Elusive Balance Group Exhibition by Iowa Artist/Mother Group Exhibition Dates: July 21st, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day August 9th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: Works in this exhibition will include fiber art, painting, printmaking, mixed media, performance, sculpture, photography, and video with a variety of processes and methods. With our intention to showcase the […]
Just Duet Group Exhibition by Alex Ackerman and Jeremy Ackerman Exhibition Dates: August 18th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day September 6th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artists' Statements: Alex Ackerman: For as long as I can remember I have found comfort and joy in making things with my hands. Art has helped me process and respond […]
Dreaming Hildegard Solo Exhibition by Christopher Hynes Exhibition Dates: September 15th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day September 27th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: “There is a little bit of something in everything and that is what I like to explore.” My work is all about storytelling–my Assemblages, Sculptures, Collages, and Pigmented Plasters all bear […]
Voices Group Exhibition by Cedar River Artisans Exhibition Dates: October 6th, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day October 25th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: VOICES will center around what makes our thoughts similar not what makes us different. We look beyond ideologies, divisive words, materials and techniques. We live in a time when it is […]
Innovations in Materials and Colors Solo Exhibition by Susan Hensel Exhibition Dates: November 3rd, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day November 15th, 2025 – Exhibition Closes Artist Statement: I make sculptural textile work combining mixed-media practices with fabric and embroidery across digital and manual platforms. I exploit the physics of light as it interacts with the […]
3rd Annual Winter Market Event by Octagon Shop Event Dates: November 24th, 2025 – Event Opening Day December 19th (or 24th), 2025 – Event Closes About This Event: The Octagon will hold the 3rd annual Winter Market, featuring great finds on holiday-themed artworks from local artists and week-by-week special deals.
2026 College of Design MFA Capstone Show Group Exhibition by graduate students in the Integrated Visual Arts MFA program at Iowa State University May 4th - May 15th, 2026 in the Octagon Community Gallery About this group exhibition: Graduate students in the Integrated Visual Arts MFA program at Iowa State University will showcase their capstone […]
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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