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SUMMARY:2024 Elementary\, Middle School\, High School Annual Student Show
DESCRIPTION:2024 Elementary\, Middle School\, High School Annual Student Show\nApril 8th – April 20th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this group exhibition:\n \nThe Student Art Show highlights artwork by local elementary\, middle\, and high school students annually. Previous participating schools included: Ames\, Ballard\, Gilbert\, Home Schools\, Madrid\, Nevada\, Roland-Story\, and United Community School. \nLearn more on this exhibition’s webpage here \nExhibition Dates:\nApril 8th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nApril 20th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/elementary-middle-school-high-school-annual-student-show/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibits
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SUMMARY:A Place To Mend FREE EVENT (Ages 21+)
DESCRIPTION:A Place to Mend\nThursday\, April 25th\, 5:30 – 8 pm in the Dance Studio \nFree\, or a suggested donation of $5 for instruction\, tips -n- tricks. \nAges 21+ (Feel free to bring your favorite beverage; alcoholic or non-alcoholic) \nHave a few mending/repair projects you have been wanting to work on? Gather them up and join the Octagon for some creative\, productive\, and soulful fun. You are encouraged to bring any projects to work on\, ie.. knitting\, crochet\, needle work\, whatever. We will have a special guest\, and author of Mend it Better\, Kristin Roach\, with us for this community gathering. Kristin is also a published author of worldwide knitting patterns\, the Craftleftovers zine series\, a community organizer\, artist\, and owner of Little Woods: Herbs and Teas in downtown Ames. \nEvent Location: Octagon Center for the Arts\, Dance Studio \nUPCOMING MENDING NIGHTS:\nMay 23\nJune 27
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/a-place-to-mend-free-event-ages-21-2/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Iowa State University Integrated Visual Arts MFA Exhibition 2024
DESCRIPTION:Iowa State University Integrated Visual Arts MFA Exhibition 2024\nAn exhibition by MFA students in the Integrated Visual Arts program at Iowa State University\nMay 1st – May 9th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this group exhibition:\n \nThe MFA in IVA is a distinctive and unique interdisciplinary program offering integrative study among a combination of the following areas: ceramics\, computer applications\, drawing\, textiles\, illustration\, jewelry/metalsmithing\, painting\, printmaking\, photography\, furniture design\, and areas outside of Art and Design. \nMFA students are required to participate in an end-of-semester exhibition during the first four semesters of the program. For this public exhibition\, each student submits a selection of their strongest and most representative work from the semester along with an artist statement to be critiqued by the Art and Visual Culture faculty at Iowa State University.   \nArtists: \nOmid Afsharpour\nNatalie Deam\nParisa Keshavarziyan\nElnaz Masrour\nSam McCauley\nMatty Palamara\nMaryam Siahgaldeh Ghasempour\nNicole Soriano\nRana Tiba\nMichael Vitha Nolan\nRuby Walker\n \nExhibition Dates: \nMay 1st\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day \nMay 9th\, 2024 – Closing Reception 6-7:30pm \nMay 9th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/college-of-design-mfa-capstone-show/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Art Sale at the Octagon!
DESCRIPTION:The Octagon Center for the Arts is planning to hold an art sale from May 13th to the 16th\, 2024. This unique event will allow patrons to view and purchase items from the Octagon which have never before been featured in the Octagon Shop! \nMay 13-15\, Noon-5:00 \nMay 16\, Noon-7:00 \nOctagon Community Gallery
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/art-sale-at-the-octagon/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - May 16th
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, May 16th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-may-16th-kalliopi-katsiris/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:2024 Annual Members' Show
DESCRIPTION:2024 Annual Members’ Show\nGroup Exhibition by members of the Octagon Center for the Arts\nMay 20th – June 15th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this group exhibition:\nThis 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.\n \nExhibition Dates:\nMay 20th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nJune 15th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes \nArtist Biographies:\nTBA
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/annual-member-show/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Place To Mend FREE EVENT (Ages 21+)
DESCRIPTION:A Place to Mend\nThursday\, May 23rd\, 5:30 – 8 pm in the Dance Studio \nFree\, or a suggested donation of $5 for instruction\, tips -n- tricks. \nAges 21+ (Feel free to bring your favorite beverage; alcoholic or non-alcoholic) \nHave a few mending/repair projects you have been wanting to work on? Gather them up and join the Octagon for some creative\, productive\, and soulful fun. You are encouraged to bring any projects to work on\, ie.. knitting\, crochet\, needle work\, whatever. We will have a special guest\, and author of Mend it Better\, Kristin Roach\, with us for this community gathering. Kristin is also a published author of worldwide knitting patterns\, the Craftleftovers zine series\, a community organizer\, artist\, and owner of Little Woods: Herbs and Teas in downtown Ames. \nEvent Location: Octagon Center for the Arts\, Dance Studio \nUPCOMING MENDING NIGHTS:\nJune 27
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/a-place-to-mend-free-event-ages-21-3/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - June 20th - Ben Sanders
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, June 20th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation. \nThursday\, June 20th Performer:\nBen Sanders\, piano\n \nBen Sanders is a jazz pianist from Des Moines Iowa who performs in both group and solo acts around the metro. While Ben primarily performs jazz music his repertoire is influenced by blues\, funk and pop music.  \n \n\n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-may-16th-kalliopi-katsiris-2/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:American Oddities
DESCRIPTION:American Oddities\nSolo Exhibition by Nick Gadbois\nJune 24th – July 18th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this solo exhibition:\n \nI am a contemporary painter living and working in Kansas City\, Missouri.  My landscape work centers on subjects mostly from the Heartland of America.  The artwork ranges from a somewhat straightforward painting approach to surreal tinged scenes.  My palette displays a heightened dramatic sense of color. The paintings I create are based on photographs\, many of which I take myself.  In terms of surrealism\, I chose to not create scenes from the imagination but paint scenes from real life that already appear surreal.  My newer work pays tribute to what I call American oddities.  To me these subjects show the offbeat\, quirky\, and playful side of the American spirit.  Subjects such as the World’ largest rocking chair\, the giant strawberry\, Cornhenge\, Carhenge\, Wall Drug and the World’s largest ball of twine show a creative inventiveness uniquely American.  My work celebrates subjects from the Heartland that I feel deeply attracted to.  I want to call attention to the roadside attractions in America. \nExhibition Dates:\nJune 24th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nJuly 18th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closing Reception 4:30pm – 6:00pm in the Community Gallery\nJuly 18th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/american-oddities/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Place To Mend FREE EVENT (Ages 21+)
DESCRIPTION:A Place to Mend\nThursday\, June 27th\, 5:30 – 8 pm in the Dance Studio \nFree\, or a suggested donation of $5 for instruction\, tips -n- tricks. \nAges 21+ (Feel free to bring your favorite beverage; alcoholic or non-alcoholic) \nHave a few mending/repair projects you have been wanting to work on? Gather them up and join the Octagon for some creative\, productive\, and soulful fun. You are encouraged to bring any projects to work on\, ie.. knitting\, crochet\, needle work\, whatever. We will have a special guest\, and author of Mend it Better\, Kristin Roach\, with us for this community gathering. Kristin is also a published author of worldwide knitting patterns\, the Craftleftovers zine series\, a community organizer\, artist\, and owner of Little Woods: Herbs and Teas in downtown Ames. \nEvent Location: Octagon Center for the Arts\, Dance Studio \nUPCOMING MENDING NIGHTS:\nTBA
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/a-place-to-mend-free-event-ages-21-4/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - July 18th - TBD
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, July 18th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation. \nThursday\, July 18th Performer:\nTBD \n\n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-may-16th-abdullah-muhammad-and-philip-herbert/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Compositions of Line
DESCRIPTION:Compositions of Line\nSolo Exhibition by Isaac Prior\nJuly 29th – August 24th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this solo exhibition:\n \nExhibition Dates:\nJuly 29th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nAugust 24th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes \nArtist Biography: \nBorn and raised in Ames\, I have been creating artwork professionally since 2012. I am a full time precious metalsmith at Ames Silversmithing\, creating\, repairing\, and designing jewelry. My focus is on abstract line art\, using hundreds of lines to give illusions of folds\, dimension\, or twists.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/compositions-of-line/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - August 15th - Sweet Tator
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, August 15th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation. \nThursday\, August 15th Performer:\nSweet Tator\n \nWe are excited to welcome Sweet Tator to our monthly patio party. Sweet Tator has been busking since 1982 and loves playing with a variety of musicians. He will be joined by Kurt\, a longtime friend in music. They got together several years ago to play at some local farmers markets.  They decided they really needed to hire some “real musicians”\, so they started drafting some of the locals to play with and “The Luther Jam” was born.  With the belief that music really is too important to leave to professionals\, they soldier on in the service of song. \n  \n \n\n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-august-15th-tbd/
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SUMMARY:Mixed Emotions
DESCRIPTION:Mixed Emotions\nSolo Exhibition by Kelly Devitt\nSeptember 3rd – September 28th\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this solo exhibition:\n \nExhibition Dates:\nSeptember 3rd\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nSeptember 26th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closing Reception\, 5pm – 7pm in the Community Gallery\nSeptember 28th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes \nArtist Biography: \nKelly Devitt is a ceramic artist who primarily creates sculptures depicting emotions physically expressed through the human body. Born in Ames\, Iowa\, she received her BFA in Integrated Studio Arts from Iowa State University in 2017 and her MFA in Ceramics from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2022. Kelly is currently an Instructor of Art at the Southwestern Community College in Creston\, IA.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/mixed-emotions/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - September 19 - Marilyn Jerome
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, September 19th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation. \nThursday\, August 15th Performer:\nMarilyn Jerome\n \nMarilyn Jerome has been performing for about 15 years in central Iowa; before moving to Iowa\, she was performing in the Kansas City area as the lead vocalist in a country rock band. Her sound is a blend of genres including country\, rock\, folk\, and blues. She covers Johnny Cash\, Bonnie Raitt\, The Everly Brothers\, Elle King\, Eric Clapton\, John Prine\, Brandi Carlisle\, The Eagles\, and many\, many more. \n  \n \n\n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-september-19-marilyn-jerome/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Demulcent Terrain
DESCRIPTION:Demulcent Terrain\nSolo Exhibition by Lisa Truax\nOctober 7th – November 2nd\, 2024 At The Octagon Community Gallery\nReception: October 10th 5PM – 7PM in the Community Gallery\n \nAbout this solo exhibition:\n \nI am interested in the contrast between places such as parks and natural areas and modern ways of building and living. We have cultural ideas of beauty and the sense of the untouched associated with these places. Outdoor landscapes seem to be in their natural state\, but are actually created\, planned\, built\, and maintained as part of our culture. We think of nature as untouched and wild\, and not something controlled or created by humans.  \nI question the idea of culturally valuable versus personally valuable natural space. The contrast between the natural and man-made\, and the seen and the unseen are determining factors. The effect of these elements on our lives and psyche are important considerations.  \nNatural places can have positive effects on our well being\, many of which we may not yet understand. The relationship we have both culturally and individually\, the contrast between wildness and wilderness\, and the effect this relationship has on daily living is the focus of my work. \nExhibition Dates:\nOctober 7th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nNovember 2nd\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes\nReception: October 10th 5PM – 7PM in the Community Gallery \nArtist Biography:
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/demulcent-terrain/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibits
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SUMMARY:Party on the Patio - October 17 - Paige Clouse
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, October 17th\n5 PM – 8 PM \nParty on the Patio is every third Thursday of the month\, May – September from 5 PM – 8 PM. Performers are scheduled to perform from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted. Drinks and light refreshments provided for a donation. \nThursday\, October 17th Performer:\nPaige Clouse\n \nPaige Clouse is a singer/songwriter from Southeast Iowa. She writes songs primarily about her experiences as a member of the LGBTQIA population\, as well as songs about general life experiences. Music is about connection\, and she hopes that her music helps people to feel seen and heard. \n  \n \n\n 
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/party-on-the-patio-october-17-paige-clouse/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:The Octagon 2nd Annual Winter Market
DESCRIPTION:The Octagon 2nd Annual Winter Market\nEvent by Octagon Shop\nNovember 11th – December 10th\, 2024 in the Octagon Community Gallery \nAbout this event:\nThe Octagon Shop is excited to announce a temporary expansion in our Community Gallery! From November 11th – December 10th\, we will have new work by Shop artists\, fun discounts and other surprises! Stay tuned!\n \nExhibition Dates:\nNovember 11th\, 2024 – Exhibition Opening Day\nDecember 10th\, 2024 – Exhibition Closes
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/16114/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibits
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