In addition to Art Center staff taking action ... Baum puts that at about an $8 million investment. The Des Moines Art Center’s annual budget was $7.7 million last year, Baum said.

A nearly year-long legal battle between the Des Moines Art Center and New York-based artist Mary Miss has ended in a $900,000 settlement and sparked a public art advocacy fund. A nearly year-long ...

Getting rid of the work, it turns out, is also quite expensive. In addition to paying Miss, the Des Moines Art Center has estimated it will cost as much as $350,000 to dismantle “Greenwood Pond: ...

The installation, which opened in 1996 and includes multiple walkways, pavilions and trellises, is built around and into a pond at Greenwood Park, just south of the Des Moines Art Center.

COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE DES MOINES ART CENTER AND ARTIST MARY MISS REACHED A DEAL TO REMOVE THE GREENWOOD PARK BOARDWALK. MISS FILED A LAWSUIT LAST SPRING WHEN THE ART CENTER TRIED TO REMOVE THE ...

has been resolved after the artist and the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) reached a settlement that will see Miss receive $900,000 and the institution proceed with the work’s demolition.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines ...

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