Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation

Des Moines, IA   |  http://WWW.DSMPUBLICARTFOUNDATION.ORG

Mission

THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION PLACES ART IN PUBLIC SPACES THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLABORATIONS.

Ruling year info

2004

Principal Officer

SUSAN FITZSIMMONS

Main address

1915 Grand Ave

Des Moines, IA 50309 United States

EIN

20-1282095

NTEE code info

Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution (A12)

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SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Program 1

ARTIST JUN KANEKO PUBLIC ART PROJECT:'EXPANSION' & 'FIVE DANGOS' THESE PUBLIC ART PIECES ARE PROJECTS CONTINUING FROM PRIOR YEARS WHICH REQUIRE EXTENSIVE MAINTENANCE. 'EXPANSION': THE MURAL IS A CONSTRUCTION OF BLOWN GLASS WITH OVERALL DIMENSIONS OF MORE THAN 15-FEET HIGH BY 21-FEET WIDE. THE COMPOSITIONS EMPHASIZE RHYTHM, BALANCE, AND COLOR. THIS PROJECT WAS COMMISSIONED TO UNITE THE TWO SPACES AND ENHANCE THE INTERSECTION THAT OPENS TOWARDS DES MOINES COURT AVENUE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT. 'FIVE DANGOS': THIS PROJECT FEATURES FIVE OVULAR SCULPTURES THAT STAND ABOUT 7.5 FEET IN HEIGHT AND RESEMBLE VASES WITHOUT OPENINGS. KANEKO SEES HIS WORK AS BOTH PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, WITH THE KEY GEOMETRIC PATTERNS ACTING AS RHYTHM AND TONE. THE PROJECT ENCOURAGES VIEWERS TO EXAMINE THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND FOCUS ON A SENSE OF SCALE AND PLACE.

Expenses
$90,780
Revenue
$0

MIFFY FOUNTAIN: TODAY, FOUNTAINS ARE OFTEN PART OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES AND THE SHIFT IS FROM SCENOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS TO IMPROVISATIONAL THEATER. THE OUTDOOR SITE FOR MIFFY FOUNTAIN TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THE VERY PUBLIC GROUND EXTERIOR SPACE ALONG LOCUST STREET IN DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. THE SIGHT AND SOUND OF MOVING WATER IS BOTH STIMULATING AND ENTRANCING. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, PEOPLE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO SHAPE AND CONTROL THIS ELUSIVE ELEMENT IN FOUNTAINS. FROM THE BEGINNING, FOUNTAINS HAVE BEEN RIFE WITH SYMBOLIC CONNOTATIONS. THE ARTIST TOM SACHS EXPLORES THE FOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS AN ICON AND METAPHOR.

Expenses
$30,222
Revenue
$0

THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF OTHER PROJECTS. A COMPLETE LIST OF PAST, CURRENT, AND FUTURE PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE WEBSITE OFFERS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE ARTIST AND THE MEANING BEHIND THE ARTWORK. SEVERAL PROJECTS ARE ONGOING AND SOME PROJECTS CAN TAKE SEVERAL YEARS TO FINISH. THE GREATER DES MOINES PUBLIC ART FOUNDATION WORKS DILIGENTLY TO CREATE NEW PROJECTS EVERY YEAR.

Expenses
$29,055
Revenue
$0

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