Exhibits

2025 Elementary, Middle School, High School Annual Student Show April 7th - April 18th, 2025 in the Octagon Community Gallery About this group exhibition: The Annual Student Art Show highlights artwork by elementary, middle, and high school students from schools within 20 miles of Ames. Learn more on this exhibition's webpage here Exhibition Dates: April […]

2025 Annual Members' Show Group Exhibition by members of the Octagon Center for the Arts May 26th - June 21st, 2025 in the Octagon Community Gallery About this group exhibition: This non-juried show celebrates the skills, creativity, and lived experiences of the Octagon community! Let’s fill the gallery and surround ourselves with our own amazing […]

Over + Under Solo Exhibition by Raluca Iancu Exhibition Dates: June 30th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day July 12th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: My work explores disaster, memory and vulnerability through different media, ranging from printmaking to performance, to edible art and printed objects. I question the way we look at tragedy as […]

Just Duet Group Exhibition by Alex Ackerman and Jeremy Ackerman Exhibition Dates: August 18th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day September 6th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artists' Statements: Alex Ackerman: For as long as I can remember I have found comfort and joy in making things with my hands. Art has helped me process and respond […]

Dreaming Hildegard Solo Exhibition by Christopher Hynes Exhibition Dates: September 15th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day September 27th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: “There is a little bit of something in everything and that is what I like to explore.” My work is all about storytelling–my Assemblages, Sculptures, Collages, and Pigmented Plasters all bear […]

Voices Group Exhibition by Cedar River Artisans Exhibition Dates: October 6th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day October 25th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: VOICES will center around what makes our thoughts similar not what makes us different. We look beyond ideologies, divisive words, materials and techniques. We live in a time when it is […]

Innovations in Materials and Colors Solo Exhibition by Susan Hensel Exhibition Dates: November 3rd, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day November 15th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: I make sculptural textile work combining mixed-media practices with fabric and embroidery across digital and manual platforms. I exploit the physics of light as it interacts with the […]