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Interactive

Throughout the Festival, guests of all ages have the opportunity to get creative and hands-on with art, music, dance and more! These activities can be found throughout the Festival site and in the Creative Zone located at 15th and Grand. 

Community Outreach pRogram

The Des Moines Arts Festival and MidAmerican Energy Foundation, team up to present the Community Outreach Program. This award-winning program offers nonprofit organizations the opportunity to participate on-site and share their mission and programming with thousands of guests free of charge. In exchange for the free booth space, each organization provides an interactive arts-related activity for guests. 

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BOOM Art!

Suspended 30 feet high from their all-electric bucket truck, MidAmerican Energy Company presents BOOM ART, an Interactive Mural Project. Taking our fascination with doodling to a whole new level, join other festival guests as you illustrate our unique pattern design and watch as the finished mural rises above the streets during the three-day festival.

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The Mural Project

The Mural Project presented by Athene is a giant interactive art experience where Festival guests contribute to the creation of a large mural over the three days of the Festival. Guests entering the art activity area will receive one small square image of the original painting, a blank panel and the opportunity to transfer their interpretation of the small square onto the larger. When finished, the panels are affixed into a billboard-sized frame, piece by piece.

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This year's mural shows a variety of butterflies from countries around the world, reflecting the origins of the youth artists who collaborated on this piece. Across various cultures, butterflies represent transformation, joy, and hope. The final mural will be installed at Hoover High School later this summer.

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Spin Art

Join Prairie Meadows and the Altoona Lions Club to create your newest masterpiece from everyone’s favorite art pastime.

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Interested in engaging our audience with your creative interactive arts activity?

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Friday, June 27, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 28, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday, June 29, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Photography on this website is by Alan Jacobs,
Cameron Seitz, Cedar Halfhill-Boone, Dwight Tomes, Finn Huggins, Keely Rosenberg, Madeleine King, Rae Ann Bochanyin, Scott Bruxvoort, Steven Volk
Special appreciation to Joe Countryman (dec).

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