Des Moines Art Center

Artist Ben Millett poses for a portrait in front of "If I Had Said Yes," a multi-piece artwork made up of 21 individual quilts created specifically for the exhibition.

Josie Fischels

Iowa Public Radio

These quilts tell a colorful, coded story of queer identity

Josie Fischels, Samantha McIntosh, Charity Nebbe

"Iowa Artists 2025: Ben Millett," now on display in a landmark exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center, marks the art center's first solo show dedicated entirely to quilt making.

Madeleine Charis King

Iowa Public Radio

Arts & Life

A small selection of the nation's largest public Haitian art collection is now on display in Des Moines

Josie Fischels