CREATIVE EXPLORATIONS: THURSDAYS, SESSION 3 (NOV) Ages: older 3’s - 5 years Day/Time: Wednesdays OR Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:00 am (Sign up for the day that suits you best!) Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below. WEDNESDAYS Session 1: September 4 – 25 Session 2: October 2 – 23 Session 3: October 30 – […]
Mixed Bag of Art -- One day workshops Ages: K – 5 Time: 9 am – 3 pm Cost: $50 for each one day workshop Monday, October 7 Friday, November 1 THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or both; a separate registration […]
LOCATED IN SWEENEY GALLERY (3RD FLOOR) Emily Verdoorn Through drawing, I form vital relationships with the world of my everyday experience. My process often begins by drawing on location. I enjoy drawing places and spaces steeped in the personality of their inhabitants. My drawings develop in response to time spent observing places and things – […]
LOCATED IN THE SMALL WALL GALLERY (3RD FLOOR) I think of these works as inklings, for their humble beginnings as tiny ink doodles, and for those small, nagging ideas, fears, and behaviors that have the power to become reality – whether beautiful or monstrous in their realization. The earliest works date back to 1997, when […]
All Kinds of Art! Fall Conference Workshops Ages: K – 5 Time: 9 am – 3 pm Cost: $50 for each one day workshop Thursday, November 7 Friday, November 8 THIS REGISTRATION IS FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 ONLY. Check the class listing for additional sessions. Register for just one or both; a separate registration is required for each […]
About Us
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.
The Octagon Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded in part through memberships, donations, and grants, including the City of Ames Commission on the Arts (COTA) and the Iowa Arts Council.
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Octagon Center for the Arts
413 & 427 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-232-5331
Email: info@octagonarts.org
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Octagon Shop and Community Gallery
Monday-Wednesday 10:00am-5:30pm
Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm
Friday 10:00am-5:30pm
Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday CLOSED (except during the holidays)
