Events

Event Series Street Strength Exhibition

Street Strength Exhibition

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

“Street Strength,” an exhibition of work by seven members of the Doorway Project (Seattle) and six members of the Homeward (Iowa) Youth Action Council, will be on display from March 12–21 in the wall-mounted glass display cases between rooms 0134 and 0146 College of Design and March 12–28 in the college’s Pickard Chilton Gallery (first-floor […]

Event Series Street Strength Exhibition

Street Strength Exhibition

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

“Street Strength,” an exhibition of work by seven members of the Doorway Project (Seattle) and six members of the Homeward (Iowa) Youth Action Council, will be on display from March 12–21 in the wall-mounted glass display cases between rooms 0134 and 0146 College of Design and March 12–28 in the college’s Pickard Chilton Gallery (first-floor […]

Gordon Homelessness Symposium

Student Innovation Center

Organized by the Department of Community and Regional Planning with support from the Gordon Family Endowment, this half-day symposium will highlight the efforts of young people in Des Moines and Seattle to address issues of housing insecurity and homelessness among youth in both cities. The event will feature a zine workshop from 1:45-3:30 p.m. in […]

Yeni Mao Lecture

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Pictured: "Freemartins" installation by Yeni Mao with Make Room at Frieze LA in 2024 Yeni Mao is a Chinese-American sculptor based in Mexico City. He received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and subsequently trained in foundry work in California and the architectural industries of New York. Recent solo exhibitions […]

Event Series Street Strength Exhibition

Street Strength Exhibition

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

“Street Strength,” an exhibition of work by seven members of the Doorway Project (Seattle) and six members of the Homeward (Iowa) Youth Action Council, will be on display from March 12–21 in the wall-mounted glass display cases between rooms 0134 and 0146 College of Design and March 12–28 in the college’s Pickard Chilton Gallery (first-floor […]

Puppet & Parvaneh: Elnaz Masrour MFA Exhibition Reception

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

The closing reception for “Puppet & Parvaneh,” the MFA thesis exhibition by integrated visual arts graduate student Elnaz Masrour, will be held Thursday, March 27, in Gallery 181.

Charles E. “Chick” Herbert Lecture: Tomorrow is Not For Sale – Florencia Rodriguez

Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) 715 Bissell Road, Ames, IA, United States

Florencia Rodriguez, associate professor at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture and artistic director of the 2025 Chicago Architecture Biennial, will present the Charles E. “Chick” Herbert Lecture in Architecture at 4 p.m. Friday, March 28, in Kocimski Auditorium, room 0101 College of Design. Titled "Tomorrow is Not for Sale," her free public […]

Spring 2025 Graphic Design Grad Show

4128 Student Innovation Center 606 Bissell Road, Ames, United States

Join us for the Spring 2025 ISU Graphic Design Grad Show! Students from all levels of the program, representing both degrees, will be presenting thesis projects, creative components, and studio work. The event will be held from 5:30–7:30 p.m. Friday, March 28, in room 4128 at the Student Innovation Center.    

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.

GIS Seminar: Leveraging GIS Analysis in Human Rights Watch Investigations and Advocacy

362 Design

Presenter: Juliana Nnoko, PhD, Senior Researcher, Human Rights Watch ABSTRACT: Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world to support its mission to protect human rights globally. While we rely on in-person interviews, our research methods have also changed overtime, including the use of satellite imagery to […]

CODAC Spring Art Sale

Central Foyer, College of Design

Work by students in the integrated studio arts and integrated visual arts programs will be featured in the CODAC (College of Design Art Club) Spring Sale April 16–18 in the central foyer (inside the main entrance) of the College of Design building. The sale is a great place to find unique gifts for spring and […]

Audrey Stirling Artist Talk

411 Design

Audrey Stirling (BFA 2023 Integrated Studio Arts) is one of two 2024-2025 Iowa State University alumni artists-in-residence at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines. Offered through a partnership between the Department of Art and Visual Culture and Mainframe Studios, the year-long residencies provide studio space to recent graduates of the BFA or MFA programs who are […]

Parks Library at 100: Art, Architecture, and Innovation

198 Parks Library

Have you heard? 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the original Parks Library building on Iowa State's campus. The celebration continues with a University Lectures/University Library panel discussion on "Parks Library at 100: Art, Architecture, and Innovation," at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 in Room 198 Parks Library. Join panelists Hilary Seo, dean of the […]

CODAC Spring Art Sale

Central Foyer, College of Design

Day 2 of the annual CODAC (College of Design Art Club) Spring Sale, featuring work by students in the integrated studio arts and integrated visual arts programs, will take place from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the central foyer (inside the main entrance) of the College of Design building. The sale is a […]

Tender Nests: Natalie Deam MFA Exhibition Reception

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

The closing reception for "Tender Nests," an MFA thesis exhibition by integrated visual arts graduate student Natalie Deam, will be held from 5–7 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in Gallery 181, at the College of Design.