Federal Duck Stamp Contest 2023

More than $1.1 billion for the acquisition and preservation
of more than 6 million acres of wildlife habitat

Schedule
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Olmsted Center
Drake University
 2875 University Avenue 
Des Moines, Iowa 50311

Itinerary
Federal Duck Stamp Contest and More!
Drake University

September 15-16, 2023

Friday, September 15, 2023

8:00 am                       Judges and staff arrive | Upper Olmsted

9:00 am                       Art open to public for viewing | Upper Olmsted

9:00 am-4:00 pm    Exhibitor’s Spaces | Upper Olmsted Gallery

10:00 am-4:00 pm   Duck Stamp Contest | Parents Hall South

1:00 pm-2:30 pm    Film Screening: America’s Darling| Sussman Theater

3:15 & 4:15  pm       Film Screening: Wings Over Water | Sussman Theater

3:00 -4:30 pm          Meet Dale Hall with his book signing, “Compelled” |Upper Olmsted Gallery

 5:00-6:30 pm           Beer and Pretzel Party and Special Exhibits | Cowles Library, Reading Room

11:00-3:00 pm        Darling Institute Auction Viewing| TMR 132  

Visit our Darling Institute Auction

Jay Norwood Darling, The Man Who Never Forgot He Once Was a Boy Exhibit

Cowles Library, 2nd Floor, (across from Reading Room)

Tours of Drake Campus | Virtual and Self-Guided tours available

                                  Drake Virtual Campus Tour

Saturday, September 16, 2023

8:00 am                      Judges and staff arrive | Upper Olmsted

9:00 am                      Art open to public for viewing | Upper Olmsted Conf. rooms

9:00 am-3:00 pm    Exhibitor’s Spaces | Upper Olmsted Gallery

10:00 am                    Duck Stamp Contest | Parents Hall South

11:30 am                    Duck Stamp Winner Announced

9:00-10:00 am         Darling Institute Auction Viewing| TMR 132.

Visit our Darling Institute Auction

11:00 am-1:00 pm  Auction Items can be picked up| TMR 132.

1:15 pm                      Darling Legacy Lunch| Parents Hall North

We can no longer accept reservations.

 

Events Schedule Exhibits Previous Winners Darling’s Duck Stamp Story 
Maynard Reece Canadian Duck Stamp Speaker’s Series
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