Patron art show in January
The Brown County Art Guild will host its annual Patron Exhibit Friday, Jan. 11 to Saturday, Jan. 26. An awards ceremony and artist reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26.
Guild artist member Allen Hutton judged the adult competition with prizes awarded for Best of Show ($150), first place ($125), second place ($100), third place ($75), Honorable Mention ($50) and People’s Choice.
For more information, call or visit the Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St.
Winter Quilt-Away planned at local inn
A weeklong Quilt-Away seminar by Kay England is planned for all skill levels in January.
The seminar costs $350, which includes a starter kit, meals and snacks at Cornerstone Inn, morning lessons Monday through Thursday, time and space to practice and polish sewing skills. Lodging is not included.
The seminar will focus on precision piecing techniques with a variety of quilting information such as binding tips, quilting tips, planning borders, sizing options, conversion from traditional to ruler calculations, color tutorials and more.
Breakfast will be provided Monday through Friday, Jan. 14 to 18, followed by a lecture at 9 a.m. Monday through Thursday. After the lecture, open sewing time is provided.
Lectures will cover block construction, use of specialty rulers, color, machine tips, needle and thread information and more. The goal of the week is to empower participants with skills to be their own designers.
A supply list will be furnished when the application and seminar fee are received. For more information or to register, visit kayeengland.com/quiltaway or call 812-988-0300.
Arts commission accepting grant applications
INDIANAPOLIS — Starting in January, the Indiana Arts Commission is accepting applications for Arts Organization Support and Arts Project Support grants for the next fiscal year.
Program guidelines are posted at grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=indianaarts.
All letters of intent must be submitted to the IAC by Tuesday, Jan. 15.
The deadline for AOS II, AOS I, and APS grant applications is March 5. The deadline to apply for AOS III grants is March 14.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 317-232-1279.
Young Artist Show works due in mid-January
The Brown County Art Guild will accept registrations for its annual Young Artist Show Friday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 19 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 20 from noon to 4 p.m.
Artists younger than 18 are welcome to participate. Guild artist member Dixie Ferrer will judge the competition. Prizes awarded in the following categories: Best of Show ($150), first place ($125), second place ($100), third place ($75), Honorable Mention ($50) and People’s Choice.
An awards ceremony and artist reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23; awards will be presented at 3 p.m.
The Brown County Art Guild is at 48 S. Van Buren St.
Barn quilt artist slated at visitors center
Brown County Visitors Center will host Vicki Howarth, proprietor/artist of American Garden Barn Quilts, from 1:20 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19. The event at the center, 211 S. Van Buren St., is free.
Howarth will give a visual presentation and an overview of how a barn quilt is made, and offer a question-and-answer period.
Howarth has a degree in technical graphics and creates barn quilts at her workshop in Columbus. Howarth and her family lived in Brown County for 12 years and raised two sons.
For more information, visit agbarnquilts.com or call 812-988-7303.
Concert at state park planned on Jan. 19
A concert featuring vocalist Janiece Jaffe and guitarist/collaborator Curtis Cantwell Jackson will take place Saturday, Jan. 19 in Melodeon Hall at Abe Martin Lodge in Brown County State Park. Doors open at 8:30 p.m.
The concert will include acoustic music and ballads for a suggested donation of $10. For more information, call 812-988-4418.
Film, theater academy to open in February
BLOOMINGTON — Pigasus Pictures, an Indiana-based film company, will open a film and theater academy in February. In partnership with the Pigasus, the Bloomington Playwrights Project, Cardinal Stage and Cook Group, the Bloomington Academy of Film and Theatre will offer professional training in all disciplines of entertainment including filmmaking, acting for stage, acting for camera, musical theater, improvisation and dance.
Training will be for all ages and levels of experience and also will include professional development courses for business, like executive presence and public speaking. Workshops will be conducted with prominent actors and casting directors from across the country. The academy will operate year-round, including weeklong summer workshops for which the academy hopes to draw students from all over the state and region.
“There are a lot of really skilled and talented people in Indiana,” says John Armstrong, COO of Pigasus and executive director of the academy. “A large part of our work is simply connecting dots and creating new opportunities. By working with the BPP, Cardinal, and Cook on the academy, we can create something collectively that none of us could do on our own.”
The academy will primarily operate out of a newly constructed sound stage downtown at 411 E. Seventh St., two blocks north of Kirkwood. The facility will be outfitted with film production equipment, which will also be available for rental on a limited basis. Construction for the sound stage is underway and classes will begin in February 2019.
For registration and more information, visit thebaft.org.
Expanding gallery seeks artwork to display
B3 Gallery, in downtown Nashville at 61 W. Main St., is expanding. The owners are seeking artists to display 2-D and 3-D work.
Artists would have a co-op type arrangement but with no work requirements.
For more information, email [email protected] or call 812-988-6675.
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.
Popular Victorian tea planned in April
The Brown County Art Gallery will serve its annual Victorian tea Sunday, April 14.
Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. for shopping with vendors. Tea will be served at 2 p.m., followed by the program. The fundraiser for the gallery foundation will include favors, a raffle and door prizes.
Advance reservations are required. For reservations, email [email protected] or call 812-988-4609. For more information, visit browncountyartgallery.org.
Gallery requests local art to display
The Paint Box art gallery, 92 W. Franklin in Antique Alley, is celebrating its 45th year in Nashville. The gallery, on the corner of Jefferson and Franklin, displays a variety of artwork. Artists interested in displaying their work can contact Manager Sherry Barnett at 812-597-0039.
Free music lessons available to local youth
With grants from the Brown County Community Foundation, the After School Arts Committee (ASAC) is partnering with BETA (Brown County Enrichment for Teens Association Inc.) to provide free music lessons in Brown County Schools. Any students in Brown County Schools or any home-schooled children from the fifth through 12th grades are welcome to attend.
Keyboard lessons are taught by Amanda Webb on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the high school cafeteria.
Guitar and banjo lessons are taught by Jeff Foster on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the junior high library.
Guitar and rock band lessons are taught by Nathan Dillon on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the BETA Teen Center.
Violin lessons are taught by Carolyn Dutton on Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. at the intermediate school music room.
To sign up, contact Bridget Rineheimer, BCIS music teacher, at 216-372-9383 or [email protected], or Annie Hawk, ASAC chair, at 440-864-2345 or [email protected].
