College of Design-Gallery 181

Gallery 181 Galleries 181 and 181-1 are located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State University campus. The galleries annually host a wide variety of shows by ISU design students and faculty, as well as traveling national and regional exhibitions. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during the academic year and 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the summer unless otherwise noted. Closed weekends and university holidays except by special arrangement. Admission to exhibitions, receptions and other events is free.
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Coming Shows
	30th Art and Design Student Annual Juried Exhibition Monday, November 16, 2009-Friday, December 04, 2009 Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony 5 - 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 Jurors: Richard Heggen and Bruce Smith
Past Shows and Events:
	Two of Five: 9th Annual Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition and Silent Auction Monday, November 02, 2009-Friday, November 06, 2009 Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday The Iowa State University Print Society will host "Two of Five," its 9th Annual Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition and Silent Auction, Nov. 2-6 at the ISU College of Design. The show features the work of 320 artists from 33 US states and four other countries: Australia, Canada, Finland and Northern Ireland. The project began in spring 2009 when printmakers from around the world were invited to send 13 original, identical 4"x6" prints to the University Print Society's faculty adviser, April Katz, associate professor of art and design/integrated studio arts. The theme for this year's exchange was "Two of Five;" artists were asked to select any two of the following five words -- star, impostor, hallucinogenic, monster, fast -- and consider all possible variations and meanings of these words in creating their prints. Eligible methods included any editionable printmaking technique (woodcuts, litho, intaglio, relief, photography, silkscreen, digital printmaking, etc.) Prints were to be stamped and mailed separately as postcards, so they would bear the markings of travel and the postal service. Every artist who submitted prints received 12 different prints from other artists in return (hence the "exchange"). The University Print Society kept one print from each artist for its own collection. These are the prints that will be on display as a part of the exhibition and available for bid in the silent auction. Silent Auction All prints on display as a part of this exhibition will be for sale through a bidding process, which will be described in the gallery. This is a great opportunity to collect interesting pieces of art or to purchase unusual gifts for friends and family, and help a great cause. Proceeds will help fund club activities, including student attendance at the annual Southern Graphics Council Conference in Philadelphia in March 2010 and a visit by engraving expert James Ehlers, assistant professor at Emporia State University, who will present a workshop for printmakers and metals students at Iowa State and offer a public lecture about his work in early February 2010. Bidding ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6. Winners will be notified by email and arrangements will be made for them to pick up their prints the following week.
	9th Annual Steamroller Printmaking Exhibition Monday, October 26, 2009-Friday, November 06, 2009 Where: Lightfoot Forum wall outside Gallery 181 Hours: Available for viewing 24 hours/day This is an exhibition of large-format prints created by art and design students using a road builder’s steamroller. Eighteen students in associate professor April Katz's relief printmaking course spent the first half of fall semester carving designs on 4'x8' sheets of birch plywood. Five teams created collaborative designs while one student designed and carved her own individual woodblock. They then used a steamroller as a printing press to create prints from the woodblocks on Oct. 9 at Rueter's, a local construction and equipment dealer. These are the prints now on display. Students had to work with only black-and-white patterns and shapes to create their images. Juniors Jonathan Eimer and Ryan Quinn and sophomore Matthew Chouteau, all from integrated studio arts, formed one group whose print is a modern interpretation of a classic theme, "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil." Seniors Katherine Rohlfing and Angela Schmitz and junior Justin Craigen, all from graphic design, created a print called "Paul Likes Maps" that combines text with a portrait. Seniors Jessica Madsen and Katie Palmer, junior Rachel Wright, all from integrated studio arts, and Katie Meyer, senior in graphic design, together created a print that explores the complexities of the grieving process -- in this case, the taboo of a woman experiencing positive feelings during her husband’s funeral. Art Deco, Art Nouveau and sequential art inspired their design. The fourth group included integrated studio arts seniors Denise Dolan and Daniel Stender and juniors Chris Gordon and Lauren Swanson. Their print incorporates three self-portraits in wolf suits seated on a tandem bicycle, futilely chasing the fourth who is dressed in a rabbit suit. Stephanie Staker, junior in integrated studio arts, created her own print that depicts a dream of swirling bubbles and a falling cat. Brandon Alvarado, sophomore in graphic design, worked with Josh Spence and Caitlin Thomas, juniors in integrated studio arts, on a print titled "The Cynical Citizen," which combines 15 different advertisements featuring satirical goods and services. It blends modern humor with advertising styles of the early to mid-1900s. For the second year, Scott Parsons, assistant professor of art and anthropology at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D., brought Augustana students to help with the ISU steamroller printmaking event.
	Roma Sopraterra / Roma Sottoterra: Linea C and the Disclosure of Roman Strata Landscape Architecture Rome Urban Design Studio Wednesday, October 21, 2009-Friday, October 30, 2009 An exhibition of work by 16 landscape architecture students who participated in the Summer 2009 Rome Urban Design Studio at the College of Design's facilities in Rome, Italy. Opening Reception 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 Gallery 181 and Lightfoot Forum
	30 and Beyond: College of Design Alumni Exhibition Monday, August 03, 2009-Saturday, September 26, 2009 Hours: Aug. 3-14: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday Aug. 17-21: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday Aug. 24-Sept. 25: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday Sundays, Aug. 30, Sept. 13 and 20: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (last day) Reception Following King Pavilion dedication Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 6 p.m., Lightfoot Forum, Gallery 181 and King Pavilion, College of Design Curator Lecture "The Blur Zone: Art, Craft and Design Today" David Revere McFadden Monday, Aug. 24, 2009 7:30 p.m., Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design The Iowa State University College of Design is pleased to present the "30 and Beyond: College of Design Alumni Exhibition," Aug. 3 through Sept. 26, 2009, in Gallery 181. This exhibition showcases the best work submitted by alumni from the College of Design and its predecessor programs. The selection process was open to all alumni from all departments and programs that are or have been a part of the College of Design: architecture, art and design, art education, biological and pre-medical illustration, community and regional planning, graphic design, integrated studio arts, interior design, and landscape architecture. This includes those who may have graduated prior to the college's founding in 1978, when some disciplines were known as applied art, architectural engineering, etc., and were housed in the Colleges of Agriculture (now Agriculture and Life Sciences), Engineering, and Home Economics (now Human Sciences). Work submitted for consideration must have been completed since 2003. The College of Design engaged David Revere McFadden, chief curator and vice president for programs and collections at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, to serve as guest curator for the "30 and Beyond" exhibition. Of the 362 entries submitted by 206 alumni, McFadden selected 30 works by 31 alumni to appear in the Gallery 181 exhibition on the first floor of the Design Building. (The total of 31 results from one collaborative submission by two alumni.) One submission from everyone who entered also appears in an accompanying online show: http://www.design.iastate.edu/30/alumnishow.php. The title, "30 and Beyond," references the college's 30th anniversary, which we observed in 2008-2009, as well as the future -- it is forward-looking and celebrates not only what our distinguished alumni are creating and contributing to society, but also the potential of our students, who will become the next generation of art and design professionals. Thanks to the generosity of Iowa State alumni Lloyd and JaNelle Anderson, visitors to the exhibition may pick up a 78-page full-color catalog free of charge. The catalog features an essay by guest curator McFadden, brief bios for the selected alumni and descriptions of their work in the gallery exhibition. Go to exhibition website
	State of Being MFA Thesis Exhibition by Hiromi Okumura Tuesday, May 12, 2009-Thursday, May 28, 2009 Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1 - 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Closed: Saturday, May 16, and Monday, May 25 State of Being ~Perpetual Motion~ beauty spreading like water MFA Thesis Exhibition by Hiromi Okumura, candidate for MFA degree in Integrated Visual Arts Reception Thursday, May 21, 2009 6 p.m. Painting, video projection and digital drawing Artist Statement As an artist I would like to save the world with my art ... at least a part of it. I would like to change the way people perceive life and experience the world. Painting is my contribution to a world where art and life come together as a holistic journey. I would like my art to lift people's spirits; it should be should be love songs and cheers to human life. Painting for me is dancing. Dancers create their fantastic world with bodies and emotions, as painters do with colors, paints and brushes. I paint because painting is physically direct; this is a quality it shares with dance. Physicality is an important factor to me in art making, and I love the direct response of paint. As a painter, I try to let colors sing and vibrate to express energy, movement, and space. Like the dancer, music drives my creative force and helps move my brushes. If you could see me paint, you might think I am dancing -- my feet and my brushes move rhythmically. In fact, I love to dance, and dance, improvisational dance in particular, informs my painting. Dance is energy and movement through space. Similarly, as a painter, I am very interested in movement in space; my forms come in and out of space as they move throughout the picture plane. Color transitions produce the foreground space and push the deep space away allowing new forms to emerge from it. The dynamics of my design create an interplay between the background and the figures that invites the viewer to enter the space. I think of this dynamic as “lost and found.” Through the layers of colors and brushstrokes, I pull forward forms and colors. At the same time, I respond with colors and forms according to what has happened on the canvas, just as improvisational dance, responding to others’ movements; it is action and reaction. I want viewers to experience my art at an emotional level. The kinesthetic effect of moving in a joyful way reaches the dancer at a deeper level; it just improves their mood. I want viewers to be more than viewers; I want them to be participants in the dance. I would like them to get into my painting and I want my art to be a part of their lives. -- Hiromi Okumura
	Senior BFA Peep Show Tuesday, April 14, 2009-Friday, April 24, 2009 Hours: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday; closing at noon on Friday, April 24 Reception Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5 - 7 p.m. Brief remarks and awards by juror Bruce Smith at 5:45 p.m. Enjoy 91 artworks by 61 senior students in the integrated studio arts program. Media range from hand-drawn, two-dimensional works to painting, sculpture, ceramics, wood design, digital media and mixed media.
	Flyover Country: GDSA Regional Exhibition Monday, March 02, 2009-Friday, March 27, 2009 The ISU Graphic Design Student Association has invited more than 30 design schools across the Midwest to submit undergraduate graphic design work that will be judged by members of Turner-Duckworth. The exhibition will be open to the public March 2-13 and March 23-27 (the week of March 16-20 is spring break at Iowa State).
	Art and Design Rome Student Exhibition Tuesday, February 10, 2009-Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Reception Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 4 - 6 p.m. Gallery 181 and Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum Enjoy 300 works by students from integrated studio arts, interior design and graphic design who participated in the ISU College of Design's study-abroad program in Rome last summer and fall (2008). The show includes photography, mixed media, painting; interior design models, plans and renderings; typography, packaging and corporate identity projects. The students completed their work under the guidance of Iowa State University faculty members Brenda Jones and Carol Faber, integrated studio arts; Pia Schneider and Chris Klinge, interior design; and Cheri Ure and Troy Abel, graphic design.
	Embrace Jacob Cantu Saturday, January 17, 2009-Monday, January 26, 2009 A photography independent study designed to show a series of diverse people, as couples, and our overriding similarities.