the sky and plié…
IN THE NEWS | Des Moines artist among 10 'accomplished practitioners' chosen worldwide for Harvard fellowships
Jordan Weber is one of 10 people chosen from around the world to be 2022 Loeb Fellows…
Mainframe Artist Awarded Iowa Arts Council Fellowship
Des Moines, IA – Brittany Brooke Crow is pleased to announce that she has received an Iowa Artist Fellowship…
BUSINESS RECORD / Interns lead summer of challenge and inclusion at Pi515
At Mainframe Studios, Pi515’s small but mighty team of three college interns has the organization’s summer goals posted…
IN THE NEWS | New Mural Represents Diversity And Hope In Iowa
Passersby can see the colorful “Future” mural on the north side of the Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families…
DSM USA / Summer Startup Tour
Coming out of the pandemic, we are starting to unfold to a new normal of time and space…
IN THE NEWS / Summer Startup Tour
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is partnering with several Des Moines companies to host…
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…