Artisan’s Jewelry Designs
516 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Ph: 515.243.4112
Fax: 515.243.4116
Email: info@artisansjewelry.com
Website: www.artisansjewelry.com
Mon-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-5, closed Wed

Artisan’s vision is to provide our clients with memorable adornments that will become heirlooms for generations. We pride ourselves in innovative workmanship and our considerable degree of detail and precision. Whether using existing personal jewelry or providing new, our artists can create unique designs that fit to ones individuality.

COLORES by ‘Nita

412 East Fifth Street
Des Moines, IA  50309 Ph:515.288.7995                                                                                                        Fax:515.961.2700                                                                                                Website: www.nitascolores.com
Tues-Fri 11-5:30, Sat 10-5

COLORES by ‘Nita is a gift shop specializing in unique handcrafted gifts that are locally made. Nita started her tie-dye business 25 years ago and has been an artist-in-residence at the Iowa State Fair for 20 years. A visit to ‘Nita’s East Village location is always an enjoyable experience.

East Village Art Coalition

Teachout Building
500 East Locust Street, 3rd Floor
Des Moines, IA  50309                                                                                                Email:info@evacdsm.com                                                                                      Website:www.evacdsm.org 
Sept 11: 5-9; Sept 12: 11-7

EVAC DSM presentstheSeditionists Art Project:Anexhibition developed by visual artists of kindred spirits whopooh-pooha society that is saturated with false values, amnestic historical perspectives and terrible secrets.If "art imitates life" as the saying goes, then why not explore and interpret topics that impact all our lives the most? This exhibition seeks to create dialogues about deeply relative issues generally avoided or considered "politically incorrect" by the status quo.

 From Our Hands
400 East Locust Street, Suite 8
Des Moines, IA 50309
Ph: 515.282.3496
Email:ann@from-our-hands.com
Website:www.from-our-hands.com
Mon, Fri, Sat 10-5; Tues-Thurs 11-5

A fine art and fine craft gallery featuring a wide variety of work by artists from Iowa and around the country.  Works are available in wood, glass, metal, clay, fiber and paint in a broad price range.

Plain Talk Books & Coffee
602 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA  50309
Ph: 515.243.0815                                                                                                       Fax: 515.283.2256
Email: dsayers@iowarescare.com
Website: www.iowarescare.com
Mon-Fri 7-5, Sat 10-5, Sun 1-4

Plain Talk Books & Coffee is an eclectic used bookstore serving fair-trade, organic coffees and teas.

Skosh Jewelry & Metalsmithing
333 East Grand Avenue, Unit 106
Des Moines, IA 50309
Ph: 515.231.3773
Email: justalittle@skoshdesign.com
Website: www.skoshdesign.com
Tues-Sat 11-5, closed Sun & Mon

Unique, handmade jewelry created in sterling silver, acrylic, niobium and other alternative materials. Our services also include custom jewelry design, engagement rings, wedding bands and more.

Steven Vail Fine Arts
Historic Teachout Building
500 East Locust Street, Floor 2
Des Moines, IA 50309
Ph: 515.309.2763
Email: info@stevenvailfinearts.com
Website: www.stevenvailfinearts.com
Tues-Sat 11-4:30

Steven Vail Fine Arts is a modern and contemporary art gallery featuring American and European prints, works on paper and sculpture. Featured artists include Antony Gormley, Mark Francis, Not Vital, Jim Dine, Ellsworth Kelly, Mel Ramos, Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. The company has a particular interest in New York School artists.