# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Exhibition Opening Celebration: “Topographies” and “Elle Pérez"
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for the opening celebrations of “Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging” in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery and “Elle Pérez: La Despedida” in the A. H. Blank Gallery!

Bring family and friends to view the artwork, and kick off the evening with complimentary lite bites from The Tangerine Food Company. Beer and wine available for purchase (credit only), plus the bar features a specialty matcha cocktail. Remarks from Kelly Baum, John and Mary Pappajohn Director and CEO, will take place at 6 pm.

This event is free; registration is not required. This event will be documented with photography.

Images:
Top: Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, born 1984), “Mnemonics of Shape and Reason” (detail), 2021 (still)

Bottom: Elle Pérez (born 1989), "untitled (light window)," 2025
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/exhibition-opening-celebration-topographies-and-elle-pérez/200030220920924
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Des Moines Art Center
- **lat**: 41.58390637386
- **long**: -93.68119032355
- **full address**: Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave,Des Moines, Iowa, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez" being held?
  - **A:** Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez" takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave,Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez"?
  - **A:** Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez" is organized by Des Moines Art Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez" is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Des Moines, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Exhibition Opening Celebration:  Topographies  and  Elle Perez" sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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