Our Impact
First Fridays with ArtForce Iowa
Join us on the First Friday of every month at Mainframe Studios. We will be featuring an up and coming artist in the community.
We featured three different artist for the summer of 2023. From June to August, there will be a graphite artist, coffee and tea artist, and a youth artist.
To learn more, click here.
Featured Video
Previously Featured Artists
ArtForce in the Community
Windmill Coffee Roasters X ArtForce Iowa
Windmill Coffee Roasters collaborated with ArtForce Iowa that feature December Paw’s beautiful artwork on the label. Buy your bag and learn more about the collaboration here.
Go Youth Art Team!
A Documentary
AAPI artists hope to inspire the next generation of creatives
Executive Director Christine Her and RISE Member Kamaura Kim share their story about inspiring AAPI youth! See the article here.
#KNOWJUSTICE:
The Collective Exhibit
#KNOWJUSTICE: The Collective
Virtual Exhibit
#KNOWJUSTICE: The Collective virtual exhibit is now on display. Take time and explore the exhibit.
ArtForce in the Press
What's new with ArtForce Iowa
Executive Director Christine Her is interviewed about the future plan of ArtForce Iowa
Click here to check out the article and video!
Des Moines installs ‘art corridors’ along five bike trails, showcasing local artists
ArtForce Iowa helps design art corridors along a bike trail to honor Judge Colin J. Witt. To read more click here.
Iowa Wolves celebrate diverse communities across the state
Iowa Wolves host Hispanic Heritage Celebration night featuring a Jersey designed by ArtForce Iowa. To read more click here.
As sensory disorders receive wider recognition, efforts to accommodate them also grow in central Iowa
ArtForce Iowa creates a textile mural for the Please Pass The Love Sensory Room in the Iowa Events Center. To read more click here.
Watch: J.E.D.I. training brings anti-racist conversations to marginalized.
A state-wide training hosted by ArtForce Iowa and Jonny Stax Creations. To read more click here.
Iowa immigrant and refugee-led groups team up to address health inequalities
The Refugee and Immigrant Vaccine Alliance, or RIVA, is created to help refugee and immigrants have better access to vaccines and healthcare. To read more click here.
The Art of Healing
Former HEREOS youth December Paw creates the art of healing, while serving with ArtForce Iowa. To read more click here.
Through ArtForce Iowa, Christine Her and her staff help give Des Moines youth a place to heal
Learn a little more history about ArtForce Iowa and how they supported the youth through the pandemic. here.
2022 BRAVO Awards Gala
In 2022, ArtForce Iowa was awarded a BRAVO grant, watch the video here to learn about a former HEREOS program youth. To read watch the video, click here.