LAYERS OF REALITY: ANDREW CLARRIDGE AND MATTHEW TERRY

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

Artist Statements Andrew Clarridge “My work is an endeavored process culminating out of experiences many or all of us have had in our lives. I like to focus on an array of issues such as technology and its psychological effects, enslavement, love, loss, death, renewal, enlightenment and empowerment. These are broad topics that have deep […]

WHAT’S THE BUZZ? [explorations in handmade paper]: Dawn Wohlford

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

Artist Statement: I could be the Poster Child for the slogan “Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.” Handmade paper is the basis for the majority of my artwork, but I often incorporate, weave or build using other found materials. I use old clothes, dead plants, shredded money, and items such as old doormats (made of natural fibers) to […]

[unTITled]: how a breast cancer survivor learned to say goodbye to her boobs

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

Co-curated with Tiffany Antone, who recently went through breast cancer and a double mastectomy, this exhibit will offer space for community, connection, and healing through conversations around breast cancer and breast removal. Tiffany, and a community of artists with shared experiences of breast cancer, will showcase visual, literary, and performance artwork, and the Octagon will invite community members to participate in interactive art-making opportunities. This exhibit will interrogate our cultural obsession with breasts, bring light to the sometimes fraught (and oft-times under-realized) connection we have to them, and give voice to the myriad complicated feelings that comes with letting them go.

Snáithín Bainneanach/Feminine Fiber

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

Exhibition by Cynthia O'Hern, January 30th - February 25th 2023

Octagonal 2023: The All Media Show

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

Octagonal: The All-Media Show is the annual, juried all-media exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames, Iowa.