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Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation details $4 million airport art program, accessibility plans
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Dr. Alexa McCarthy told the Des Moines City Council the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation raised about $4 million to commission five site-specific artworks for the new airport and will add Braille and audio labels to make installations accessible.
Dr. Alexa McCarthy, executive director of the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation, told the Des Moines City Council that the foundation has raised about $4 million to fund five site-specific installations for the city's new airport and that each piece will include English and Braille labels and audio descriptions to improve accessibility.
The foundation positions itself as the lead advocate for public art in Greater Des Moines and said it seeks to place work in "unexpected places" and to advance projects through public-private partnerships. "We raised $4 million to fund five site-specific installations that follow Alice Aycock's Liftoff," McCarthy said, adding that roughly $3.5 million of those funds were restricted to the airport as of…
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