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Twenty Years: APRIL KATZ + 29 former printmaking students
Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames
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Surface Wear AJ ZANDT
LOCATED IN THE SMALL WALL GALLERY Biography and Artist Statement AJ Zandt is an artist and printmaker from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Surface Wear is the result of his latest efforts to expand the relationship between the human body and surface through the lens of skin and clothing. Each work in the exhibition is comprised of varied […]
States of I MARY JONES & JOLYNN REIGELUTH
LOCATED IN THE SWEENEY GALLERY Artist Statement and Bio: Mary Jones Mary Jones makes maps of the wilderness of personal history. Images and words are layered out of time and perspective; space is described by the inhabitants, whose journeys are being told. Details get piled on in the way that life is lived– in steps, […]
Twenty Years: APRIL KATZ + 29 former printmaking students
LOCATED IN THE MAIN GALLERY Print Retrospective Artist Bio: April Katz April Katz received her M.F.A. degree from Arizona State University. She is Morrill Professor at Iowa State University where she has taught printmaking since 1999. For nineteen years she organized the university’s annual international postcard print exchange. From 2004 - 2006 Katz served […]
Measured Perceptions APRIL KATZ
LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY GALLERY Artist Statement for Measured Perceptions During a 2015 trip to Spain, Katz encountered evidence of La Convivencia (the coexistence of Muslim, Jewish and Christian populations) in Medieval Spain that provided hope for our current time of vitriolic discourse. Measured Perceptions embraces the similarities and unique contributions of the varied cultures […]
Sunday, May 26, 2019
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Monday, May 27, 2019
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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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May 28, 2019 -Make Your Own Mugs: May 28 – June 11
Make Your Own Mugs: May 28 – June 11
Make Your Own Mugs, ages 16+ Tuesdays, 6 – 9 pm May 28 – June 11 (3 weeks) $85 All skill levels: Beginners will learn basic wheel throwing techniques to create mugs, and learn the fundamentals of wedging clay and glazing. Intermediate and advanced students will be guided to continue and practice their artistic pursuits. […]
$85.00
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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May 30, 2019 -Maker Night — Mosaics: May 30
Maker Night — Mosaics: May 30
Maker Night: Mosaics, ages 21+ Thursday, May 30 6:30 – 9 pm $50 Bring a friend, snacks and a beverage of your choice and get creative with glass mosaics. Each student will learn basics of designing and laying down glass on backing. Pieces will be grouted by the Octagon staff and ready for pick up […]
$50.00
Friday, May 31, 2019
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Saturday, June 1, 2019
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