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SUMMARY:Solo Art Exhibition: Raluca Iancu "Over + Under"
DESCRIPTION:Over + Under\nSolo Exhibition by Raluca Iancu\n\nExhibition Dates:\nJune 30th\, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day\nJuly 10th\, 2025 – Exhibition Reception from 6pm – 7:30pm in the Community Gallery\nRaluca will be giving an Artist Talk at 6:30pm on July 10th!\nJuly 12th\, 2025 – Exhibition Closes \n \nArtist Statement:\nMy work explores disaster\, memory and vulnerability through different media\, ranging from printmaking to performance\, to edible art and printed objects. I question the way we look at tragedy as well as the way we deal with the aftermath. We depend on our technology (planes\, trains\, automobiles) and easily forget that it is just as fallible as our bodies. In our contemporary media driven culture\, catastrophes\, of all kinds\, are trivialized by their frequent appearances across the spectrum of information media\, especially as access to data is more widespread than ever before. We\, as a society\, have become desensitized to these events through constant exposure\, unable to understand the serious consequences of our actions. Separated from the outside world by our screens and windshields\, we create a culture of indifference as we learn to consume tragedy\, on all scales\, as entertainment. The automobile drastically changed the way that we experience the world\, physically\, as well as intellectually. We find ourselves with endless facets for the consideration of our impermanence\, as morbid curiosity pushes us to hyperextend our necks\, to the point of material transformation (skin\, bone\, and muscle\, into rubber). The work in this exhibition is centered on the role of automobiles in our lives and their impact on our environment. \n \nArtist Biography:\nRaluca Iancu is currently an Assistant Professor in Art & Visual Culture\, Printmaking\, at Iowa State University (ISU). She earned her MFA in Studio Art\, Printmaking\, from The University of Tennessee\, Knoxville (UTK)\, and her BFA in Printmaking from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia. \nHer work investigates disaster\, memory\, and vulnerability through different media\, ranging from printmaking to performance\, to edible art and printed objects. She is interested in how our relationship with technology simultaneously enhances our lives\, while also leaving us vulnerable. \nShe has exhibited internationally\, at venues including the Art Museum of Cluj-Napoca (Romania)\, and the CICA Museum (Korea); and nationally at the International Print Center of New York (NY)\, the Bradbury Art Museum\, (AR)\, the Art Institute of Boston (MA)\, and the Hunterdon Museum (NJ)\, among others. She has been an artist in residence in the United States\, at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences (GA) and the Vermont Studio Center (VT)\, among others; and internationally Art Print Residence (Spain)\, the Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts (Poland)\, St Michael’s Printshop (Canada)\, Mi-LAB and Studio Kura (Japan)\, and\, most recently\, BetterPress Lab (Italy).
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LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Third Thursdays: Musical Guests on the Patio Featuring The Bone People!
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nMusical Guests on the Patio Featuring The Bone People!\nThursday\, July 17 5pm – 8pm \nThe Bone People are back! This longtime Iowa-based band is back in the studio and ready to spend an evening singing for you. Join us on the patio\, on the west side of the Octagon\, from 5-8 PM on Thursday\, July 17 for an evening of great music. This is a free event for all ages! Drinks will be available for a donation.
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LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Group Art Exhibition: Iowa Artist/Mother Group “Elusive Balance”
DESCRIPTION:Elusive Balance\nGroup Exhibition by Iowa Artist/Mother Group\n\nExhibition Dates:\nJuly 21st\, 2025 – Exhibition Opening Day\nAugust 9th\, 2025 – Exhibition Reception 2:00PM – 5:00PM in the Community Gallery\nAugust 9th\, 2025 – Exhibition Closes \n \nArtist Statement:\nWorks in this exhibition will include fiber art\, painting\, printmaking\, mixed media\, performance\, sculpture\, photography\, and video with a variety of processes and methods. With our intention to showcase the voices of Iowa artist mothers who represent a range of diverse backgrounds\, ages\, motherhood stages\, and mediums\, the exhibition will convey a collection of experiences and perspectives that the work of one singular artist’s body of work would prove challenging to convey. The Iowa Artist/Mother group presents an exhibition entitled “Elusive Balance.” The theme of this exhibition explores the challenges of finding balance within artist and mother/caregiver identities. Since there is no one way to embody motherhood\, this theme is open to broad interpretation\, encompassing ideas of rest and productivity\, contentment and overwhelm\, stability and transition\, responsibility and absurdity/play\, and societal expectations vs. personal intuition. We are interested in how one finds personal balance or simply lets go of this elusive state\, embracing or celebrating imbalance within life and art. This exhibition showcases the voices of Iowa artist mothers who represent a range of diverse backgrounds\, ages\, motherhood stages\, and mediums. Each artist has one piece on exhibit. Many of the artists are affiliated with the Iowa Artist/Mother group\, an egalitarian group started in 2021 that meets regularly to build community\, share resources\, and support artists who are also caregivers. \n \nArtist Biography:\nThe Iowa Artist/Mother group presents an exhibition entitled “Elusive Balance.” The theme of this exhibition explores the challenges of finding balance within artist and mother/caregiver identities. Since there is no one way to embody motherhood\, this theme is open to broad interpretation\, encompassing ideas of rest and productivity\, contentment and overwhelm\, stability and transition\, responsibility and absurdity/play\, and societal expectations vs. personal intuition. We are interested in how one finds personal balance or simply lets go of this elusive state\, embracing or celebrating imbalance within life and art. \nThis exhibition showcases the voices of Iowa artist mothers who represent a range of diverse backgrounds\, ages\, motherhood stages\, and mediums. Each artist has one piece on exhibit. \nMany of the artists are affiliated with the Iowa Artist/Mother group\, an egalitarian group started in 2021 that meets regularly to build community\, share resources\, and support artists who are also caregivers. \nYou can learn more about this travelling exhibition HERE \nParticipating Artists:\nAlicia Wilkinson\, Akwi Nji\, Alexandra Ackerman\, Allison Rowe\, Amenda Tate\, Astrid Hilger Bennett\, Catherine Reinhart\, Bailey Fry-Schnormeier\, Emily Newman\, Emily Jalinsky\, Genevra Daley\, Hope Spragg\, Jamie Elizabeth Hudrlik\, Jill Wells\, Julia Franklin\, Kelly Devitt\, Kay Ireland\, Kristin M. Roach\, Larassa Kabel\, Lauren A. Ross\, Mirzam Perez\, Ramona Muse Lambert\, Sheena Daugherty\, Stephanie Brunia\nNote: These artists have extend invitations to a selection of other female-identifying Iowa artists/caregivers for inclusion in the exhibition.
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