Donations

When you donate, you are not just helping the Octagon, you are investing in the Ames community. You are making a difference.

By giving, you are making the arts more accessible to all — helping us keep the galleries free and enabling us to  offer scholarships for children’s classes & art camps.

Through your generosity, we are able to offer free programming alongside our exhibits, such as gallery talks and panel discussions; these experiences bring people together and enrich lives.

We are also able to bring art out to the community, enabling us to reach people that might not normally come to the Octagon. In places like the Farmers’ Market, we can offer monthly free crafts for children.

Thanks for making a difference!

 

Octagon Booth at the Ames Main Street Farmers’ Market where up to 100 children craft once a month each summer.

Gallery Talk: Professor and artist, Chris Martin, discusses his work and collaboration with Ghana artists with a packed house in Main Gallery.
Panel discussion:  Standing room only as Artist Cameron Gray and panelists discuss “People of Color and the Arts.”
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Grants help pay for new supplies.

Donations make scholarships possible; scholarships reduce barriers and make art education more accessible.