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Octagonal: The All Media Exhibit
February 1, 2019 - March 30, 2019
LOCATED IN MAIN GALLERY AND SWEENEY GALLERY (3rd floor)
Octagonal: The All-Media Exhibit is the annual, juried all-media exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa. Originally titled the Clay and Paper Show, the exhibit opened in 1968 to provide an opportunity to the central Iowa arts community. Over the past 51 years, the exhibit morphed over the decades to become the Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibit that has featured hundreds of artists from dozens of states. The newest version of the exhibit, Octagonal: The All-Media Exhibit, launched in 2018 taking a note from the past while moving forward to continue to provide an exciting opportunity for artists across Iowa, the Midwest, and the nation. This exhibit features a regionally-recognized juror each year, attracts artists from across the United States, and provides significant cash awards.
2019 Awards
The following media awards are named in honor of the four women who founded the Octagon Center for the Arts in 1966.
Special thanks to Haila Architecture, Structure, Planning to sponsoring the following four media awards.
Priscilla Sage Fiber Award: Incubator (tapestry) by Betty Busby from Albuquerque, NM
Janet Harris Squires Clay Award: Wedding Vase (ceramic) by Jasmine Beul of Ames, IA
Martha Benson Metal Media Award: Mater et Filia (Raised Copper Vessel) by Gina Westergard from Lawrence, KS
Veronika Ruedenberg Mixed Media Award: The Sunny Day (linoleum tile sculpture,) by Sue Berkey from Fairfield, IA
The following awards are generously funded by the Brown Family Endowment Fund in honor of Donald Brown Jr. and Winifred V. Brown
Paper: March 28th (digital photograph) by Angela Beckwith of Ames, IA
Glass: Veiled Cane on a Blue & White Overlay by Art Ciccotti from Ames, IA
Wood: One Million Rocks (rocking chair) by Matthew Obbink from Boone, IA
Painting: Crush No. 1 by Jeremy Roy from Grimes, IA
Emerging Artist Award: Scarecrow in the Garden by Robert Jinkins from Rewey, WI
Winifred V. Brown Best of Show Award: Drained (painting) by Josh Sorrell from Ankeny, IA
Award winners pictured with Juror, Jeanine Coupe Ryding; Executive Director, Heather Johnson; and Board President, Sam Stagg
