LOCATED IN THE SMALL WALL GALLERY Biography and Artist Statement AJ Zandt is an artist and printmaker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Surface Wear is the result of his latest efforts to […]
Easy Silver Earrings, 16+ Thursday, May 16 6:30 – 8:30 pm $35 materials included Learn about wire work and make your own earrings. Learn about metals, wire, gauges, tools, and also […]
LOCATED IN THE SWEENEY GALLERY Artist Statement and Bio: Mary Jones Mary Jones makes maps of the wilderness of personal history. Images and words are layered out of time and […]
Hands on Harps, ages 16+ 2 dates available: May 18, 10:00-11:30 or August 24, 10:00-11:30 $40/class Learn more about the harp and try out different sizes of folk harps. Participants […]
LOCATED IN THE MAIN GALLERY Print Retrospective Artist Bio: April Katz April Katz received her M.F.A. degree from Arizona State University. She is Morrill Professor at Iowa State University […]
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement for Measured Perceptions During a 2015 trip to Spain, Katz encountered evidence of La Convivencia (the coexistence of Muslim, Jewish and Christian populations) […]
Make Your Own Mugs, ages 16+ Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm May 28 – June 11 (3 weeks) $85 All skill levels: Beginners will learn basic wheel throwing techniques to […]
Maker Night: Mosaics, ages 21+ Thursday, May 30 6:30 – 9 pm $50 Bring a friend, snacks and a beverage of your choice and get creative with glass mosaics. Each […]
Maker Night -- Travel Sketch Journals: Mapping it all out! (ages 21+) Thursday, June 6 (Register by May 23) 6:30 – 9 pm $45 Create a personal and meaningful travel […]
Join us for PRINTFEST, a celebration of printmaking featuring the work of April Katz! All events are free and all are welcome! For more information, click here.
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)
