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  • Cherish LIZ MOYER

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Located in the Reading Room (Small Wall Gallery). Show Statement Cherish (2022) is a collection of interactive soft sculptures that seek to ask “How do we view end-of-life planning?” Death is a universal experience, and yet remains in many ways a taboo conversation topic. These works are derived from questions of why we collectively struggle to […]

  • Apricity ISU BFA ISA STUDENTS

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    Located in the Community Gallery   Seventeen Integrated Studio Arts seniors from ISU's department of art & visual culture will be exhibiting artwork in Apricity, their BFA exhibition, with media ranging from ceramics, painting, metalwork. wood, drawing, textiles, printmaking, photography, and digital media. Students designed the exhibition and decided on Apricity as their exhibition title, which means the […]

  • 2022 Elementary/Middle/High School Annual Student Show

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Located in the Community Gallery/Virtual The Octagon Center for the Arts highlights artwork by local elementary, middle, and high school students annually. 2022 Kindergarten - 8th Grade Student Show See the K - 8th Grade Show virtually! Visit our YouTube channel to see the Show: https://youtu.be/l_N0KeDsDNI 2022 High School Student Show See the High School […]

  • Place and Memory CINDY LESPERANCE, CAROLYN ALBRACHT, & JEANINE COUPE RYDING

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Located in the Community Gallery Exhibit Reception: Join us at our exhibit reception on June 9, 6-8pm at the Octagon! Come meet some of the artists, see the show, listen to our crowdsourced exhibit playlist, and if weather permits, hang out on the patio and enjoy some light refreshments! Masks are required for events. Artist […]

  • Second Annual Member Show

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Located in the Community Gallery This unjuried show celebrates the skills, creativity, and lived experiences of the Octagon community! Let’s fill the gallery and surround ourselves with our own amazing work — established artists next to emerging artists, all media. The Octagon’s Member Show 2022: Participating Artists Carolyn Abbott carolyntabbott.smugmug.com Penny Adam Robert Anders Instagram: […]

  • Work-In-Progress: Jordan Brooks, Susan Norris, & Lindsay Wede

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    Exhibit Title: Work-In-Progress Exhibit Location and Dates: Octagon Community Gallery, August 20 - October 1, 2022 Exhibit Description: The Octagon’s Work-In-Progress exhibit will display the behind-the-scenes work of an artist. Artists Jordan Brooks, Susan Norris, and Lindsay Wede will use the Octagon's Community Gallery as their studio space for the duration of the show. The […]

  • OUT Exhibit

    Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States
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    On View September 1-30, 2022 Exhibition Locations: Ames History Museum: “Selfportrait: Flickering” by Sasha Phillips 416 Douglas Avenue; Hours: Tuesday-Friday 1-4, Saturday 10-4 Ames Public Library: “Queer Family” by Charlie Esker 515 Douglas Avenue; Hours: Sunday 1-5, Monday-Thursday 9-9, Friday-Saturday 9-6 Back Alley House Plants: “The Box” by Ashley Vance 111 Main Street; Hours: Wednesday-Sunday […]

  • LAYERS OF REALITY: ANDREW CLARRIDGE AND MATTHEW TERRY

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