Events

Core Design Program Exhibition

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

The Core Exhibition will showcase current student work from the first-year design and drawing studios (DSN S 102 and DSN S 131), featuring projects from both the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters. Work will be displayed in Gallery 181 and spaces throughout the ground floor and first floor of the King Pavilion and ground, […]

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 […]

Department of Architecture Faculty Exhibition

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

The Department of Architecture Faculty Exhibition will be on display Aug. 26–Sept. 18 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. Hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays. The exhibition will feature videos, paintings, mixed media, performances and scholarly work by: […]

Urban Realities and Design for Community Life – Spring 2024 Rome Program Exhibition

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

Work by 50 architecture and landscape architecture students who participated in the College of Design's Spring 2024 Rome Program will be on display in the "Urban Realities and Design for Community Life" Spring 2024 Rome Program Exhibition, Sept. 23–Oct. 3 in Gallery 181. An opening reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in […]

Machines… and Ideas to Postpone the End of the World

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

The "Machines... and Ideas to Postpone the End of the World" exhibition will be on view Oct. 9 –Nov. 1 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State Campus. Organized by Nathalie Frankowski and Cruz Garcia, associate professors of architecture and […]

Media + Narratives on the Occasion Presentation

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

In part with the "Machines... and Ideas to Postpone the End of the World" exhibition, a presentation on "Media + Narratives on the Occasion" will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in Kocimski Auditorium. The presentation will feature discussions with artists who have work in the exhibition. The talk will also be available […]

New Perspectives in Graphic Design: MFA Thesis Exhibitions

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

The "New Perspectives in Graphic Design" exhibition will be on view Nov. 6–14 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design. An opening reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. The show will feature posters, video projection  and physical items like booklets and laser-cut objects created by graphic […]

University Print Society Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition & Silent Auction

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

The University Print Society's "24th Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition: Insects and Their Environment" is on view Nov. 18–Dec. 6 in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the College of Design building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. The show features 170 postcards on the student-selected theme, "Insects and Their Environment." […]

Tatreezing Palestine: Mapping of Land, People and Memory

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

The "Tatreezing Palestine: Mapping of Land, People and Memory" exhibition will be displayed from Nov. 19–Dec. 6 in Gallery 181. The show is a culmination of research completed by master of science in architecture student Amani Taleb under the guidance of Nathalie Frankowski, associate professor of architecture and Design for Critical Futures Faculty Fellow. The […]