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.
Creative writing workshop set at library
A series of creative writing sessions will be led by members of IU’s award-winning creative writing program at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane. This series is curated by poet and IU faculty member Catherine Bowman. Each session will offer prompts, exercises, free writes and experiments to free up and ignite participants’ imagination. Participants will explore many approaches, techniques and strategies for writing their lives and celebrating their voices, and will leave each session with drafts of new work and new discoveries.
Sessions will be are:
- Sundays, March 22 and 29, April 5, 2 to 4 p.m.
- Thursdays, April 2, 9 and 16 to 8 p.m.
- Culmination event, Sunday, April 19, 2 to 4 p.m.
Attend one workshop or attend them all for free. All levels, ages and genres are welcome. A celebration and reading will take place Sunday, April 19 for all participants.
Registration is required. Call the Brown County Public Library at 812-988-2850 to reserve a seat.
Free vocal concert set at the Playhouse
The Grammy-nominated Indiana University Singing Hoosiers will perform at the Brown County Playhouse, 70 S. Van Buren St., on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m.
The group performs many songs, ranging from The Great American Songbook, jazz, Broadway, to the hits of today. Choreography and a program that appeals to all audiences and all ages are a part of a Singing Hoosier performance. The ensemble averages 85 student singers and instrumentalists from the IU Jacobs School of Music as well as students from throughout the university.
Admission is free. For more information visit browncountyplayhouse.org.
Annual art auction to benefit community
The fifth annual Taste of Art auction will be at the Seasons Lodge and Conference Center, 560 State Road 46 East, on Saturday, March 28 from 5 to 8:30 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 14 — Warrant
- March 19 — Carrot Top
- March 22 — “The Price is Right” live
- March 26 — Gordon Lightfoot
- March 27 — Melissa Etheridge
- March 28 — Kenny G.
- 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.
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.
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.
