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Funding & Annual Report

Click the button below to view our latest annual report (2023 – 2024):

Annual Report 2023 - 2024

 

About Us

The Octagon Center for the Arts is a non-profit community art center in the heart of downtown Ames, Iowa. A cornerstone of the cultural scene in Ames since 1966, the Octagon serves more than 30,000 people each year through art classes and outreach, rotating exhibits, a retail gallery shop, and the annual Octagon Art Festival.

The Octagon Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded in part through memberships, donations, and grants, including the City of Ames Commission on the Arts (COTA) and the Iowa Arts Council.

 

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Octagon Center for the Arts

413 & 427 Douglas Avenue

Ames, IA  50010

 

Phone: 515-232-5331

Email: info@octagonarts.org

 

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Hours

We encourage online shopping! Contact us with questions.

 

 

 

Octagon Shop and Community Gallery

Monday-Wednesday 10:00am-5:30pm

Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm

Friday 10:00am-5:30pm

Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday CLOSED (except during the holidays)

 


The gallery is always free. All are welcome.