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SUMMARY:Artisans Roadtrip
DESCRIPTION:ARTISANS ROADTRIP \nAugust 17 – October 27\, 2018 \nSWEENEY GALLERY \nThis year is the 15th Annual Artisans Road Trip. Artisans Road Trip invites you to travel Iowa’s scenic byways and back roads looking for one-of-a-kind treasures.  Artisans will offer a rare glimpse into creative processes as they demonstrate their craft in personal and unique work spaces. Our mission is to promote a venue for established artisans to demonstrate their skills\, exhibit and sell their original fine art via a self-guided studio tour through scenic Northwest Iowa\, thereby encouraging education\, diversity\, tourism\, economic growth\, and art appreciation.  \nThe official Artisans Road Trip weekend will be held from 9am – 5pm on Saturday\, October 13th and from Noon – 5pm on Sunday\, October 14th. Professional artists welcome guests into their studios/local galleries to discover and purchase quality original works. Artists participating in the Roadtrip weekend will also have an artwork on display at the Octagon Center for the Arts. \nParticipating Artists: Penny Adam\, Joanne Alberda\, Mitch Eveleth\, Danielle Clouse Gast\, Hank Hall\, Bill Lieb\, Steve Mills\, Mary Ortner\, Lissa Potter\, Mary Schumacher\, David Strom\, Holly Zinn\, Deborah Burrow\, Kirsten Elyea\, Karen Ruddy\, Marisa Sidles\, Mark Bogenrief\, Beth Cathcart\, Barb McGee\, Gene Polson\, Cherie Courter\, Joleen Dentlinger\, Ken Harskamp\, Abby Jones\, Jerry Kahl\, Haley McAndrews\, Ron Netten\, Denice Peters
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/artisans-roadtrip/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Aperture: The Biennial Juried Photography Exhibit 2018
DESCRIPTION:Aperture: The Biennial Juried Photography Exhibit 2018 \nTheme: Community Sports \nSeptember 14 – November 21\, 2018 \nMain Gallery \nWe experience the world around us in flashes of action and emotion in the world of sports. From the youngest to the oldest members of our community\, competitive games bring people together and spark movement and involvement. Photographers exercising their trigger finger are invited to submit their photographs highlighting athletes and athletic experiences in their lives. \nThis exhibit is a companion to the traveling Smithsonian exhibit: Hometown Teams. \nJurors: Alex & Dan McClanahan \nMcClanahan Studio is the creative collaboration of husband/wife duo Dan and Alex McClanahan. Their studio is headquartered in historic downtown Ames\, Iowa – the town where Dan grew up and where he and Alex met as students at Iowa State University. The couple founded McClanahan Studio in March of 2009 and quickly established themselves as a fresh and innovative alternative to traditional photography in Iowa and beyond. \nThe couple has worked extensively in athletics\, photographing pieces for the Iowa State University basketball and football programs and the Minnesota Vikings. The McClanahan’s distinctive style of imagery has become known around the world through success in international print competition. \nIn 2015\, Alex won 1st place for best wedding album in the largest International Photographic Competition. In 2016\, Dan took 1st and 2nd place for best senior portrait photography in the same competition. This year Dan took home three international first place awards in the Landscape\, Commercial\, and Artist categories. This year his landscape image was selected to represent Team USA for the World Photographic Cup in Japan. \nBoth Dan and Alex have received Master of Photography degrees from the Professional Photographers of America and have been heavily involved in the photography community as educators\, teaching the craft at dozens photo conferences around the country. \nAWARDS: \nADULT\n1st Place\n“Over Shadowed”\nMatthew Lepke \n2nd Place\n“Taking the Bull by the Horns”\nShane Abbitt \n3rd Place:\n“Mets”\nMike Corones \n\nYOUTH\n1st Place:\n“Untitled”\nSamantha Wilbur \n2nd Place:\n“Batter Up”\nGrace Long \n3rd Place:\n“Brother Playing Soccer”\nSadie Brockett
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/aperture-the-biennial-juried-photography-exhibit-2018/
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SUMMARY:Ceramic Bowls & Mugs on the Wheel\, ages 16+ 
DESCRIPTION:Ceramic Bowls &Mugs on the Wheel Throwing\, ages 16+   \nTuesdays\, 6 – 9 pm \n(6 weeks) September 18 – October 23 \n$120 includes 25Lbs. of clay\, all glazes and firing. \nStudents will learn basic throwing techniques from wedging to glazing. Students will have finished bowls at the end of the course. \nInstructor: Suzy Block \nCeramics Studio \nClass Limit: 6 \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 9/14/18.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/ceramic-bowls-pottery-wheel-throwing-ages-16/
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SUMMARY:Exploring Art (Session 2)
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Art \nAges: 18 months – younger 3’s  \nTuesdays\, 9:15 – 10am \n$55 for each 4 week session — See the class listing for the other 4 week sessions. \nOctober 2 – 23 \nChildren and their adult partner will explore art together in a relaxed environment. Toddlers will create their own works of art while learning new skills like tearing paper\, gluing\, cutting\, coloring over texture\, painting with different objects\, moving through transitions and imitating art making processes. Activities will focus on age appropriate\, playful\, artistic and sensory materials. \nLimit: 6 adult/child pairs. \nInstructor: Beth Weninger \nHunziker Studio \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 9/28/18.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/exploring-art-ages-18-months-younger-3s-2/
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SUMMARY:Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main Street Exhibit: Hometown Teams
DESCRIPTION:Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street Exhibit \nHometown Teams \nOctober 4 – November 10 \nMAIN GALLERY \nOur love of sports begins in our hometowns. We play them on ball fields and sandlots\, on courts and on ice\, in parks and playgrounds\, even in the street. From pick-up games to organized leagues\, millions of Americans of all ages play sports. Win or lose\, we yearn to compete and play another day. \nIf we’re not playing sports\, we’re watching them. We sit in the stands and root for the local high school team\, or gather on the sideline and cheer on our sons and daughters as they take their first swing or score their first goal. \nHometown sports are more than just games—they shape our lives and unite us and celebrate who we are as Americans. \nFIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE EXHIBIT HERE
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/smithsonian-institutions-museum-on-main-street-exhibit-hometown-teams/
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SUMMARY:Worlds Apart BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI
DESCRIPTION:Worlds Apart by BOGUMIL BRONKOWSKI \nOctober 4 – November 10\, 2018 \nCOMMUNITY GALLERY \nMy current body of work explores the concepts of struggle\, place\, and belonging. I immigrated to America at the age of nine; initially\, no one told me that my family was permanently moving here. I boarded that international flight thinking that my family and I were coming for a vacation. It was devastating. I never said goodbye to many of my family and friends. I left behind everything that was familiar and came to a completely new environment\, and since I was moving from a small town in Poland to Chicago\, one of the most populated cities\, the change was drastic. I had to navigate through this new\, strange\, yet exciting world without knowing the language or the customs of my new land. The process was scary\, and many things did not make sense when I first arrived. It was similar to an alien being beamed down to a new planet; I had to learn a total new way of life. \nMy paintings reflect my personal experiences in that the viewer has to work to solve and make visual sense of each image. I play with the sense of space and depth\, and my painting do not always make formal sense\, much like America did not make sense to me when I first arrived here. Sometimes the image balances coming together as a whole\, while other times it threatens to disintegrate into the separateness of the elements that compose it. My paintings are alien landscapes\, confusing\, exciting and intriguing.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/worlds-apart-by-bogumil-bronkowski/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Collage
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Collage \nSundays\, 12 – 4 pm \nOctober 7 – 28 (4 weeks) $300 nonmember/ $270 members \n1 credit: Heartland AEA credit available $35(registration for credit at AEA website by the first day of class) \nExplore new uses of unexpected materials while introducing conceptual ideas into your art practice. Complete mixed media projects based on current issues and discover the relationship between found objects and visual art. \nInstructor: Jack Wilkes \nNorth Studio \nClass limit 20 participants \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 10/4/18.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/contemporary-collage/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:Felted Tote Bag
DESCRIPTION:Felted Tote Bag \nWednesdays\, 6 pm – 8 pm \nOctober 24 – November 7 (3 weeks) $60 \nLooking for a classy\, fun-to-make knitting project that will give you a chance to learn some new skills?  This versatile felted tote is perfect as a handbag\, for shopping or carrying books to and from the library.  Skills required:  basic knitting skills (cast on\, knit\, purl\, increase\, decrease\, bind off). Skills added:  knitting “in the round” (circular knitting)\,  I-Cord making\, changing colors\, working with natural fiber yarns\, and the entire felting process. Skill level: Advanced Beginner \nInstructor: Diane Corson \nStudio: TBA \nClass Limit: 10 \n  \nBring to class: a 24”circular needle\, size 11\, a set of 10” or 12” double-pointed needles\, size 11\,  3 skeins of  all-wool\, worsted weight yarn\, in 1 or 2 contrasting colors\, and four decorative buttons to compliment your completed bag (optional). The usual tools such as scissors\, tape measure and notebook are also helpful.(Suggestion: look for wooden or plastic needles\, which are much easier to handle than aluminum ones.) Handouts and all other materials will be provided. Please contact The Octagon if you have questions about the materials required. Yarn selection note:  Using the correct kind of yarn is critical to the success of a felted project. DO NOT use any yarn with partial synthetic fiber content such as acrylic\, nylon or polyester\,  Do NOT choose a wool yarn marked “Superwash” or “Machine Washable” – those yarns will not felt. Finally\, choose a color/colors other than white\, since the bleaching process used on white yarns also makes them “Un-feltable\,”   \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 10/22/18.
URL:https://octagonarts.org/event/felted-tote-bags/
LOCATION:Octagon Center for the Arts\, 427 Douglas Avenue\, Ames\, IA\, 50010\, United States
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SUMMARY:MAKER NIGHT: Paper Marbling
DESCRIPTION:Paper Marbling with Rhonda Scott \nFriday\, October 26 \n$35 all materials included \n6:30 – 8:30 pm \nMAKER NIGHTS are for those ages 21 and above. Bring your friends and your favorite beverage & snacks to enjoy while you create! Or come by yourself and make some new pals. Novice and experienced makers are welcome! \nJoin Rhonda Scott in creating a collection of beautiful marbled papers using the Ebru method. Each paper is unique\, made one-at-a-time — and the process is lots of fun. Frame your decorated papers. Or use them in collage work\, journaling / book arts\, scrapbooking\, or other creative projects. \nMinimum class limit: 6  Maximum class limit: 12 \nStudio: TBA \n  \nTo register: \n\nenter the number of “tickets” you want below (one ticket per student)\nclick “add to cart”  \ncomplete the contact information form that appears after you add a ticket\ncomplete the payment information\ncheck your email for your receipt\n\nPlease contact us with any registration questions or concerns. \nRegistration closes on at 6am on 10/23/18.
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