Des Moines Art Center

Join the Des Moines Art Center’s July Social Saturday event: Free To Be! Enjoy crafts in the Art School studios, a scavenger hunt, a screening of the “Powwow People,” a guided tour of the Art Center’s grounds led by Wander Women Midwest, storytime, treats in the Café, and so much more.
This month, we’re also celebrating Art Center members and thanking them for supporting free admission to the museum every day! Stop by the membership table in the lobby for Bravo Community Appreciation, and members receive 20% off in the Café and Museum Shop during July Social Saturday.
<h5>Schedule of Events:</h5>
11:15 – 11:30 am | Storytime Levitt Auditorium 12 – 1:30 pm | Film Screening of “Powwow People” Levitt Auditorium This film offers an intimate portrait of a powwow from within the community it celebrates. <a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/film-screening-powwow-people/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">More information here.</a> 1 – 2 pm | Outdoor Guided Tour, led by Wander Women Midwest Meet outside the main entrance. <a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/greenwood-park-art-hike/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">More information here.&nbsp;</a>
<h5>Drop-in Activities (11 am – 2 pm):</h5>
Museum Galleries Find the Social Saturday interactive Art Cart in the galleries. Complete a scavenger hunt in the galleries and return your findings to the front desk for a small prize. Macomber Lobby Ready. Set. Vote! As part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, register to vote right here at the Art Center. Membership table, learn more about membership, sign up, and check out the Bravo Community Appreciation event. Member’s, grab your free gift at the member table! Enjoy the Art Center’s Paint-n-Play station. Art School Studios Explore creativity and your inner artist! Free drawing available in the studio space, as well as a unique Social Saturday: Free To Be activity. Art Center Café Stop by for a sit-down lunch, a delicious la mie pastry; a full hot/cold espresso menu is available. Enjoy music in the courtyard after 1 pm by a special guest invited by the Art Center Café.&nbsp;<a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/support/membership/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Art Center members</a> receive a&nbsp; special 20% discount in the café for this Social Saturday only! Museum Shop Browse the Museum Shop to find gifts and souvenirs. <a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/support/membership/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Art Center members</a> get a&nbsp; special 20% discount in the Museum Shop for this Social Saturday only!

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Social Saturday: Free to Be

Join the Des Moines Art Center’s July Social Saturday event: Free To Be! Enjoy crafts in the Art School studios, a scavenger...

“Powwow People” (2025) is a documentary that draws viewers into the vibrant world of contemporary Native American powwow culture — a cornerstone of community life in which participants express identity, belonging, and heritage through song and dance. The film is shaped by the poetic sensibility of visual artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, born 1984), offering an intimate portrait of a powwow – conceived, hosted, and documented – from within the community it celebrates.
This film screening is in collaboration with the Des Moines Art Center exhibition, <a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/art/exhibitions/topographies/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging,”</a> on view in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery from June 13 – September 20, 2026.
Free; no registration required. Film run time: 1 hour, 28 minutes. Image: still from the documentary “Powwow People” by Sky&nbsp;Hopinka.

Local Event: Film Screening: “Powwow People”

Film Screening: “Powwow People”

“Powwow People” (2025) is a documentary that draws viewers into the vibrant world of contemporary Native American powwow...

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Social Saturday: Free to Be

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11:00 AM

Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA

Film Screening: “Powwow People”

JUL

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12:00 PM

Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA