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Theater of The Absurdo LEON RICHMOND

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

LOCATED IN COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement Why is when, and now is why, and we will ALWAYS want, AND all is “What the holy crap!” Never has this been an obstacle for lucid critical or crucial thought for whom the dummbbbell tolls in the skies of material wantonness. Q: How did we even get here? The needs, creeds and greeds of all the wants are re-assembled in this body of work. Faux […]

Image & Text: Visual Art and Creative Writing in Partnership

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

LOCATED IN COMMUNITY GALLERY Image & Text features visual and written artworks crafted from partnerships between visual artists and creative writers. Whether the individual artworks or the overarching concepts behind the artworks are the collaboration, this gallery installation intends to show artwork generated by the interplay between (or among) visual artists and creative writers. A […]

The Art of Climate Planning

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

LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY The Art of Climate Planning is produced by The EcoTheatre Lab and funded by a City of Ames Small Art Grant. The project is inspired by the City of Ames’ commitment to developing a climate action plan in the coming months. The EcoTheatre Lab commissioned seven local artists to develop […]

AMENDA TATE

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

LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement: In Latin, the word Manibus means “from the hand.” I created the Manibus robotic painting device to utilize as an extension of the artist’s hand. A dancer wears a motion-sensing remote directing Manibus to render an artistic depiction of elapsed time and motion. Using this tool, I capture […]

The Colors of Nature BRIDGET MARCUS & PAMELA DOUGLAS

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

Bridget Marcus has been bird watching for most of her life and her wonder and love for birds is only increasing as the vulnerability of our avian neighbors becomes ever clearer. Growing up in South Africa much of her free time was spent in the “bushveld” resulting in a deep knowledge of South African birds. […]