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July 2022
Second Annual Member Show
Located in the Community Gallery 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. The Octagon’s Member Show 2022: Participating Artists Carolyn Abbott carolyntabbott.smugmug.com Penny Adam Robert Anders Instagram: @bobsretirementhut Deb Anders-Bond Tiffany Antone Instagram: @My_Lil_Weirdlings Carol Barrick Layna Bentley Terry Brigman Ruthellen Cunnally Instagram: @CutandPasteMosaics Susan Cunningham Instagram: @susanacunninghamart Linda Emmerson Google Sites:…
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Work-In-Progress: Jordan Brooks, Susan Norris, & Lindsay Wede
Exhibit Title: Work-In-Progress Exhibit Location and Dates: Octagon Community Gallery, August 20 - October 1, 2022 Exhibit Description: The Octagon’s Work-In-Progress exhibit will display the behind-the-scenes work of an artist. Artists Jordan Brooks, Susan Norris, and Lindsay Wede will use the Octagon's Community Gallery as their studio space for the duration of the show. The three artists represent varied media, local artists, and art educators. Through making visible the process of creation, in a public and collaborative space that considers…
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OUT Exhibit
On View September 1-30, 2022 Exhibition Locations: Ames History Museum: “Selfportrait: Flickering” by Sasha Phillips 416 Douglas Avenue; Hours: Tuesday-Friday 1-4, Saturday 10-4 Ames Public Library: “Queer Family” by Charlie Esker 515 Douglas Avenue; Hours: Sunday 1-5, Monday-Thursday 9-9, Friday-Saturday 9-6 Back Alley House Plants: “The Box” by Ashley Vance 111 Main Street; Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 11-5 Dog-Eared Books: “Social Medium” by Lane Maxson 203 Main Street; Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-7, Friday-Saturday 9-8, Sunday 10-6 Heroic Ink: “Mushroom Abduction” and “Portal” by…
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LAYERS OF REALITY: ANDREW CLARRIDGE AND MATTHEW TERRY
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 array of issues such as technology and its psychological effects, enslavement, love, loss, death, renewal, enlightenment and empowerment. These are broad topics that have deep historic layers from which to sift through. The “layers” of inspiration are ambiguously related to the layers I build up in each piece. The digital…
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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? [explorations in handmade paper]: Dawn Wohlford
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 or build using other found materials. I use old clothes, dead plants, shredded money, and items such as old doormats (made of natural fibers) to make paper pulp. I cast or incorporate pieces of rusty metal, vintage glass, bicycle inner tubes, leather and anything else that catches my eye. Pieces…
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