Arts commission accepting grant applications
INDIANAPOLIS — 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.
Patron art show awards to be given Jan. 26
The Brown County Art Guild will host its annual Patron Exhibit through Saturday, Jan. 26. An awards ceremony and artist reception will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 26.
Guild artist member Allen Hutton judged the adult competition. Prizes will be 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.
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.
Photo contest open for historic preservation subjects
The Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology is accepting photos for its annual Historic Preservation Month photo contest. It’s looking for photos of something that has been preserved, is in the process of being preserved, or needs to be preserved.
The subject in the photo must be in Indiana and at least 50 years old. It must show something that was designed and/or built.
For more information or to register, visit dnr.IN.gov/historic/3994.htm.
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.
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.
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.
