MAKER NIGHT: Easy Silver Earrings Ages: 21 years old and up Day/Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Cost: $45 materials included Description: Learn about wire work and make […]
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Ange Altenhofen "Metaphorical function" is a term I use to describe my work, dovetailing sculptural form with the innate potential for usefulness and interaction that […]
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 […]
Hand Built Clay Ornaments (NOV) Ages: 16 years old and up Day/Date/Time: Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm, November 12 – 19 (2 weeks) Cost: $50 Description: Create autumn and winter hand […]
EXPLORING ART: SESSION 4 (DEC) Ages: 18 months – younger 3’s Day/Time: Tuesdays, 9:15 - 10am Cost: $60 for each 4 week session below. Session 1 (SEPT): September 3 – […]
Wheelthrowing: Ceramic Mugs & Vases Ages: 16 years old and up Time/Day: Mondays, 6 – 9 pm Dates: (3 weeks) December 2 - 16 Cost: $95 includes 12.5 lbs. of clay, all glazes […]
Children’s Picture Book Design and Self-publishing Ages: 15 years old and up Day/Date/Time: Saturday, December 7, 10 am – 2 pm (30 minute break at 12 pm) Cost: $135 Description: […]
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (FIRST FLOOR) Artist Biography Emily Lambertsen Minnie is an artist who specializes in charcoal drawing and oil painting. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts […]
Contemporary Approach in Drawing (JAN/FEB) Ages: 18 years old and up Day/Date/Time: Sundays, 12:30 – 4 pm, January 19 – February 9 (4 weeks) Cost: $250 Description: “If you can […]
LOCATED IN SWEENEY GALLERY (THIRD FLOOR) Artist Statement Limen may pertain to the sill of a doorway, the threshold itself, or the point at which a stimulus produces a physiological […]
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
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