Events

Art-Music-Poetry Student Exhibit

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

The Memorial Union Art Gallery is hosting an exhibit by Iowa State student artists titled Art-Music-Poetry. The show is on display from February 16 through March 12, 2025, and Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 11am-4pm and Sunday from 1-4pm. Students were asked to submit a song that would be a good choice to […]

Crossings: Rome Show Exhibition (Fall 2024)

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

Crossings: The Rome Program Show will showcase exciting interdisciplinary work in visual art, graphic design and interior design created by students who participated in the College of Design's Fall 2024 Rome Program. A reception will be from 5–7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in the atrium and the gallery.

Interior Design Vendor Fair

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

The Interior Design Student Association (IDSA) is hosting the Interior Design Vendor Fair at the College of Design. The vendors represent manufacturers of finishes and materials for use in interior spaces. This event is open to students, faculty and staff and will be held in the King Pavilion, Beckman Forum and Hansen Exchange at the […]

Mainframe Studios – Iowa State Alumni Artists-in-Residence Exhibitions

Mainframe Studios 900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, United States

Audrey Stirling and Isabel Wilson are 2024-2025 Iowa State University artists-in-residence at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines. Offered through a partnership between the ISU 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 selected by art and visual […]

Business of Art Conference 2025

Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, United States

The Octagon Center for the Arts and the Ames Community Arts Council are partnering to present the 7th annual Business of Art Conference Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, at Reiman Gardens in Ames. This conference is designed to strengthen skills and provide resources for both formally trained and self-taught creatives. Topics this year […]

Business of Art Conference 2025

Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, United States

The Octagon Center for the Arts and the Ames Community Arts Council are partnering to present the 7th annual Business of Art Conference Friday, March 7 and Saturday, March 8, at Reiman Gardens in Ames. This conference is designed to strengthen skills and provide resources for both formally trained and self-taught creatives. Topics this year […]

Lecture & Reception with Glass Artist Josh Simpson & Retired NASA Astronaut Cady Coleman

Brunnier Art Museum 295 Scheman Building, 1805 Center Drive, Ames, United States

Renowned glass artist Josh Simpson and retired NASA astronaut Cady Coleman will discuss their lives in art and science together and how they have influenced each other throughout their careers. After the 2 p.m. lecture, they will be available to sign copies of their books, which can be purchased on site. Enjoy light refreshments and […]

GIS Seminar: Geospatial data in civil infrastructure

Webex

Presenter: Troy W. Carmann, President, ICON Engineering, Inc. ABSTRACT: Geospatial data is a foundational element of civil infrastructure planning, design, and management. The planning to identify, quantify, and prioritize public works projects is based on topographic data, risk analysis, and service areas sourced from mostly public data libraries and enhanced through modeling and mapping. Design of civil […]

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 […]

GIS Seminar: Tools for USGS Lidar – DEM making made easy

362 Design

Presenter: Brian Gelder, Adjunct Assistant Professor, ABE, CRP & Agronomy Departments, ISU ABSTRACT: Brian Gelder, Research Manager in ABE and Lecturer in CRP, has been working on tools for Lidar-derived Digital Elevation Model (DEM) processing for the past 15 years through various grants and contracts. This presentation will overview a set of tools and processes that […]

Monday Chats – Rising to Full: Strategies for Advancing to Professor

130 Design

Faculty are invited to attend the Monday Chat on "Rising to Full: Strategies for Advancing to Professor" which will be held from 12:10–1 p.m. Monday, March 24, 130 Design. The session will be led by Tera Jordan, assistant provost for faculty success. Lunch will be provided.

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

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

This event has been postponed from Friday, March 7. 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. […]