Social Saturday: Silent Disco

Join the Des Moines Art Center’s August Social Saturday event: Silent Disco! Enjoy crafts in the Art School studios, a scavenger hunt, a special Silent Disco to dance your heart out, a guided tour, storytime, treats in the Art Center Café, and so much more.
Schedule of Events:
11:15 – 11:30 am | Storytime
Levitt Auditorium
12 – 2 pm | Silent Disco, hosted by Iowa Silent Disco
Location TBD
1 – 2 pm | Guided Tour (all ages)
Meet in the Macomber Lobby
Drop-in Activities (11 am – 2 pm):
Museum Galleries

Gallery Playlist: Disco through the galleries with a custom playlist available as you explore artwork on view.
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

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: Silent Disco activity.

Art Center Café

Stop by for a sit-down lunch, a delicious pastry, and a full coffee and tea menu. Art Center members receive a  10% discount in the café.

Museum Shop

Browse the Museum Shop to find gifts and souvenirs. Art Center members receive a  10% discount in the Museum Shop.

See our special exhibitions!

“Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging” (Anna K. Meredith Gallery)
“Elle Pérez: La Despedida” (A. H. Blank Gallery)
“Christine Rebet: Sound of Time” (Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Gallery)
“Artists Around a Table: Artmaking and Merrymaking, 1927-1952” (John Brady Print Gallery)

Social Saturdays occur at the Des Moines Art Center on the second Saturday of the month. This event is free to attend, and no registration is required. Social Saturdays will be documented with photography.