Local residents head west to lead art, yoga retreat
ABIQUIU, New Mexico — Patty Donaldson and Daren Pitts Redman will team up to lead a four-day, multi-sensory retreat at the Ghost Ranch next month.
The weekend art escape, Feb. 16 to 19, will connect participants to nature through hourlong outdoor yoga sessions led by Donaldson, hikes and art workshops led by Redman.
An hour outside of Santa Fe, the Ghost Ranch encompasses 21,000 acres of landscape made famous by painter Georgia O’Keeffe.
Donaldson has studied and practiced yoga and meditation since 1999. She is an adjunct lecturer teaching yoga at Franklin College and owner of Barefoot Yoga Studio in Helmsburg.
A fabric artist, Redman, of Brown County, represents nature and abstract landscapes with quilts.
For more information or to register, visit ghostranch.org/retreat/weekend-art-escape-exploring-nature-yoga-color-texture-g18024/.
Vote for People’s Choice in shows at art guild
The Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St., is hosting its annual patron and senior shows through Feb. 3.
The exhibit features a variety of styles and mediums from non-member artists. Visitors are asked to vote for People’s Choice in both exhibits. January hours at the guild are Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment on other days.
Free drum, guitar lessons for teens offered Tuesdays
Free music lessons are available for area youths 12 to 18 at the Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association Inc. (BETA) Center, upstairs at 45 S. Jefferson St.
Free drum sessions by Guy Knaus are offered from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Free guitar lessons by Nathan Dillon continue from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
The BETA Center is open from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays when school is in session.
With questions, call Clara Stanley at 312-310-3617 or Knaus at 812-671-5233.
Young Artist Show slated at art guild in February
Artists younger than 18 can enter the annual Young Artist Show at the Brown County Art Guild.
Artwork and the $15 fee can be brought to the guild, 48 S. Van Buren St., between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 2 and 3 or between noon and 4 p.m. Feb. 4.
A total of five awards will be given: Best of Show, $150; first place, $125; second place, $100; third place, $75; and honorable mention, $50.
Only one entry per applicant is allowed. The entry cannot previously shown at the guild. Works must be professionally framed two-dimensional work, in any media except fine art photography.
All artwork must be available for sale at fair market value and remain on display for the duration of the free exhibit, Feb. 9 though March 4. A 40-percent contribution to the guild will be made for any work sold during the show.
During February, the guild is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from noon to 4 p.m. Sundays, or by appointment other days.
A reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 3 will include awards presented at 3 p.m. Artists can retrieve their work after the reception or call to schedule an appointment.
For more information, visit browncountyartguild.org or call 812-988-6185.
Apply for grants through state commission
Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) Arts Project Support and Arts Operating Support I grant applications for 2018-19 are now available.
Guidelines for these grants and the link to establish an IAC online account can be found at browncountygives.org.
The deadline for grant applications is March 1.
With questions, contact the Brown County Community Foundation, the Region 8 Arts Partner, at 812-988-4882.
Shared art studio space available in town
B3 Gallery has created a space for artists and the community to come together.
S3, the Nashville “shared studio and maker space” is on the second floor of the gallery at 61 W. Main St. It is a meeting area for artists, craftspeople, inventors, clubs, seminars, classes or individuals.
S3 can provide painting and drawing easels, an alternative process darkroom, macro photography equipment, a digital projector, a glass annealing kiln and burnout kiln, PCB etching equipment and tanks, leaded glass tools, metal forming and casting tools, electronics and robotics fabrication tools, various computer numerical control tools, a scroll saw, band saw, drill press, centrifuge, bench grinder/polisher, laser cutter/engraver, air compressor, vacuum pumps and chemistry vent hood.
The organizers seek “fun, energetic, enthusiastic and creative people to bring life to the space.”
Donations of under-utilized equipment or specialty tools also are being accepted.
For more information, call S3 at 812-369-6969, email [email protected], or visit meetup.com/preview/S3-the-Nashville-Shared-Studio-Maker-Space.
Artists sought to display work in local gallery
The Paint Box art gallery, 92 W. Franklin in Antique Alley, is seeking artists to display their work as panels become available.
The gallery, on the corner of Jefferson and Franklin, displays a variety of artwork.
For more information or to request an interview, call Sherry Barnett at 812-597-0039.
Studio, display space available in gallery
B3 Gallery, 61 W. Main St., is seeking additional Hoosier artwork to display.
All varieties of 3-D work are sought, as well as 2-D space for artists not currently affiliated with a local gallery.
Studio space also is available for artists who need a dedicated space to work, to give demonstrations or classes and to display their work.
For more information, stop by the gallery, call 812-988-6675 or visit [email protected].
