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'Passing Voices' exhibition features ISU integrated visual arts grad student work

02/24/17 AMES, Iowa — Work by six Iowa State University integrated visual arts graduate students will be on display Feb. 26 through April 22 at the Gallery in the Round, 1015 N. Hyland Ave. in Ames. "Passing Voices" highlights artwork by Xin Chen, Ames; Rachel Deutmeyer, Dubuque; Robert Jinkins, Rewey, Wisconsin; Tina Rice, Ames; Anna Segner, Owatonna, Minnesota; and AJ Zandt, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The show includes drawings, paintings, prints, photographs,…

February 24, 2017

ISU graduate student exhibition explores ‘Transcendence through Observation’ Feb. 24-April 1 at Octagon Community Gallery

02/16/17 AMES, Iowa — A joint exhibition of artwork by two Iowa State University integrated visual arts graduate students will be on display Feb. 24 through April 1 in the Community Gallery at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave. “Transcendence through Observation” will open with a public reception from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. The show features digital and medium-format film photographs by Rachel Deutmeyer, Dubuque,…

February 16, 2017

ISU College of Design students sweep awards in Art Inspired exhibition

02/08/17 AMES, IA — Six Iowa State University College of Design students took home awards in the 2017 Art Inspired juried student exhibition on display through Monday, March 20, in the Iowa State Memorial Union Pioneer Room. The show features 29 artworks by 25 students majoring in integrated studio arts, integrated visual arts, architecture, art and design, graphic design, interdisciplinary design, interior design, landscape architecture and agricultural education and studies.…

February 8, 2017

ISU College of Design faculty, students take top honors in Octagon Center for the Arts' national all-media exhibition

02/01/17 AMES, Iowa — Five artists with ties to the Iowa State University College of Design earned top honors in the 49th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames. Guest juror Santiago Cal announced awards during the opening reception Friday, Jan. 27. Olivia Valentine, ISU assistant professor of art and visual culture, won the Winifred V. Brown Best of Show…

February 1, 2017

'Earth as Art' exhibition at ISU Design on Main Gallery offers stunning satellite views of the planet

01/25/17 AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery will host “Earth as Art,” an exhibition of satellite imagery from around the world, Feb. 2-26 in downtown Ames. A fusion of art and science, the exhibition features stunningly beautiful images of the planet that also provide a platform to teach about satellite imagery and geography, said Amy Logan. Logan is a GIS analyst with the ISU Geographic…

January 25, 2017

Ceramics designer, ISU alumnus Jonathan Castro is artist-in-residence Jan. 30-Feb. 4

01/12/17 AMES, Iowa — Ceramics designer Jonathan Castro will visit Iowa State University as an artist-in-residence Jan. 30 through Feb. 4 at the College of Design and the Memorial Union. Castro will speak about “Branding Your Creativity: The Business of Art, Networking, Social Media and Development” in a free public lecture at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in Kocimski Auditorium, room 0101 College of Design. During the residency, Castro also will…

January 12, 2017

Photos of New York City featured in Design on Main Gallery exhibition Jan. 6-28

01/04/17 AMES, Iowa — The fine art photography of Michael Corones will be exhibited Jan. 6-28 at the Iowa State University Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St. in downtown Ames. “Gotham” will reflect Corones’ view in images taken during his wanderings around New York City, where he is a photographer, writer and editor. The show will open with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6. Gallery…

January 4, 2017

Architect Carlos Bedoya to speak about inherent 'difficulty' of architecture as a productive design element Nov. 16 at ISU

AMES, Iowa — Carlos Bedoya, founding partner of Mexico City-based architecture firm Productora, will present "Architecture with a Detour" Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Iowa State University. Part of the 2016-17 ISU Department of Architecture Lecture Series, Bedoya's talk will begin at 5:30 p.m. in Kocimski Auditorium, room 101 College of Design. His presentation is free and open to the public. Bedoya will look at Productora's work "through…

October 14, 2016

Mother-daughter exhibition by ISU professor Lori Brunner and Nadia Stone at Stomping Grounds Aug. 6 – Sept. 16

AMES, Iowa — An exhibition of paintings by Lori Brunner and her daughter, Nadia Stone, is on display through Friday, Sept. 16, at Stomping Grounds, 303 Welch Ave. in the Campustown area of Ames. "Alligators and Rainbows and Everything in Between" features 15 artworks in fingerpaint, acrylic, marker and watercolor that celebrate the bond between mothers and daughters. The collaborative show includes portraits, cityscapes and abstract compositions completed by Brunner, an…

August 8, 2016

80/35 festival will feature visual-interaction pavilion created by Iowa State students

July 6, 2016