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  • MAKER NIGHT: Travel Sketch Journals: Mapping it all out!
    Sep 27

    MAKER NIGHT: Travel Sketch Journals: Mapping it all out!

    6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
    Classes
    $45
  • Knitting For Total Beginners
    Sep 29

    Knitting For Total Beginners

    September 29, 2018 @ 9:00 am - October 13, 2018 @ 11:00 am
    Classes
    $60
  • Indigo Dyeing, ages 12+
    Sep 30

    Indigo Dyeing, ages 12+

    1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Classes
    $45
  • Exploring Art (Session 2)
    Oct 2

    Exploring Art (Session 2)

    October 2, 2018 @ 9:15 am - October 23, 2018 @ 10:00 am
    Classes
    $55
  • Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Exhibit: Hometown Teams
    Oct 4

    Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Exhibit: Hometown Teams

    October 4, 2018 - November 11, 2018
    Exhibits
  • Worlds Apart BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI
    Oct 4

    Worlds Apart BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI

    October 4, 2018 - November 10, 2018
    Exhibits
  • Gallery Night: Aperture Awards & Smithsonian Exhibit Tailgate
    Oct 4

    Gallery Night: Aperture Awards & Smithsonian Exhibit Tailgate

    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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  • Contemporary Collage
    Oct 7

    Contemporary Collage

    October 7, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - October 28, 2018 @ 4:00 pm
    Classes
    $300
  • Mixed Bag of Art, K – 5
    Oct 8

    Mixed Bag of Art, K – 5

    9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    Classes
    $45
  • Thursday morning Art Projects, ages 5 – 7
    Oct 11

    Thursday morning Art Projects, ages 5 – 7

    9:15 am - 10:15 am
    Classes
    $15
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About Us

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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Octagon Center for the Arts

413 & 427 Douglas Avenue

Ames, IA  50010

 

Phone: 515-232-5331

Email: info@octagonarts.org

 

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Octagon Shop and Community Gallery

Monday-Wednesday 10:00am-5:30pm

Thursday 10:00am-7:00pm

Friday 10:00am-5:30pm

Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm

Sunday CLOSED (except during the holidays)

 


The gallery is always free.
All are welcome.