Bundle: Fiber Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: Fiber Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 Fiber Pack - $50 ~video tutorials included for each project Plushie Pack: Plushie pattern, colored felt, needle, […]
$50.00
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Bundle: 2-D Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: 2-D Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 2-D Pack - $50 ~video tutorials included for each project Print Pack: Pre Cut matboard, cardboard and […]
$50.00
Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 Book Arts Pack (4 Bookmaking projects): Supplies to create 2 mini accordian books, 1 Turkish map […]
$55.00
Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 - 15) $15 1, 12 inch embroidery hoop, felt, patterned fabric (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT […]
$15.00
Found Object Sculpture Project (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Found Object Sculpture Project: $10 Mixed bag of stuff! Plastic things, wooden spools, pipe cleaners/Chenille stems, feathers, beads, bric-a-brac, the works! GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT […]
$10.00
Super Natural PEGGY JOHNSTON & VERA SCEKIC
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (STREET LEVEL) Peggy Johnston Artist Statement My love of paper made it almost inevitable that I would discover the book arts. Since crafting my first […]
Wax Cathedral KAT SILENT WATER
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Kat Silent Water is a printmaker based out of Ankeny, Iowa, working in woodblock and linoleum relief since 2014. She recently embraced the alchemical […]
Southwest Visions TERRY BRIGMAN
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY About Terry Brigman: After graduating in 1970, I went to work for a local company as a draftsman. In my spare time, I painted, […]
NAOMI FRIEND
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement I explore the intersection of our urban, rural, and wild spaces through artmaking. I am inspired by the love of the land we […]
Papercutters Times Three LINDA EMMERSON, LUCKY KIM, & BETH WUNDER
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Papercutters Times Three Paper Cutting is a traditional art form practiced in a variety of guises in countries around the world. The three of us […]
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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.
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