Queer Abstraction
3 DAYS until the FREE Queer Abstraction Celebration! This event wouldn't be possible without Jen Carruthers of Drag King DSM, JKafé mobile coffee bar, Balloon Bar DSM, and Dj Viv. See you Saturday!
All are welcome at our Queer Abstraction Celebration on Saturday, June 1.
R.S.V.P. here: bit.ly/qaparty
#NotToBrag: Art Noir
#NotToBrag, but we've had a pretty big year! Join us on Tuesday for the Art Noir Annual Meeting to see what all the bragging is about.
Thanks for the #NotToBrag inspiration, Iowa Culture!
POP! PARTY may be over, but the pop art fun doesn't have to stop! Associate Curator Laura Burkhalter shows us "The Great Pyramid" (1969) by Roy Lichtenstein, one of the most recognizable pop art pieces at the Des Moines Art Center!
Come see it for yourself soon!
What is Pop Art? Associate curator Laura Burkhalter breaks it down for us!
Big Hair How-To: DM Art Center BIG HAIR BALL
Learn how to create a sculptural hair texture (yes, you HAVE to use a crimper) that allows you to derive myriad wild looks for the Des Moines Art Center Big Hair Ball on June 1, 2013. This look congers up the imagery of dirty and opulent medieval royalty which plays perfectly with this year's theme; "Masquerade: A Forbidden Fairytale". Big thanks to @LMHairDresser for sharing her skills. Get your tickets here: http://bit.ly/130HAB0
This video was imagined, filmed, and edited by Hairdresser, Lindsey Mollenhauer at her studio in Valley Junction.
Make-up + Masque DIY - DM Art Center BIG HAIR BALL
Watch this demo to see how to create a masque for the Des Moines Art Center's BIG HAIR BALL using make-up, eyelash glue, and rhinestones. Share this video with #BHB2013 to be entered to win a FREE make-up session with @KelsiZiemann of Make-Up by Kelsi for the day of BIG HAIR BALL, June 1. Need more inspiration? Check out our Pinterest page: http://bit.ly/15MCxXO
DM Art Center BIG HAIR BALL: Menswear Swagger
Think the DM Art Center's Big Hair Ball is just for the ladies? Think again. Check out the fashion choices of our men as they contemplate this year's theme: Masquerade: A Forbidden Fairytale. June 1 / 8 pm - 12 am. Tickets on sale now at http://dmacbighairball.eventbrite.com/. Enter to win a @Badowers gift card here: http://bit.ly/XMj7yu.
DMAC Big Hair Ball: The Art of Thrift Shopping
Are you thrifty?
Kiley of A Sequin Dress at Breakfast is! Kiley visited Bargain Basket Thrift Shop to pick out her Big Hair Ball look for June 1. Share this video and enter to win $25 to the Bargain Basket: http://bit.ly/10grdN8
DMAC Big Hair Ball: Closet Shopping with @KatalinaGirl
Katalina Girll browses her wardrobe to show viewers ideas of how to transform what they already own into an outfit for the Des Moines Art Center's Big Hair Ball on June 1. Event details: http://bit.ly/10XYIIF
DMAC Big Hair Ball DIY Mask
Samantha Peterson, aka The Brunette One, takes you through a simple DIY mask project perfect for the Des Moines Art Center's Big Hair Ball - MASQUERADE: A FORBIDDEN FAIRYTALE on June 1, 2013. Stay tuned for a new video every Friday through June 1, 2013.
DMAC Big Hair Ball Costume Shopping
Katelyn of Katalina Girl and Samantha Peterson of The Brunette One take you on a tour of the Theatrical Shop in search of costumes inspired by the 2013 Big Hair Ball theme: Masquarade: A Forbidden Fairytale. Join us June 1, 2013 / 8 pm - 12 am!
Glassblowing at Art Noir Holiday Studio 2012
New glassblowers agree, this is when things get real. If you made an ornament at Holiday Studio last night, how did it turn out?