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  • LAYERS OF REALITY: ANDREW CLARRIDGE AND MATTHEW TERRY

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Artist Statements Andrew Clarridge “My work is an endeavored process culminating out of experiences many or all of us have had in our lives. I like to focus on an […]

  • WHAT’S THE BUZZ? [explorations in handmade paper]: Dawn Wohlford

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Artist Statement: I could be the Poster Child for the slogan “Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.” Handmade paper is the basis for the majority of my artwork, but I often incorporate, weave […]

  • [unTITled]: how a breast cancer survivor learned to say goodbye to her boobs

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Co-curated with Tiffany Antone, who recently went through breast cancer and a double mastectomy, this exhibit will offer space for community, connection, and healing through conversations around breast cancer and breast removal. Tiffany, and a community of artists with shared experiences of breast cancer, will showcase visual, literary, and performance artwork, and the Octagon will invite community members to participate in interactive art-making opportunities. This exhibit will interrogate our cultural obsession with breasts, bring light to the sometimes fraught (and oft-times under-realized) connection we have to them, and give voice to the myriad complicated feelings that comes with letting them go.

  • Snáithín Bainneanach/Feminine Fiber

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Exhibition by Cynthia O'Hern, January 30th - February 25th 2023

  • Octagonal 2023: The All Media Show

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Octagonal: The All-Media Show is the annual, juried all-media exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa.

  • 2023 Elementary/Middle/High School Annual Student Show

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    The Octagon Center for the Arts highlights artwork by local elementary, middle, and high school students annually. GRADES K – 8 (Virtual): SHOW DETAILS: Google Form Submission Due: 5 pm, […]

  • The Words He Cannot Say

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Exhibition by Leo Bird, May 22 - June 17, 2023

  • The Octagon Annual All-Member Show

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    This unjuried show celebrates the skills, creativity, and lived experiences of the Octagon community! Let’s fill the gallery and surround ourselves with our own amazing work — established artists next to emerging artists, all media.

  • “Misplaced and Lost” Exhibition by Lisa Lockman

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    "Misplaced and Lost" Exhibition by Lisa Lockman July 31st - August 26th, 2023 An Exhibition by Lisa Lockman Exhibiting in the Community Gallery     Lisa Lockman is an artist […]

  • “Crossroads” Exhibition by Central Iowa Textile Artists

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Crossroads Group Exhibition by Central Iowa Textile Artists September 5th - September 30th, 2023 At The Octagon Community Gallery About this group exhibition: “Crossroads” - A place where two roads […]