From beginning to end! Watch the progress on Cheatom Park’s futsal court as this community-informed mural project brings art and recreation together to the Cheatom Park Neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa. Part of the larger Cheatom Park improvements, the court mural helps create a distinctive and vibrant space where neighbors can play, connect, and enjoy art.
From beginning to end! Watch the progress on Cheatom Park’s futsal court as this community-informed mural project brings art and recreation together to the Cheatom Park Neighborhood in Des Moines, Iowa.
Watch Cheatom Park in Des Moines, Iowa, transform as a playground renovation grows into a comprehensive investment in neighborhood recreation, accessibility, and community gathering spaces.
Watch Cheatom Park in Des Moines, Iowa, transform as a playground renovation grows into a comprehensive investment in neighborhood recreation, accessibility, and community gathering spaces.




Ally Frank local artist from Ankeny was selected to design the art based on the feedback from the Cheatom family, neighborhood residents and surrounding neighborhoods to inform the final design of the art to be installed.
Project Backboard goes around the country to install the art onto the courts and has done this type of installation around the country even going internationally.

Voting event at St. Paul AME Church with the Pastor of the church, Rev. Pierce L. Harper, Sr.

We were walking the neighborhood in Cheatom Park to connect with potential voters who may have not voted in a long time or maybe never voted to give information on voting sites
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Meetings are held at 6:00 p.m. at the at the DMACC Urban Campus, 1100 7th Street, Building 7, Room 170, Des Moines, IA 50314.
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