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  • ISU art professor to exhibit Ghanaian and Indian craft-inspired furniture Jan. 5 - Feb. 17 at the Octagon

    01/03/18 AMES, Iowa — An exhibition of functional furniture inspired by the traditional crafts of Ghana and India, designed and produced by an Iowa State University faculty member, will be on display Jan. 5 through Feb. 17 in the Community Gallery at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave. “Amalgamation” will feature stools, chairs and tables by Chris Martin, professor of art and visual culture in the ISU College…

    January 3, 2018

  • Postcard print exhibition, silent auction end Nov. 16

    AMES, Iowa — "On the Verge," the 17th Annual International Postcard Print Exchange and Student Exhibition, is on display through Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Iowa State University College of Design. Sponsored by the University Print Society, the show is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily in Gallery 181, located on the first floor of the Design Building on the west side of the Iowa State campus. This…

    November 13, 2017

  • ISU visual arts student shares reflections on art and culture in thesis exhibition Nov. 12-18

    11/08/17 AMES, Iowa — “Culture and My Art,” the final thesis exhibition by Iowa State University integrated visual arts graduate student Xin Chen, will be on display Nov. 12-18 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. “[Through my work] I reflect on my personal experiences growing up in China and being immersed in Chinese culture and later pursuing higher education in the United States and…

    November 8, 2017

  • ISU College of Design students win awards for work in ‘Studies in Creativity’ exhibition

    11/2/17 AMES, Iowa — Seven Iowa State University College of Design students won awards for their entries in “Studies in Creativity,” an annual juried exhibition on display through Monday, Dec. 11, in the Iowa State Memorial Union Gallery. Des Moines artist and juror Amenda Tate Corso selected 38 artworks by 25 Iowa State students for the show, which features drawings, paintings, prints, photographs, ceramics, woods, metals, and digital and mixed…

    November 6, 2017

  • Master’s thesis exhibition features imaginative gadgets Nov. 2-15 at ISU College of Design

    11/2/17 AMES, Iowa — An exhibition of inventive contraptions inspired by an ancestor’s journal entries is on display Nov. 2-15 at the Iowa State University College of Design. “Building Eugene” is the Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition of work by ISU integrated visual arts graduate student Matthew Obbink, Ames. The show is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays or by appointment in the east side of Gallery 181…

    November 3, 2017

  • CyBorg Sessions exhibition to feature drawings, paintings created with robots

    10/15/17 AMES, Iowa — A workshop designed to introduce more women to computer coding and its applications in design will culminate with an exhibition and lecture Wednesday, Oct. 18, at Iowa State University. Funded in part through an ISU Inclusion Initiatives Grant (formerly the Women’s and Diversity Grant program), the “CyBorg Sessions: Women in Robotics” series targeted students who identify as female, although all students were eligible to participate. “There is…

    October 15, 2017

  • 'Where Is Here?' exhibition opens Oct. 13 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    10/11/17 AMES, Iowa — The work of three Iowa State University faculty members from different art and design disciplines will be highlighted in an exhibition Oct. 13 through Nov. 4 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. “Where is Here?” features complementary works by Firat Erdim, assistant professor of architecture; David Parker, lecturer in graphic design; and Olivia Valentine, assistant professor of art and visual…

    October 11, 2017

  • ISU artists exhibit work highlighting Ledges State Park

    10/01/17 AMES, Iowa — An exhibition celebrating the geological history and landscape of one of Iowa’s state parks — and the elements that shaped it — will open in Clear Lake this month. “Common Channel: Responses to Ledges State Park” will feature three-dozen artworks by Iowa State University College of Design faculty and graduate students with a common interest in the Ledges and in nature art, said the show’s curator, Nancy…

    October 1, 2017

  • Storm Lake artist Mary Mello's paintings on display Sept. 5-Oct. 9 at ISU Design on Main Gallery

    08/23/17 AMES, Iowa — Paintings by Storm Lake artist and Buena Vista University faculty member Mary Mello will be on display Sept. 5 through Oct. 9 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. The exhibition, "Everything to Everybody," will feature mixed-media work including encaustic, oil, graphite and printmaking. A closing reception will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, with a…

    August 23, 2017

  • State fair exhibit highlights how donors help students

    August 3, 2017