The Greater Des Moines Exhibited show will be returning to the Polk County Heritage Gallery this January! This is an annual show where Iowa artists can submit up to three works to be blindly judged by a juror. Works selected for awards will receive a cash prize up to $350.

The show will run from January 7 through February 12 with an opening reception on Thursday, January 8 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. This event is free and open to the public.

This is a fantastic opportunity for Des Moines area artists to get their fantastic works displayed in a unique space located in downtown Des Moines.

SELECTED ARTISTS

Adam, Penny - Bagley, Braden - Banks, Michael - Barrett, Dennis - Beck, Lainey

Bird, Leo - Borzo, David - Carlson, Nancy - Cather Johnson, Linda - Deam, Natalie

Dilliner, Laura - Douglas, Maggie - Evans, Kristy - Fabritz, Jacqueline - Giacinti, Tatiana

Hartwig, Celine - Heikes, Marybeth - Hermsen, Zoe - Hildebrandt, Will - Hill, Kerrie

Hosch, Steve - Jensen, Gavin - Keast, Lindsay - Kimble, Christopher - Lavalle, Genevieve

Leavenworth, Leslie - Lee, Jennifer - Lewis, Linda - Lindsey, Kenzie - Lock, Katherine

Majeran, Stephanie - Marreel, Mary Ann - McCoy, Carly - McGinnis, Alexandra - Michels, Richard

Nagorny, Sergiy - Reeves, Patricia - Rider, Jeff - Roeder, Phil - Rose, Nathalie

Rossiter, Jordan - Schauls, Josephine - Seuferer, Beth - Stoffregen, Margaret

Tant, Cassandra - Townsend, Courtney - Utterson, David - Wooters, Callista - Wright, Scott

AWARDS

The juror will award $950 in cash among seven artists

• One $350 Best in Show 

• Three $125 Merit Awards

• Three $75 Honorable Mention Awards

TIMELINE + IMPORTANT DATES

• CALL FOR ENTRIES WINDOW - Monday, October 27 through Monday, November 17 (21 days)

• ANNOUNCEMENT OF SELECTED ARTISTS - Tuesday, December 16

• ARTWORK DUE FOR INSTALLATION - Monday, January 5

• AWARDS SHOW - Thursday, January 8 at 6:30pm (awards will be mailed within 72 hours of the ceremony)

• EXHIBIT DURATION - January 7 to February 12