Iowa Architectural Foundation

Join us this Saturday for IAF's final event of the year! Celebrate the restoration of modernist masterpiece Meredith Hall with a social hour, docent stations and documentary screening of The Mies van der Rohes (2023). Lounge on iconic mid century furniture, learn about Mies's architectural legacy, access Saarinen's Scott Chapel, and enter to win your own Knoll hairpin table! Proceeds benefit the Iowa Architectural Foundation and further restoration efforts. More info and tickets at: https://lnkd.in/gSVyb4Uw

The Iowa Architectural Foundation is a proud recipient of an Iowa Economic Development Authority / Iowa Arts Council Cultural Capacity Building Grant to support its youth and adult educational programs for the next three years. Thank you to the Iowa Legislature and National Endowment for the Arts for your investment in the arts and culture sector, which not only enriches lives, but also generates $5 billion and 42,000 jobs in the state of Iowa annually! https://lnkd.in/grEMzHBW

IAF is overjoyed to announce that we've been awarded a 2024 Operating Support Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines. We express our deep gratitude for this valuable investment in IAF's programs and our mission to foster a love for architecture and design in everyone! A heartfelt thank you goes out to the Cities of Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Grimes, Indianola, Johnston, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, & Windsor Heights; Polk County; and our Community Partners - Capital Crossroads, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitor's Bureau, Greater Des Moines Partnership, Iowa Arts Council, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, & The Tomorrow Plan. #iowaarchitecture #bravogreaterdsm #communitysupport