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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 States

COMMUNITY 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 of these young emerging artists. See the K – 8 Virtual Show here! The High School Show is in the Octagon Community Gallery, Feb. 13 – […]

2021 Octagonal: The All Media Show

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

Octagonal: 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 to provide an opportunity to the central Iowa arts community. Over the past 53 years, the exhibit morphed over the decades to become the Clay, Fiber, […]

What’s Good Project JENNIFER DRINKWATER

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

LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Please join us for a closing reception on  Thursday, May 20th, 5 - 7pm with artist, Jennifer Drinkwater! The reception will be at the Octagon Community Gallery. What is What’s Good, you ask. Culturally, it seems that we are addicted to negativity. What happens when we deliberately acknowledge and discuss […]

Octagon Member Show

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

LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY More information coming soon.

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 […]