2025-26 AAOSE Sculptures on Display

The 29th annual Downtown exhibition, sponsored by the Public Art Commission, featured artists Craig Snyder, Tim Adams, Robert Sunderman, Albert Rhea, Jim and Ryan Pedersen, Matt Moyer, Kristin Garnant, Ben Pierce, and Nathan Pierce. The annual exhibition serves the mission of PAC to create a visual and aesthetic environment that incorporates art into the lives of all Ames citizens. Each year, a Best in Show award is voted on by the public. The final opportunity to cast a vote will be at the Octagon Art Festival on Sunday, September 28, 2025.

This year, Tim Adams was honored with the Best in Show award for his sculpture "Blues". Tim shared that, "We often say we have ‘the blues’ when we are feeling sad. However, blues has since developed to address other subjects and emotions, adopting a wider purpose of ‘chasing the blues away’ with music."