Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 Book Arts Pack (4 Bookmaking projects): Supplies to create 2 mini accordian books, 1 Turkish map […]
$55.00
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Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 - 15) $15 1, 12 inch embroidery hoop, felt, patterned fabric (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT […]
$15.00
Found Object Sculpture Project (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Found Object Sculpture Project: $10 Mixed bag of stuff! Plastic things, wooden spools, pipe cleaners/Chenille stems, feathers, beads, bric-a-brac, the works! GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT […]
$10.00
Super Natural PEGGY JOHNSTON & VERA SCEKIC
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (STREET LEVEL) Peggy Johnston Artist Statement My love of paper made it almost inevitable that I would discover the book arts. Since crafting my first […]
Wax Cathedral KAT SILENT WATER
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesLOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Kat Silent Water is a printmaker based out of Ankeny, Iowa, working in woodblock and linoleum relief since 2014. She recently embraced the alchemical […]
Southwest Visions TERRY BRIGMAN
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesLOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY About Terry Brigman: After graduating in 1970, I went to work for a local company as a draftsman. In my spare time, I painted, […]
NAOMI FRIEND
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesLOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement I explore the intersection of our urban, rural, and wild spaces through artmaking. I am inspired by the love of the land we […]
Papercutters Times Three LINDA EMMERSON, LUCKY KIM, & BETH WUNDER
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesLOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Papercutters Times Three Paper Cutting is a traditional art form practiced in a variety of guises in countries around the world. The three of us […]
2021 Elementary / Middle / High Exhibit: An Exhibition of Local Elementary, Middle, and High School Students
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesCOMMUNITY GALLERY AND VIRTUAL The Octagon Center for the Arts is highlights artwork by local elementary, middle, and high school students annually. The Octagon loves loves hosting the work […]
2021 Octagonal: The All Media Show
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United StatesOctagonal: The All-Media Show 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 […]
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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.
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