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Print Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Print Pack $15 Pre Cut matboard, cardboard and corrugated cardboard for print plate construction, papers, and rubber bands, and texture materials for monoprints (video tutorial included, paints not included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information […]
$15.00
Bundle: Fiber Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: Fiber Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 Fiber Pack - $50 ~video tutorials included for each project Plushie Pack: Plushie pattern, colored felt, needle, thread, wiggle eyes, polyfil stuffing Pom Pon Pack: Yarn for a few (dependent on sizes) pom pons, pom pon making templates Tassel Pack: Embroidery floss, […]
$50.00
Tassel Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Tassel Pack: $10 Embroidery floss, colored yarn, key chain fob, pony beads (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also have live “studio hours” via […]
$10.00
Plushie Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Plushie Pack: $15 Plushie pattern, colored felt, needle, thread, wiggle eyes, polyfil stuffing (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also have live “studio hours” […]
$15.00
Pom Pons Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Pom Pons Pack: $10 Variety of colored yarn for a few pom pons, pom pon making templates (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also […]
$10.00
Monochromatic Self Portraits (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Monochromatic Self Portraits: $10 Paper sheets, skinny sharpie, mystery color colored pencil, facial feature idea guide (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also have […]
$10.00
Bundle: 2-D Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: 2-D Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 2-D Pack - $50 ~video tutorials included for each project Print Pack: Pre Cut matboard, cardboard and corrugated cardboard for print plate construction, papers, and rubber bands, and texture materials for monoprints (paints not supplied) Painters Pack: 1, 11” x 14” pre […]
$50.00
Painted Animal Jar (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Painted Animal Jar: $15 1 glass jar/lid with attached, unpainted toy animal miniature, 1, 2 oz.bottle craft paint (surprise color) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also […]
$15.00
Book Arts Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Book Arts Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $15 Supplies to create 2 mini accordion books, 1 Turkish map fold book, and 1medium size concertina folded book (video tutorial included for concertina book). GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and […]
$15.00
Painters Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Painters Pack: $25 1, 11” x 14” pre stretched canvas, 3, artist inspired drawing and painting projects (Heather Galler, Jasper Johns, Sandra Silberzweig),color wheel, samples, sharpie or ink dauber, paper. (Video tutorials included, paints or pastels not included) Canvas not shown. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will […]
$25.00
Mini Gnome Garden (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Mini Gnome Garden: $15 Mini gnome figure, 3 artificial succulents, Spanish moss, craft brown tag board garden container, magic stones GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also […]
$15.00
Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Theme Bundle: Mixed Media Pack (Ages 5 - 15) $50 Book Arts Pack (4 Bookmaking projects): Supplies to create 2 mini accordian books, 1 Turkish map fold book, and 1medium size concertina folded book (video tutorial included for concertina book) Found object sculpture project: Mixed bag of stuff! Plastic things, wooden […]
$55.00
Found Object Sculpture Project (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Found Object Sculpture Project: $10 Mixed bag of stuff! Plastic things, wooden spools, pipe cleaners/Chenille stems, feathers, beads, bric-a-brac, the works! GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will […]
$10.00
Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 – 15)
Summer 2020 Art Camps Project Box: Embroidery Hoop Pocket Organizer (Ages 5 - 15) $15 1, 12 inch embroidery hoop, felt, patterned fabric (video tutorial included) GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT BOXES The Octagon will supply the activities/projects, supplies, a short video tutorial, and some written information (when needed). Depending on the project, we will also […]
$15.00
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Super Natural PEGGY JOHNSTON & VERA SCEKIC
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY (STREET LEVEL) Peggy Johnston Artist Statement My love of paper made it almost inevitable that I would discover the book arts. Since crafting my first books 30 years ago, I have explored bookmaking as an art as well as a craft. I love to be surprised by my work (and […]
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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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