Events

Fall 2023 Industrial Design Senior Show

Atrium, Student Innovation Center 606 Bissell Road, Ames, United States

Fourteen Iowa State University graduating seniors in industrial design will share their final projects in the "Illuminate, Industrial Design Senior Show" from noon–4 p.m. Friday, December 15, in the Student Innovation Center atrium. Student-designed products that will be on display at the show include games, accessible cat litterboxes, scooters and more. Beverages and snacks will […]

Beauty Investigated: Dilemmas, Projects and Promises Exhibition

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

In conjunction with the "Beauty Investigated: Dilemmas, Projects and Promises" symposium, this exhibition will explore the cultural and social constructs of beauty through a series of artworks. The exhibition is organized by art and visual culture faculty Ingrid Lilligren, professor, and Johhny DiBlasi, assistant professor. The art will be on view in Gallery 181 from […]

Fall 2023 Rome Show Exhibition

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

Exhibition of work by students who studied in Italy last fall semester with the College of Design Rome Program. Opening reception from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28. Gallery 181 is located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. Exhibition viewing hours are 8 […]

Fall 2023 Rome Show Exhibition Reception

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

All are invited to stop by the opening reception of the Fall 2023 Rome Show Exhibition from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Gallery 181. The show will feature drawings, watercolor paintings, photography, books and more created by art and visual culture, graphic design and interior design students who studied with the College of Design Rome […]

Coalescence: Spring 2024 Industrial Design Senior Show

Atrium, Student Innovation Center 606 Bissell Road, Ames, United States

Celebrate the work of graduating seniors in industrial design at this showcase of their final projects and portfolios on the first floor of the Student Innovation Center. Explore a selection of innovative ideas from our graduating seniors in industrial design at Iowa State University. Their projects cover many different product solution areas, from furniture to […]

IDRO Monday Research Seminar: BNIM Regenerative Design Challenge: Grown in Iowa

130 Design

Join architecture associate professors Shelby Doyle, the Stan G. Thurston Professor in Design Build; Nick Senske and Chengde Wu, and industrial design assistant professor Pete Evans to learn about their multidisciplinary "Grown in Iowa" research in the areas of sustainable and regenerative design. These faculty have received support from the BNIM Regenerative Design Challenge grant […]

2024 Studies in Creativity Exhibition

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

The annual "Studies in Creativity" student exhibition will feature 34 pieces from 25 Iowa State University students. The show will be on view from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Memorial Union Art Gallery. Gallery hours are weekdays from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sundays from 1–4 p.m. Art included in the show […]

Theatre of Vibrations Live Demo & Performance

Student Innovation Center

Experience all four instruments from the Theatre of Vibrations project throughout the Student Innovation Center’s basement, first-floor atrium and second floor. Hear them in action and play them yourself throughout the evening. The instruments were developed by interdisciplinary teams of College of Design students in the spring 2024 Theatre of Vibrations studio course taught by […]

2024 Studies in Creativity Reception and Award Ceremony

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

The annual “Studies in Creativity” student exhibition will feature 34 pieces from 25 Iowa State University students. The show will be on view from Sunday, Oct. 13, through Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the Memorial Union Art Gallery. Gallery hours are weekdays from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sundays from 1–4 p.m. Art included in the show was selected by juror […]

ISUAA Honors & Awards Ceremony

The College of Design will honor six distinguished alumni during the ISU Alumni Association's 93rd Honors and Awards Ceremony at 1:30 p.m. CT Friday, Nov. 1, at Stephens Auditorium, and streamed live online. A dessert reception will follow the in-person ceremony. Both the reception and ceremony are free and open to the public. 2024 Christian […]

Mainframe Studios First Friday: Within the Layers Exhibition Reception

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

The College of Design has partnered with Mainframe Studios in Des Moines through a series of exhibitions that are open for all students to apply. The theme for February 2025 is "Within the Layers." Work accepted for the show, curated by College of Design Gallery Manager Rachel Connell, spans different media including ceramics, collage, digital […]

Focus Grant Exhibit Reception

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

Celebrate the work of 14 Iowa State students — 10 of whom have majors or minors in the College of Design — at this reception for the 53rd Annual Focus Grant Exhibit hosted by the Memorial Union Art Gallery. Comments will begin at 6:15 p.m.