# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging” Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Associate Curator Beth Gollnick for a gallery talk about the exhibition “Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging” on view in the Anna K. Meredith Gallery through September 20. Topography (drawn from the Ancient Greek words topos, meaning place, and graphia, meaning writing) is the creation of a visual map that describes the natural or human-made features of a place.

Humans have long used the process of mapmaking to make sense of the world around us. Mapping can create order out of vast amounts of information, help us to extrapolate broader patterns, or reveal how unseen systems influence our perceptions. In this exhibition, mapping serves as a metaphor for the ways artists draw meaning from their surroundings: how they transform our understanding of both the physical world and the societal forces that shape the places we inhabit.

Free; no registration required.

Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, born 1984)
“Mnemonics of Shape and Reason,” 2021 (still)
HD video, stereo, color, 4.2 min
Des Moines Art Center Permanent Collections; Purchased with funds from the Pamela Bass-Bookey and Harry Bookey Moving-Image and Time-Based Art Fund, 2025.1
© Sky Hopinka. Image appears courtesy of the Artist and The Green Gallery, Milwaukee
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/topographies-mapping-being-and-belonging-gallery-talk-with-associate-curator-beth-gollnick/200030411208450
- **Event Categories**: Art, Exhibitions, Nonprofit, Music, Entertainment
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## 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

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is  Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick being held?
  - **A:** Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick takes place on Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave,Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing  Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick?
  - **A:** Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick is organized by Des Moines Art Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick 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  Topographies: Mapping Being and Belonging  Gallery Talk with Associate Curator Beth Gollnick sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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