Public Art Bus Wrap Unveiling in Des Moines

June 25, 2015

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation’s ProjectSPACES initiative, in partnership with the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), will unveil the latest public art bus wrap at the 2015 Des Moines Arts Festival. The bus wrap is the second of four planned public art bus wraps featuring artists’ one-of-a-kind designs. Artist Jay Vigon’s design will be unveiled at this year’s Festival.

“In the spirit of the Public Art Foundation's mission, we are a catalyst for the active engagement of audiences with public art!” remarked M. Jessica Rowe, director of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation. “A ProjectSPACES program, this project is a great example of our temporary public art initiatives. We embrace our role as an engaged community partner with DART to help nurture the City’s wider strategies for economic, social and cultural development — our aim is to enrich the lives in our community by advancing the best of public art.”

“The public art bus will travel to nearly every community in Greater Des Moines,” said Kirstin Baer-Harding, DART marketing director. “DART’s presence within these communities lends a perfect opportunity to join with the Public Art Foundation and bring public art into areas you wouldn’t normally find it.”  

The bus wrap is the latest in a series of projects, supported through the Public Art Foundation’s ProjectSPACES initiative, and follows temporary art installations at the Iowa State Fair. Through ProjectSPACES, the Public Art Foundation places compelling, temporary works of art in highly accessible and visible public spaces.