July 13, 2025 Image Evan Abrahamson ’13 The 2025 Des Moines Art Festival, held from June 27 to June 29, hosted numerous MCAD alumni and students. The festival’s featured artist of the year was Evan Abrahamson ’13, whose oil paintings play with time and meditative space.Current student Ashley Guzmán’s print-making demonstration was on June 28, while alumni Jimmy Navarro hosted a painting demonstration on June 29. The Des Moines Arts Festival, as well as hosting many local artists, featured live music and a film festival.Des Moines Arts FestivalWestern Gateway Park (Des Moines, IA)June 27–29, 2025Learn more2025 Des Moines Art Festival(kcci.com—June 27, 2025)