Events

Hope Bass MFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Integrated visual arts graduate student Hope Bass, from Ardmore, Oklahoma, will share her ceramics and mixed-media artwork exploring the curiosities of the imagination in her master of fine art thesis exhibition. Bass’s master’s thesis, “Metamorphosis of Hope: A Ceramic Journey through Imagination and Wonder,” explores the relationship between the wonders of ceramic exploration and the […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Spectrum: 2024 BFA Exhibition

Gallery 181, College of Design 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Work by 24 graduating seniors in integrated studio arts will be displayed in "Spectrum: Senior BFA Exhibition," from May 2–9 in Gallery 181. A public reception will be from 4–6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The show will feature an array of artworks in various mediums, including drawing, textile, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography, furniture/wood design and […]

Integrated Visual Arts MFA Exhibition Reception

Community Gallery, Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Ave., Ames, United States

Eleven integrated visual arts graduate students from all years of the program will showcase their strongest work May 1–9 in the Community Gallery at the Octagon Center for the Arts. A closing reception will be from 6–7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9.

Mainframe Studios Exhibition Reception: Effervescence

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

Work created by current Iowa State students and recent graduates will be featured in the "Effervescence" exhibition, which will be on display June 2–23 on the third floor of Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines. An opening reception will be from 5–8 p.m. Friday, June 7, in conjunction with Mainframe Studios' First Friday […]

Ingrid Lilligren: Tactile Meditation Gallery Tour and Opening Reception

Grinnell Museum of Art 1108 Park Street, Grinnell, United States

Join professor of art and visual culture Ingrid Lilligren from 5–7 p.m. Tuesday, June 11 for an exciting gallery tour as she unveils her Tactile Meditation exhibition at the Grinnell Museum of Art! The tour will take place in conjunction with an opening reception. Tactile Meditation features 18 projects created by Lilligren and touches on […]

An Exploration of Nature Through Encaustic Painting Exhibition Reception

Memorial Union Art Gallery 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, United States

"An Exploration of Nature Through Encaustic Painting," an exhibition by art and visual culture associate professor Barbara Walton (BFA 1991 / MA 1993 Art & Design) and fellow alumna Rachel Deutmeyer (MFA 2018 Integrated Visual Arts), is on display June 2–July 26 at the Memorial Union Art Gallery on the Iowa State campus. A reception […]

CYstarters Demo Day

ISU Research Park Core Facility Atrium 1805 Collaboration Pl, Ames, IA, United States

The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship will host the 9th annual CYstarters Demo Day from 3–6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at the ISU Research Park Core Facility Atrium. Student presentations are from 3–5 p.m. with a networking reception to follow. Two College of Design students have participated in Cohort 9 of this annual summer business accelerator […]

Contemporary Lens Exhibition Reception at Mainframe Studios

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

Work created by 10 Iowa State University students will be featured in the "Contemporary Lens" exhibition from Aug. 1–27 on the second floor of Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines. An opening reception will be from 5–8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, in conjunction with Mainframe Studios' First Friday event. Curated by College of […]

Ingrid Lilligren and Debra Marquart: Tactile Meditations Gallery Talk & Reading

Grinnell Museum of Art 1108 Park Street, Grinnell, United States

Discover the inspiration and intent behind the "Tactile Meditations" solo exhibition of work by artist and University Professor of Art and Visual Culture Ingrid Lilligren on display June 11–Sept. 8 at the Grinnell College Museum of Art. In this Sept. 4 event, Lilligren will talk about the history of her work, which explores her incorporation […]

‘Bloom’ Student Exhibition Reception at Mainframe Studios

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

Iowa State University student work, including paintings, sculptures, poetry, and more, will be featured in the "Bloom" exhibition from Oct. 3–22 on the third floor of Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines. An opening reception will be from 5–8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 in conjunction with Mainframe Studios' First Friday event. Curated by […]