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What is featured?

Sunday, 26 Mar 2023

Focus Grant Exhibit Open

Mar 26, 2023

All day

Memorial Union Art Gallery

free

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

The culmination of funded projects by students who demonstrate imagination, creativity, and development in the arts.

Victorian Fables, Follies and Fairytales

Mar 26, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Farm House Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Gather around the fireplace in the Farm House Museum parlor to hear Victorian fables, follies and fairytales. These stories are a bit darker than children's stories of today. This in-person program will be livestreamed.

Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons

Mar 26, 2023

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512, Memorial Union

5 lessons for $45 ISU, $55 public

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. Classes meet every Sunday and drop-ins are welcome. Purchase a dance punch card and attend as often as your schedule allows. Open to ages 18+.

Monday, 27 Mar 2023

Drop-In Craft: Beaded Felt Bowls

Mar 27, 2023

All day

Workspace

$15 in studio/$17 to go

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Make a cute and handy little bowl. Choose a thick felt circle with pre-made holes in a color you like, along with a handful of large beads. You will stitch the beads into the felt and cinch it at the end with strong thread and a sturdy needle. This is a fun project that is perfect for all ages and skill sets.

Tuesday, 28 Mar 2023

Open Mic Night

Mar 28, 2023

8:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

ISU students - are you looking to impress your fellow Cyclones with your singing, comedy, chainsaw juggling, or other talents? Then don't miss Open Mic Night at the M-Shop! (No chainsaw juggling, please)

Wednesday, 29 Mar 2023

Art Walk: Athletics and the Body

Mar 29, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Begins outside State Gym

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Athletics and the depiction of the human form is a vital theme in both Iowa State's history and the Art on Campus Collection. Museums Docent Steve Petska will lead an art walk in connection with the "Honoring Jack Trice" exhibition at the Christian Petersen Museum.

Guillermo Galindo: Redefining the Boundaries of Music Composition

Mar 29, 2023

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Arts, performances Lectures

Guillermo Galindo has spent his career redefining the conventional limits between music, the art of music composition and the intersections between art disciplines, politics, humanitarian issues, spirituality and social awareness. Much of his work focuses on the stories of migrants and refugees told through experimental music and performance art. He will give a public lecture March 29 and premiere his "Transonic Borders" composition March 30.

Thursday, 30 Mar 2023

Guillermo Galindo: Transonic Borders

Mar 30, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Beckman Forum, King Pavilion, College of Design

free

College of Design Arts, performances

An experimental composer, sonic architect, performance and visual media artist, Guillermo Galindo explores the intersection of art and social consciousness with a focus on the stories of migrants and refugees. He will premiere his "Transonic Borders" composition, which features sound-generating devices fashioned from items found discarded at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Textured Floral Painting Workshop w/ Kristin Erdman

Mar 30, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Workspace

ISU $30, Public $40

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Use palette knives and frosting-like textured paint mediums to create the modern 3D floral paintings you've seen all over Instagram. The process of mixing the medium and applying it to your canvas is almost meditative, so this beginner class will be a great stress-reliever! You will leave with two post-worthy paintings and the skills to continue making more at home.

Words Meet Art Part 1: Guided Tour & Writing to Writing Prompts | Option A

Mar 30, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

REGISTRATION REQUIRED! For Part 1 of Words Meet Art with Ames Writers Collective, participants will receive a guided tour of "Harriet Bart: Material Alchemy" to educate and inspire creativity. An introduction to "writing to writing prompts" will follow with writing sessions to connect writers to the exhibition.

ISU Theatre: She Kills Monsters

Mar 30, 2023

7:30 PM

Fisher Theater

$20

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly's Dungeons and Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister's refuge. Contains adult language.

Concert: Archer Oh w/ Surely Tempo

Mar 30, 2023

8:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

$10 ISU Students $15 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Ages of consecutive, bucket-list-worthy support gigs - including two U.S. tours alongside The Red Pears - have made Archer Oh, Moreno Valley, California's not-so-best-kept secret, near-impossible to ignore. Established in 2015 by Arturo "Archer" Medrano, the four bandmates perform with vehement passion, yet are infectiously silly & kind.

Friday, 31 Mar 2023

2023 Graphic Design Grad Show

Mar 31, 2023

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Student Innovation Center

free

College of Design Arts, performances Meetings, receptions

The 2023 Graphic Design Grad Show features work from all students in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Graphic Design and the Master of Arts in Experiential Graphic Design (MAxGD) programs.

ISU Theatre: She Kills Monsters

Mar 31, 2023

7:30 PM

Fisher Theater

$20

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly's Dungeons and Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister's refuge. Contains adult language.

ISU AfterDark

Mar 31, 2023

9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Students are invited to the Memorial Union from 9pm-1am to participate in a variety of free activities that include bingo, entertainment and a novelty activity.

Saturday, 01 Apr 2023

Words Meet Art Part 1: Guided Tour & Writing to Writing Prompts | Option B

Apr 01, 2023

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

REGISTRATION REQUIRED! For Part 1 of Words Meet Art with Ames Writers Collective, participants will receive a guided tour of "Harriet Bart: Material Alchemy" to educate and inspire creativity. An introduction to "writing to writing prompts" will follow with writing sessions to connect writers to the exhibition.

ISU Theatre: She Kills Monsters

Apr 01, 2023

7:30 PM

Fisher Theater

$20

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"She Kills Monsters" tells the story of Agnes Evans as she leaves her childhood home in Ohio following the death of her teenage sister, Tilly. When Agnes finds Tilly's Dungeons and Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister's refuge. Contains adult language.