Tag: artists
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Des Moines’ Art Hub
No one is really inspired by a data center — except maybe Justin Mandelbaum. When the Des Moines developer purchased the building that would become Mainframe Studios from internet provider CenturyLink in 2014, he saw something that other people didn’t: a community. He just needed to build it. He’d done it before, overseeing Western Avenue…
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Women of Color Artists in Iowa: Making Change Through Representation
In a thriving and growing community, women of color are still vastly underrepresented in Iowa and especially in the art community. These three women tell all on their experiences living in Iowa, struggles in feeling alone, challenging their community, pushing forward to represent, drawing attention and inspiring women of color as a whole. Meanz Chan…
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Celebrating Native Identity
How Art & Tradition Keep Native Cultures Alive
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Political Art Exhibition Sews Intrigue for Change
Iowan artist uses cross-stitch and magazine covers to uncover social roles.
