Gallery features three artists’ work in June
During June at Hoosier Artist Gallery, 45 S. Jefferson, the works of glass artist Julie Taborn, woodturner Max Monts and mosaic artist Sally Kinsey are featured.
Taborn has been creating fused glass art for 13 years. Glass is cut, stacked and arranged in artistic forms and fired in a kiln. Her work includes jewelry, functional and sculptural art.
Turning wood for 15 years, Monts is fond of making pieces from wood that has sentimental value for customers who want customized work.
Kinsey creates unusual decorative and functional 3D and 2D art.
[sc:text-divider text-divider-title=”Story continues below gallery” ]IHA exhibit, sale continues at local gallery
The Indiana Heritage Arts continues its 38th annual art exhibition and sale through Saturday, July 2 at the newly expanded Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, Nashville.
There is no charge to view the show. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.
More than 130 artists entered nearly 300 paintings to be juried into the exhibit. All are for sale. More than $20,000 will be awarded to artists and 20 awards of excellence and merit are given.
The People’s Choice Award of $500 will be presented at the close of the show to the artist garnering the most votes from the viewing audience. New sponsors are Michael Fulton and Judith Stewart of Brown County.
The 2016 IHA Directors’ Purchase Award honors the late Dick Ferrer, former IHA board member and artist. The IHA has acquired a permanent collection of more than 15 paintings that hang in the local gallery.
The judge for this year’s show is a plein air impressionist painter, Anne Blair Browne of Nashville, Tennessee.
For more information, visit indianaheritagearts.org, call 812-988-4609, or email [email protected].
Featured Guild artists chosen for June
Hattie Stanton and Thom Robinson are featured artists at the Brown County Art Guild during June.
Robinson grew up in Flint, Michigan. He attended the Flint Institute of Art and then joined the Navy. He eventually settled near Bedford. He enjoys plein air painting.
Stanton, born in Kentucky in 1937, earned degrees in art and English and a master’s degree in German. She began painting in 1995 and is one of the painters included in the book “Hoosier Painters of the 21st Century.”
The art guild is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 11 a.m. 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m.
Photograph entries sought for Cinefest show
In conjunction with the Arts Village Cinefest, a juried show of black-and-white photography will hang during June at the Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St.
A maximum of three entries per person, with no restriction on subject matter, are allowed with no entry fee. A People’s Choice award will be given.
The weekend of June 17 and 18, Cinefest will include historical films on early Brown County artists, a film about Frank Hohenberger and a video presentation of black-and-white photographs by Indiana University graduate Jerry Ueslmann.
To enter the show, photographers can contact Anabel Hopkins at [email protected].
Video workshop for smart phones and apps during Cinefest
Learn how to take “snazzy” videos with your smartphone. Local photographer Tom Preston, who specializes in photos and videos using smartphones and apps, will lead a workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Brown County Playhouse, as part of Arts Village Cinefest, for $5 cash at the door.
All ages and levels of experience welcome. Those who want to show their videos will have their time on the big screen later in the afternoon.
Free music series planned at Village Green
Free outdoor concerts will be performed at the Village Green Pavilion this summer and early fall.
The Pavilion Summer Music Series will take place from 4:30 to 6 p.m. one Saturday per month to Oct. 8. It is sponsored by the Johnson family, Brown County Community Foundation and Arts Village Brown County.
Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets.
Featured musicians are:
June 18: Silver Sparrow, guitar and mandolin harmony
Aug. 20: The Kenan Rainwater Band, country doo-wop
Sept. 17: Cari Ray & The Loners, Americana
Oct. 8: Jeff Foster, fingerstyle guitar
Demonstrations planned for Arts in the Park
Public art grant recipients through the Arts in the Park program will conduct demonstrations and performances in Brown County State Park on select dates. Signs at park entrances will include directions to the day’s event.
- Saturday, June 25, Patricia Rhoden Bartels painting milkweed at vista.
- 1 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, Anabel Hopkins painting at Strahl Lake shelter area. This will be a painting workshop and naturalist hike for the BETA youth program.
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 2: Craig Brenner performing on keyboard at the Nature Center Amphitheater; instruments provided to play along.
- Sunday, July 3, Bartels painting wild bean vine at the Nature Center interpretive garden.
- Dawn Saturday, July 16, Hopkins painting at Hesitation Point
- 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, Hopkins painting at Strahl Lake shelter
- 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, Hopkins painting at Horseman’s Camp area
- Sunday, Sept. 4, Bartels painting Lady’s Tresses orchids at the Nature Center parking lot.
- Sunday, Sept 25, Bartels painting Northern Blazing Star in the southern end of the park off of horseman’s trails.
- 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Hopkins painting at Hoosier’s Nest
- All day Saturday, Nov. 5, Abe Martin Lodge back porch, exhibit of paintings
Art Alliance monthly PARTake classes set
Art Alliance Brown County’s workshops, PARTake Brown County, allow locals and visitors to learn art techniques.
Classes, taught at Chateau Thomas Winery, 225 S. Van Buren St., are informal and designed for beginners.
The class size is limited to 10; registration is recommended. The cost is $35 for Art Alliance members and $40 for nonmembers and includes a glass of wine, all materials, light refreshments and individual instruction.
Classes include:
June 25 — Stretching the Envelope with Michele Pollack
July 23 — Watercolor Impressions with Martha Sechler
Aug. 27 — Sunset Landscape with Cheryl Duckworth
Sept. 10 — Fun with Abstract led by Anabel Hopkins
Sept. 24 — Fun with Florals led by M.K. Watkins
Oct. 22 — Autumn Landscapes with Hopkins
Nov. 12 — Branching Out in Acrylics with Watkins
A knitting class is also available, limited to four participants. Larger group classes are available upon request.
Sign up online at artalliancebrowncounty.org/events/9-partake. More information is available at artalliancebrowncounty.org or by calling 812-340-8781 or 812-837-9607.
Two-day plein air painting workshops planned
Bloomington artist Troy Kilgore will conduct plein air painting workshops at the Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, in July and August.
Classes are for artists of all skill levels who want to improve their outdoor painting skills. They will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 9 and 10, and Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27.
Kilgore has been painting en plein air for 12 years. Each day will begin with a talk and demo, then class will move into the field to paint. Kilgore will focus on values, editing, how to “see” and strategies for better starts, simplification, atmospheric perspective, color, design and composition.
Each two-day workshop costs $180. To register, visit troykilgore.com or call 812-876-5976.
Blues society accepting entries for challenge
BLOOMINGTON — The South Central Indiana Blues Society is accepting entries for its inaugural blues challenge Sunday, Aug. 21. It’s a judged musical competition for band and solo/duo acts and will be at The Players Pub, 424 S. Walnut St.
Visit sciblues.org for rules and entry forms. The entry deadline is Sunday, Aug. 7.
At stake are cash prizes and the opportunity to represent the SCI Blues Society at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee, in January 2017.
The society also will be appointing representatives in “Youth Group” and “Best Self-produced CD” categories.
Artists sought for art commission projects
The Nashville Arts and Entertainment Commission is looking for artists of all ages for upcoming projects. Email Nancy Crocker at [email protected] for more information.
Artists sought to display work in local gallery
The Paint Box art gallery, 92 West Franklin in Antique Alley, is seeking artists to display their work as panels become available.
Open since 1973, the gallery displays a variety of artwork.
For more information or to request an interview, call Sherry Barnett at 812-597-0039.
