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7even Stories High by Oyoram shares seven different levels which show "progress, but also the fragility of life, and how destructive behaviors by humanity must be stopped."

Immersed

A new immersive art exhibit at the Des Moines Art Center invites Des Moines residents to consider new ways of seeing. A person walks through a corridor in the Des Moines Art Center. "We...

Review: Insta Spots in DSM - Winter Edition

Review: Insta Spots in DSM – Winter Edition

Trevonte Diggs December 13, 2020

Finding an appealing Instagram background is easy most of the year. In spring, find some flowers. In summer, get some sun. In fall, it’s foliage. But dead trees and brown grass make things more difficult...

A Look Behind the Lens

A Look Behind the Lens

Molly Cox April 24, 2019

Trying to find him on campus can be a challenge. He is rarely in his office; he’s more likely to be found teaching students, shooting any sport he can get his lens on, fixing some sort of camera equipment...

Succulents

Succulents

Brooke Wolfe April 22, 2019

The Art Terrarium in downtown Des Moines has a fresh take on finding the perfect plant for you. The store specializes in terrariums, which are small, enclosed indoor gardens either in a glass globe or...

Talented Trimble

Talented Trimble

Cassie Yardley April 22, 2019

Around Grand View’s campus, you can often find students painting, drawing, performing and practicing a variety of different forms of art. Rachel Trimble was one of those students. Trimble graduated...

A Meandering Masterpiece

A Meandering Masterpiece

Kelsey Woodruff December 11, 2018

Jen Bervin is an Iowa artist who grew up in Dubuque on the Mississippi River. Currently, Bervin’s piece entitled “River” is being displayed at the Des Moines Art Center’s Pei Addition. Bervin has...

Painting Justice

Painting Justice

Megan Marshall October 1, 2018

It was just another ordinary day for Sarah Justice as she parked her car and walked into a local convenience store up the street from Grand View University, but something caught the former art teacher’s...

Speaking Through Art

Speaking Through Art

Gabrielle Gerke April 20, 2018

According to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA), one in three women and one in six men in the United States has experienced some form of sexual violence. Fifty  percent of transgender...

Lights, cameras, Alex!

Lights, cameras, Alex!

Mikayla Morris October 30, 2017

Alex Snodgrass is our new technical director for the theater department here at GV. Snodgrass is originally from Des Moines, where he attended Roosevelt High School. He then went on to attend Webster University...

A new type of vintage

A new type of vintage

Chelsey Kimmel-Kendrick March 22, 2017

Curated vintage goods, home décor and handmade items fill CK Design Co. The clean aesthetic of white walls with pops of color is what owner and interior designer Courtney Ghee knew she wanted for the...

Board & Brush: breaking the date night blues

Board & Brush: breaking the date night blues

Meghan Gerke March 20, 2017

If you are like me, finding new and different things to do for date night can be hard at times. After dating for almost three years, the fun of date night goes out the window. It is always easier to just...

GV alumna Sophie Saks featured in Prairie Meadows Gallery

GV alumna Sophie Saks featured in Prairie Meadows Gallery

Kierin Churchman and Molly Cox February 3, 2017

Grand View University alumna Sophie Saks, a local photographer, is being featured in the Prairie Meadows Photo Gallery, located on the second floor of the Student Center. The gallery showcases photos by...

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