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  • Surface Wear AJ ZANDT

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    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: May 16

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

    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 […]

    $35.00

  • States of I MARY JONES & JOLYNN REIGELUTH

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

    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: May 18

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

    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 […]

    $40.00

  • Twenty Years: APRIL KATZ + 29 former printmaking students

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

    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 […]

  • Measured Perceptions APRIL KATZ

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    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: May 28 – June 11

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

    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 […]

    $85.00

  • Maker Night — Mosaics: May 30

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

    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 […]

    $50.00

  • Maker Night — Travel Sketch Journals: Mapping it all out! June 6

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

    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 […]

    $45.00

  • PRINTFEST

    Exhibits

    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.