Local women’s artwork chosen for exhibition
STATEHOUSE — On March 4, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, Treasurer Kelly Mitchell and the Indiana Arts Commission hosted a reception to celebrate the 2020 Hoosier Women Artists exhibition at the Statehouse.
Two Brown County artists were among those celebrated:
- Sharon Bussert, “Spring Mill State Park,” photography; and
- Charlene Marsh, “Snow in Yellowwood Forest, January 27, 2019,” plein air oil painting.
“Being able to promote female artists throughout our state each year brings me such pride and joy,” Crouch said. “We had so many incredible pieces of art submitted, and I cannot wait to have them displayed in my office. There are so many talented Hoosier women and I want them all to continue to share their artistic talents with others.”
The Hoosier Women Artists program was established in 2008 to celebrate the importance of the arts in Indiana’s communities and showcase the work of talented female artists throughout the state. The annual exhibition was announced in January and 46 honorees were selected out of more than 112 entries. The entries were judged by a panel of visual Indiana arts professionals and then selected for display by Crouch and Mitchell.
Gallery featuring artists through March
Joe Pictor and Max Monts are the March Featured Artists at Hoosier Artist Gallery.
Monts makes wooden bowls, vessels and other functional wooden art.
Pictor paints delicate watercolors of flowers and his favorite travel scenes in Indiana, Maine and Minnesota.
The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at 45 S. Jefferson St. through March.
Guild to host summer art camp in June
The Brown County Art Guild, 48 S. Van Buren St., will hold “Exploring Creativity Youth Camp: Where Math and Art Meet” Monday through June 15 to 26 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Students ages 10 to 14 will engage the right and left sides of their brains by painting and using mixed media and collage techniques. Students will have daily drawing exercises with historical references to mask making.
The final art project will be displayed at the Brown County Playhouse Gallery on Saturday, June 27 at noon and be accompanied by a performance by the Playhouse Rising Stars, with a reception immediately following.
The teachers are Dixie Ferrer, a guild member artist and mixed media expert, and Michael Chabin, a retired virtual reality and informatics IU professor.
The cost is $150 per student. Scholarships are available. The application deadline is June 1.
For more information, call the guild at 812-988-6185 or visit bcartguildshop.com/exploring-creativity-youth-camp.
Special exhibits now on display at gallery
The Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University Bloomington, in conjunction with the Center for Rural Engagement, is presenting “Transformation Shift II” at the Brown County Art Gallery, 1 Artist Drive, March 7 to 29.
This exhibition features work created by current and former graduate master of fine arts and undergraduate bachelor of fine arts students in the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University.
Transformation Shift II will include abstract paintings with themes ranging from narrative to conceptual, accompanied by descriptive statements by each artist. It features work from a variety of areas including painting, printmaking, photography, digital art, fibers and sculpture.
Artists sought for Will Vawter competition
The Hancock County Arts Council invites Indiana artists to participate in the 2020 Will Vawter Art Competition and Exhibit.
Vawter had an art studio in Brown County in the 1930s. He also illustrated 11 volumes of James Whitcomb Riley‘s poems in the 1920s, according to a press release from the Hancock County Arts.
Entry forms must be submitted and postmarked by March 21. The exhibit will be on display through April 25 in the Twenty North Gallery in Greenfield.
The Will Vawter Art Competition is a juried art exhibit. It will be judged this year by Wyatt LeGrand, a painter from Bloomfield.
Entry is open to all Indiana artists in three categories: Oil and acrylic, watercolor and everything else 2D, the release states.
The entry fee is $40 per artist for up to three entries. Awards range from $100 to $1,000. For more information and to get a registration form, visit hancockcountyarts.com.
Annual art auction to benefit community
The fifth annual Taste of Art auction has been postponed to Friday, May 8 at the Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East. The event will start at 5:30 p.m. Guests can sample fine wines, beers and distilled liquors, eat hors d’oeurves, and place bids on the silent auction before the live fine art auction. Heirloom and contemporary artwork from collectible artists will be sold. The auction will be run by professional auctioneer Dennis Jackson.
Tickets are $50 in advance, $55 at the door. The event is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Brown County and proceeds will go to support scholarships and other educational needs and charitable causes in the community.
For more information and to order tickets online, go to rotaryclubofbrowncounty.org.
Local restaurant hosting murder mystery dinner
Artists Colony Inn and Restaurant, 125 S. Van Buren St., will host “A Shady Murder” on Saturdays this year.
Muriel Westenbroek, the pompous, martini-drinking owner of Shady Hills Retirement Home, is not loved by her staff at all. She wants to cut the budget and fire people. Is her staff angry enough to do away with her? Come see if Dr. Rock, Nurse Flatchett and Nurse Hatti or the team of Moss and Hart send Muriel to her eternal reward in the comedic murder-mystery.
Shows are Saturdays, March 28, April 25, May 30, June 27, July 25, Aug. 22, Sept. 12 and 26, Oct. 10, 17 and 24 and Nov. 14.
For more information, call 812-988-0600.
Art show and sale happening at Playhouse
Art Alliance Brown County is exhibiting 36 2D and 3D works from 16 member artists at the Brown County Playhouse gallery, 70 S. Van Buren St. The gallery is open most Thursdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. and on fourth Fridays until 6:30 p.m. The public can vote on their favorite works of art, determining the AABC “Best of Show.”
Music center to host many shows this spring
The Brown County Music Center, 200 Maple Leaf Blvd., has a busy spring schedule ahead:
- March 22 — “The Price is Right” live — POSTPONED UNTIL JULY 23
- March 26 — Gordon Lightfoot — POSTPONED, NO RESCHEDULE DATE ANNOUNCED YET
- March 27 — Melissa Etheridge — POSTPONED, NO RESCHEDULE DATE ANNOUNCED YET
- March 28 — Kenny G. — POSTPONED UNTIL OCT. 1
- April 26 — Michael Bolton
- April 28 — Willie Nelson
- May 22 — 38 Special
For more information and tickets, visit ticketmaster.com/brown-county-music-center-tickets-nashville/venue/42187.
Gallery seeking artwork to display
B3 Gallery 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.
