• Artisans Roadtrip

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Exhibits

    ARTISANS ROADTRIP August 17 - October 27, 2018 SWEENEY GALLERY This year is the 15th Annual Artisans Road Trip. Artisans Road Trip invites you to travel Iowa's scenic byways and back […]

  • Tales from a Ghost Town JOANNE ALBERDA

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Exhibits

    Tales from a Ghost Town JOANNE ALBERDA August 17 - September 29, 2018 COMMUNITY GALLERY Virginia City is a ghost town—the skeleton of a booming Montana gold mining camp in […]

  • Aperture: The Biennial Juried Photography Exhibit 2018

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Exhibits

    Aperture: The Biennial Juried Photography Exhibit 2018 Theme: Community Sports September 14 - November 21, 2018 Main Gallery We experience the world around us in flashes of action and emotion in […]

  • Ceramic Bowls & Mugs on the Wheel, ages 16+ 

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Classes

    Ceramic Bowls &Mugs on the Wheel Throwing, ages 16+  Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm (6 weeks) September 18 - October 23 $120 includes 25Lbs. of clay, all glazes and firing. Students […]

    $120
  • Knitting For Total Beginners

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Classes

    Knitting For Total Beginners Saturdays, 9 – 11 am September 29 – October 13 (3 weeks) $60 If you’ve always wanted to learn to knit, this is your chance, while […]

    $60
  • Indigo Dyeing, ages 12+

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Classes

    Indigo Dyeing, ages 12+ Sunday, September 30 1 – 2:30 pm $45 Explore the plant and science magic of dyeing with indigo! Indigo is a plant based dye that is […]

    $45
  • Exploring Art (Session 2)

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Classes

    Exploring Art Ages: 18 months – younger 3’s Tuesdays, 9:15 - 10am $55 for each 4 week session -- See the class listing for the other 4 week sessions. October 2 - […]

    $55
  • Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Exhibit: Hometown Teams

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Exhibits

    Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street Exhibit Hometown Teams October 4 - November 10 MAIN GALLERY Our love of sports begins in our hometowns. We play them on ball fields […]

  • Worlds Apart BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
    Exhibits

    Worlds Apart by BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI October 4 - November 10, 2018 COMMUNITY GALLERY My current body of work explores the concepts of struggle, place, and belonging. I immigrated to America at […]