Design on Main

  • Artist Rachel Merrill shares cultural critique of competition, performance and sportsmanship in ISU Design on Main Gallery exhibition
    Artist Rachel Merrill shares cultural critique of competition, performance and sportsmanship in ISU Design on Main Gallery exhibition

    02/12/20 AMES, Iowa — “The Good Sport,” an exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Rachel Merrill, a Grand View University associate professor of art and design, is on display Feb. 11–March 13 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery. A reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, with an artist’s talk by Merrill at 6 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,…

  • Ames artist Catherine Reinhart to share ISU Design on Main artist residency work in exhibition Jan. 14–Feb. 4
    Ames artist Catherine Reinhart to share ISU Design on Main artist residency work in exhibition Jan. 14–Feb. 4

    01/03/20

    AMES, Iowa — Ames artist Catherine Reinhart will share work created during her Iowa State University Design on Main artist residency in an exhibition Jan. 14–Feb. 4 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames.

    “AiR: Catherine Reinhart” will feature works on paper, fiber installations, videos and sculptures Reinhart developed as the artist-in-residence and gallery manager from August 2017 through June 2019. These include…

  • Colorful, playful imagery is focus of MFA thesis exhibition Oct. 29–Nov. 9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
    Colorful, playful imagery is focus of MFA thesis exhibition Oct. 29–Nov. 9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    10/31/19  AMES, Iowa — “Transmogrify,” a graduate thesis exhibition by Iowa State University integrated visual arts student Dan Johnson, is on display Oct. 29–Nov. 9 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. A public reception will be from 5:30–8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8. Johnson’s process-based art involves mining his own memory and imagination to explore the possibilities inherent in spontaneously generated imagery, he says.…

  • Group show featuring collage, assemblage and bookbinding on display Oct. 2-25 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
    Group show featuring collage, assemblage and bookbinding on display Oct. 2-25 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    09/12/19 AMES, Iowa — “Box, Book and Board,” a group exhibition by four Ames artists, will be on display Oct. 2–25 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. The show will feature work by Deb Anders-Bond, Molly Ethridge, Eduardo Garcia and Kathy Svec, who explore avenues of expression that include and sometimes combine hand bookbinding, papermaking, digital and paper collage, assemblage and…

  • Interactive exhibition by installation artist Julia Franklin kicks off ISU Design on Main Gallery’s 2019-20 season
    Interactive exhibition by installation artist Julia Franklin kicks off ISU Design on Main Gallery’s 2019-20 season

    08/19/19 AMES, Iowa — “Hide and Seek,” an interactive exhibition by Julia Franklin, will be on display Aug. 27 through Sept. 28 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. Franklin, originally from Wichita Falls, Texas, and now of West Des Moines, recently became director of the Anderson Gallery and community outreach for the Department of Art and Design at Drake University. She had been a…

  • Local artists share inside look at studio collections June 7–9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
    Local artists share inside look at studio collections June 7–9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    05/28/19 AMES, IA — In conjunction with the annual Art Walk in downtown Ames, an exhibit exploring the curious collections and work of local artists will be on display June 7–9 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. With A Bevy: Studio Curiosities, the gallery will be transformed into a “cabinet of curiosities” reflecting the objects, tools, images and artworks that inspire each of…

  • Long explores themes of grief and loss in MFA thesis exhibition April 16-25 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
    Long explores themes of grief and loss in MFA thesis exhibition April 16-25 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    04/08/19 AMES, Iowa — The Veil, a collection of video, sound, installation and sculpture derived from experiences of grief, will be on display April 16-25 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. In her master of fine arts thesis exhibition, Judy J. Long, an Iowa State graduate student in integrated visual arts from Ankeny, explores the emotions generated by personal loss and occupational exposure to…

  • Threadit to launch spring fashion line April 5 at ISU Design on Main Gallery
    Threadit to launch spring fashion line April 5 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    03/28/19 AMES, Iowa — threadit will launch its spring fashion line in conjunction with the “Spring into Arts Festival” Friday, April 5, at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. threadit is a full-service tailoring and custom design studio founded on Main Street in 2016 by Iowa State graduate Janae Smith. The studio will launch “Shapla,” a spring line inspired by…

  • ISU Design on Main Gallery to host celebration of spring festivals April 5

    03/28/19 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., will host a celebration of spring festivals, including Holi, Mardis Gras, May Day and more, from 6–8 p.m. Friday, April 5. This family-friendly event and exhibition, the “Spring into Arts Festival,” will feature interactive projects, including make-your-own May Day treat baskets, a collaborative outdoor Holi piece and a community-crafted flower wall. The work on display…

  • ‘Festival of Personal Geographies’ explores unexpected ways to create meaningful maps
    'Festival of Personal Geographies' explores unexpected ways to create meaningful maps

    01/31/19 AMES, IOWA — The Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery will host an exhibition and workshops as part of a festival exploring how art can be used to create personalized maps. Organized by Ames artist Tibi Chelcea, “Festival of Personal Geographies” will take place between Feb. 13 and March 17 in several Ames locations, including the Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St.; Little Woods Herbs & Teas, 136…