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A Year with Frog & Toad

Also:June Studio Tour, Quilt Show, IHA Show,Deidre Nabors works with Polymer Clay,

New Director at Columbus Philharmonic BPP Presents Arts Fair on the Square,

New Columbus Commons Opens, CAAC Moving,Warhol Exhibit at IUAM, Limestone Symposium

Mixing Metal and Stones

A Horse’sArt Show

Experiencethe Arts

MarilynGreenwood

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Art News • Artists Directory • Calendar

in Brown County

"Serenade" by Michele Pollock

Marketplace

5 Indiana Artisan Marketplace by Jeanette Menter 8 The New Commons by Geri Handley 12 Experience the Arts in Brown Co. by Lee Edgren 14 A Year with Frog and Toad by Joel Pierson 16 Marilyn Greenwood by Bill Weaver20 Shot by Warhol at IUAM by Tom Rhea22 Limestone Symposium by Tom Rhea24 Pioneer Women’s Quilt Show by Julia Pearson26 Unbridled Expressions by Karen E. Farley28 Deidre Nabors Clay Jewelry by Jeanette Menter30 The Columbus Philharmonic by Geri Handley

Art Guild of Hope ..............................29

Dr. Lisa Baker, DDS.............................31

Beads de Colores ...............................29

Bloomingfoods ...................................31

Bloomington Gallery Walk .............44

Brick Lodge ..........................................25

Brown County Art Gallery ................ 7

Brown County Art Guild .................... 7

Brown County Craft Gallery ...........15

Brown County Visitors Center ......... 7

Brown County Winery ........................ 9

By Hand Gallery..................................17

Cathy’s Corner .....................................11

Columbus Learning Center ............23

Columbus Visitors Center ...............23

Cornerstone Inn .................................13

Experience the Arts in Brown Co. 15

Glorious Moments ............................17

Homestead Weaving .......................... 9

Hotel Nashville ...................................25

IHA Show and Sale ............................23

IU Art Museum ...................................19

Lloyd Properties ................................... 9

New Leaf/Amy Greely Jewelry ......11

North House ........................................25

pictura gallery .....................................17

Pygmalion’s ..........................................19

Rising Sun Workshops ....................... 9

Rising Sun Festival Call for Artists 21

Spears Gallery .....................................11

Taste of Columbus .............................27

Village Art Walk ..................................11

Zaharakos ............................................... 2

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Features 32 CAAC Moves to Commons32 Miller House Tours Begin 33 Indiana Heritage Arts Show & Sale 34 Brown Co. Studio & Garden Tour35 Brown Co. Art Gallery Tea35 Steele Festival of Flowers Paint Out42 Brown Co. Art Guild Celebrates42 Nashville Village Art Walks42 Bloomington Farmers’ Market

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COVER BY ARTIST MICHELE POLLOCKAt Lost Lake Studio, Michele Heather Pollock turns her love of paper and stitching into beautiful functional objects and fine art. Her work includes 2-dimensional paper quilts, 3-dimensional paper sculptures, handbound books, and mixed media bookmarks and greeting cards. See more of Michele’s work at www.LostLakeStudio.com.

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This quintessential college town at the foot of the Southern Indiana Uplands has quite a reputation as a destination for artists and art enthusiasts. From museums to galleries, wineries to the largest farmers’ market in the state, Bloomington proudly marches to the beat of its own drum and, in the process, provides residents and visitors alike with an endless list of culturally-enriching activities and events.

Bloomington’s thriving arts scene is directly correlated to the presence of the flagship campus of Indiana University and the overwhelming influence and resources afforded by its students, faculty, staff and facilities.

Visitors and locals agree it is the place for arts, nature, and adventure.Columbus, Indiana is a small town with a modern twist. Forget everything you think you know about the Midwest. Columbus is home to the largest collection of modern architecture outside of New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Columbus has been called “a veritable museum of modern architecture” by Smithsonian magazine. Six post-modern buildings in Columbus have been named National Historic Landmarks. This city is one of Indiana’s treasures.

From two Dale Chihuly glass sculptures to a 20-foot tall Henry Moore statue, the public art creates added visual interest throughout the city.

For more than a century, Brown County has been a haven for artists of every medium from all over the United States. Its natural beauty, seclusion, local charm and hospitality have won the hearts and loyalty of many.

In the early 1900s, Theodore Clement “T.C.” Steele, an Indiana artist, “discovered” Brown County. Steele invited his friends and fellow artists to visit and the word of this special place soon spread. Brown County quickly became The Art Colony of the Midwest.

Nearly 200 working artists and craftsmen seek inspiration from the tranquil hills of Brown County today.

Located among the colorful hills of Southern Indiana is a 40-mile stretch

of scenic highway that connects three distinctly different communities, each known for its rich arts heritage.

Along Indiana’s twisted trail, State Road 46, traveling from East to West, Columbus, Nashville, and Bloomington offer some of the most inspiring art, architecture, museums, galleries, wineries, small farms and natural beauty in the Midwest. There is perhaps no other place to experience three cultural destinations that are so completely different along such a short expanse of road.

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~by Jeanette Menter

Indiana ArtisanMarketplace

Brown County Potters Judy and Tom Prichard. photo by Greg Clarke

Members of the Indiana Artisan project are about to be given

a huge opportunity to build their businesses. Thanks to the combined efforts of several state-wide agencies, Lt. Governor Becky Skillman’s dedication to the arts, and the tireless efforts of a team led by Tom Prichard of Brown County, the first ever Indiana Artisan Marketplace is coming to the Indiana State Fairgrounds on April 16–17.

Billed as “Indiana’s Premier Art & Food Experience,” visitors will be able to view and purchase creations by over 90 artisans from 41 counties in one location. According to their website, the Indiana Artisan

Marketplace “is a chance to buy one-of-a-kind artwork and artisan food directly from the Hoosiers who made them, to meet the artisans and share their stories.”

Tom Prichard is one of the key people overseeing this project. Before deciding to follow their dream by building and operating Oak Grove Pottery in Brown County, Tom and his wife Judy both had long and impressive backgrounds in business. That did not go unnoticed by Eric Freeman, the Executive Director of Indiana Artisan, of which the Prichards were


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“It is a chance to buy one-of-a-kind artwork and artisan food directly from the Hoosiers who made them…”

both members. “He asked me to lead a committee of volunteers within the Indiana Artisans who would be responsible for writing the proposal for the Marketplace,” recalls Tom, who was also on the transitional Board of Directors for the project. They based their plan on the enormously successful Kentucky Crafted Market he visited in 2010 which in his words, “Looked like a professional-grade trade show.” It draws over 8,000 visitors each year, has 250 booths and has a 30-year track record. Prichard was subsequently asked to chair the committee of 30 Artisan volunteers who would be responsible for creating the inaugural Marketplace. “We want this to become an annual event,” Prichard adds.

Many of Indiana’s best artisans will be represented at this much-anticipated event. Becoming a member of the prestigious Indiana Artisan program is not easy. It is a juried process and only 20% of those who apply

businesses.” The Marketplace is the highlight of this ongoing effort.

Visitors can look forward to a variety of crafted goods including the following:

From the artists: jewelry, glassware, woven goods, photography, oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, ceramics, leatherwork, furniture, wearable fiber art.

From the food artisans: chocolate truffles, marshmallows, wine, BBQ and hot sauces, soy products, pierogi, toffee, salsas, vodka, cheeses.

Everything offered is unique in some way and hand-crafted in Indiana. There will also be live music throughout the weekend. Guests will have the chance to sample many of the specialty food and beverage items for sale. Several artists will be giving demonstrations; still other forms of art will be available for the public to interact with, such as weaving. In sum, this will be a “sensory overload” experience not to be missed.

In addition to the Indiana Artisan displays, other booths representing Cultural and Arts organizations will be at the Marketplace including: the five Artisan Trails, Connor Prairie, The Brown County Studio Tour and T.C. Steele State Historic Site, and more.

Following in the very successful footsteps of Kentucky Crafted and Kentucky Proud (their specialty food exhibition), as well as similar shows in North Carolina and West Virginia, the Indiana Artisan Marketplace will be a unique opportunity for the public to enjoy the very best of every type of art and creativity this state has to offer all under one roof for one special weekend.

Admission is $8. Discount cards for $3 are available at the shops of artisans who display the Indiana Artisan logo, many state visitors welcome centers and central Indiana Convention and Visitors Bureaus. Children under 15 get in free and parking is $3. For complete information about the artisans, this event and the Indiana Artisan program, go to: <www.indianaartisan.org>.

photo by Greg Clarke

are accepted and can proudly display the blue and yellow flame logo. Currently there are approximately 175 members.

“Friday, April 15, from noon to 6 p.m., the Marketplace will be open to wholesale buyers only. We’ve invited galleries and retailers in a 150-mile radius to come see what we have to offer,” Prichard states. In an interview with Into Art magazine in 2009, Freeman summed up the function of Indiana Artisan. “The primary goal is to help the artisans develop their


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The New CommonsExtraordinary in Columbus

Weighing almost seven tons and standing 30 feet high, Chaos will be one of the familiar

sights when The Commons reopens in April. A favorite of residents, visitors and children—this whirring, clanging, clanking sculpture reveals the sense of humor and imagination of its creator, Swiss artist Jean Tinguely.

The redesigned, reconstructed building promises to offer an updated version of its former self. Familiar areas such as the food court, stage/performance area, playground, and retail space feel larger and lighter. The space is surrounded by nearly 20 different kinds of glass, including the acoustical glass on the second level, and the natural beauty of maple paneling and trim. The project is seeking a Silver level of LEEDS certification, a comprehensive effort for environmental and sustainable design from recycling of materials to effective energy conservation. Design architects for the remodel were Koetter Kim and CSO is the architect of record.

Those around during the opening of the former Commons and Courthouse Center Mall remember being exposed to a modern design concept by architect Cesar Pelli. Downtown malls and sculptures created from recycled junk were novel ideas in 1974. A controversial addition to the original downtown, The Commons soon won the hearts of local residents and the admiration of visitors from afar.

The first level will feature retail space, a food court and exhibit space. The 8,000 square foot Nugent-Custer Performance Hall on the second level provides theater seating for 700 and dinner seating for approximately 450, highlighted by a Brazilian cherry floating floor system. The full-size stage has three layers of curtains and the space was designed to be acoustically sound. There are two dressing rooms available for performers. The Miller Tangeman Lobbies occupy both levels of the new building and surround Chaos. The second story lobby can serve as overflow seating from the Performance Hall as well as a cocktail reception area, while the lower level features a small stage and can accommodate smaller groups. The balcony overlooks Chaos and the playground. A second story outdoor terrace can accommodate approximately 50 people and be used in myriad ways. Wireless network access is meant to lure residents to the space to work, dine, or people watch. Lunch time performances throughout the summer have already been scheduled on the terrace by the Columbus Area Arts Council.

Chaos, a familar element of the new Commons. In the background you can see the Nugent-Custer Performance Hall. photo by Cindy Steele


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Young visitors to The Commons won’t believe their eyes when they encounter the playground. Large sliding glass doors will prevent the necessity of closing the area during special events. But the feature attraction is the Luckey Climber, an interactive sculpture developed by the artist Tom Luckey. Found mostly in children’s museums, the climbers feature a vertical and horizontal maze of paths made of “wavy plywood,” steel, cable and what looks like netting. Also, the expanded playground will welcome the return of the much-loved red tube from the prior play area.

Mayor Fred Armstrong’s State of the City address on April 19 will mark the official opening of the facility. The playground will open April 30. The community celebration kicks off on Thursday, June 2 with the downtown Neighborfest event featuring performances by Jim Ryser and Jenny DeVoe. Kidscommons will host special activities on Friday, June 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. and First Friday for Families will begin

at 6 p.m. in The Commons and feature a marionette performance and Mark Nizer. On Saturday morning, a brass band will play at the downtown Farmers Market from 9 to 10 a.m. They will then move to Washington Street to perform and as residents gather, the band will lead a procession to The Commons where public tours will be conducted. A stage in front of The Commons will feature local acts from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. All of these activities are free of charge. On Saturday evening, Cathy Morris, and Jane Bond & the Pink Martinis

will perform for a dance party. On Sunday, June 5, Toxic Audio will perform in The Commons. Visitors strolling the downtown streets can catch a glimpse of the past as merchants have been encouraged to decorate their storefront windows with photos and merchandise from the 70s in remembrance of the opening of the original Commons.

The Commons is truly a community facility meant to be used by the community. In the past, it was the site of high school proms, weddings and wedding receptions, children’s birthday parties, arts events, and fundraising activities. Anyone interested in rental information may call (812) 376-2681.

The upstairs outdoor terrace. photo by Cindy Steele

The Luckey Climber in the playground area. photo by Cindy Steele


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~by Lee Edgren

An adventure awaits arts visitors to Brown County this summer. Between June 20 and July 1, “Experience the Arts in Brown County,” a new forum for art

education, is offering more than 60 classes that will be taught by experienced Brown County artists. Scheduled classes include drawing, clay, jewelry, mixed media, textiles, quilting, spinning, weaving, oil painting, watercolor, writing, woodworking, movement, healing arts, musical theater, holography, and even the art of making cheesecake.

The entire county will become an art Chautauqua, as artists open their studios or offer classes at satellite locations such as the T. C. Steele State Historic Site and the Traditional Arts Building in the village of Nashville. Classes may be morning, afternoon, evening, or day-long, with a few that are longer, allowing visitors to sample a variety of classes over several days.

While not all classes are open to all ages and skill levels, there are classes designed for children as well as advanced artists, making it the perfect family summer escape with content.

“Experience the Arts in Brown County” coincides with the well-known annual Brown County Studio and Garden Tour and the Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibit at the Brown County Art Gallery. To complete the offering, there are many discounts at lodgings and Brown County merchants.

A full list of classes and artists, on-line registration, as well as housing information and a list of additional things to do are available at <www.experiencebrowncounty.com>.

The guiding spirit behind the event is Kathy Anderson, who brings a mix of passion about art, economic development savvy, and a talent for organization to the endeavor. While she states that she is “not an artist,” Kathy’s personal artistic passion is ballet. A lover of movement, she is a certified “Shake Your Soul” instructor.

Kathy is particularly delighted that there will be classes taught in studios throughout the county, since it is the beauty

of the countryside that first attracted Brown County’s earliest painters.

As artist Adolph Shulz, who travelled throughout the Midwest looking for places to paint, wrote at the beginning of the last century: “Never before had I been so thrilled by a region…all this country was enveloped by an opalescent haze…. A sense of peace and loveliness came over me, and I felt I had found the ideal sketching ground.”

While there has been a steady influx of extremely talented people since the early 1900s, drawn to the beauty of the place and the tolerance for artistic eccentricity, the challenge has always been to bring the art, the art buyers, and the artists together. Kathy believes “Experience the Arts in Brown County” is just such an endeavor.

“I’ve always been drawn to the projects that could have maximum impact,” says Kathy. While in Philadelphia, she served as chair of the Pennsylvania Ballet board of directors and also was involved in Philadelphia Forward, an economic organization which urged the city to adopt tax reform recommendations. She is currently a member of the IU Jacobs School of

Kathy Anderson. photo by Cindy Steele


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Music advisory board. “Musical arts, and especially dance, have supplied the passion that has invigorated my life.”

Her role in “Experience the Arts in Brown County” is part midwife, part fairy-godmother, part economic pragmatist. She has woven the vision of several arts-related groups into a fluid yet well-organized experience. “I think I’ve just taken what was already here to the next level,” she said with characteristic modesty. “People have been extremely supportive, even if they can’t be directly involved.”

Two Great Minds Marketing & Design, a new Brown County business specializing in marketing, public relations, graphic design, and website development, is providing both liaison with artists and marketing. Partners Tess Kean and Debbie Dunbar each have extensive contact with area artists and enthusiasm for the project. “Kathy is amazing,” Debbie said. “She is really stepping up to promote the arts as a whole.”

Kathy and her husband Gary moved from Indianapolis to Philadelphia in the mid-1970s and then bought a little Brown County cabin in 1996. After Gary retired in 2004, they came back to the county, acquiring their current property in 2008.

During the years of partial- to full-time residence in Brown County, Kathy gradually grew knowledgeable both about the economic challenges facing the county and the efforts of artists to offer classes in their studios. It was only after her awareness of an effort to create a school for the arts with walls, as well as a separate effort to organize artists to collaborate in a school without walls, that the idea for “Experience the Arts in Brown County” arrived with intuitive rightness a little more than a year ago.

Kathy, an extremely focused former nurse, is already embarking on the process of identifying the best economic model for an enduring “Experience the Arts in Brown County” entity. Currently coordinated through the Community Foundation, she has provided the seed money to make this year’s arts experience a success. But her ultimate focus is on creating an arts entity—with or without walls—that will best be able to sustain itself over time. “I’m not interested in an ‘Anderson School for the Arts,’ but in a business focus that is truly in service to the artists,” she said. “I have great admiration for artists of all kinds, who have had a passion and followed it. I love that kind of integrity and vision, and I want to support it.”

For full information on Experience the Arts in Brown County, see <www.experiencebrowncounty.com> or call (812) 988-7140.


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Bloomington is fortunate when it comes to theater. Indiana University’s theater department

offers enormously popular productions. The Bloomington Playwrights Project presents new works on their way to nationwide acclaim. And rounding out the theatrical trifecta is Cardinal Stage Company, a professional nonprofit troupe founded in 2006. Under the guidance of artistic director Randy White, Cardinal has brought consistently strong shows to town for all age groups.

One of the company’s favorite demographics is children, as evidenced by the return of “A Year with Frog and Toad,” the musical adaptation of Arnold Lobel’s much-loved picture books. The story covers four seasons in the lives of best friends Frog and Toad as they plant a garden, bake cookies together, fly kites, celebrate Christmas, and wake up to a new spring. In a time when children’s entertainment is often unnaturally grown-up, this delightfully innocent story is a breath of fresh air.

Cardinal is building its company into a regional theater, using both local and national talent and selecting plays that appeal to a broad base of interests

in the region—classics, musicals, new plays, and children’s plays. “A Year with Frog and Toad” is aimed at audience members age 3 to 10, but it contains elements that appeal to all ages.

It first graced the Cardinal stage four years ago, and Randy White says it is the most asked-about show by audience members, many of whom asked for it to return. White says, “We thought that four years was enough time to consider a reprise. At the same time, I knew I wanted to change things up a bit, so we decided to produce the show in spring instead of at Christmas and to move the show to the Waldron Auditorium for a more intimate experience.”

You don’t have to be four years old to enjoy this show. The director describes the musical as “a miracle show—it’s one of the few shows I’ve ever worked on that appealed equally to kids and adults. I remember watching young children jumping up and down in their chairs laughing while parents—and more than a few adults without children—laughed equally hard beside them. In fact, we caught many adult audience members sneaking back in to see the show more than once! And those folks who are asking us to bring the show back are not children. They want to see the show again for themselves.”

Asked what makes “Frog and Toad” so successful—including a Tony Award nomination for best musical—White replies, “I think there are a number of things that make the show work. At the center of the play is the friendship between Frog and Toad. They are an odd couple, but whatever the adventure or the time of year, they are reminded that life is better when it’s shared with a friend. In addition, this is one of those shows where you definitely leave the theater humming; the jazz-inflected score is bright and tuneful, but not at all treacly. And the book and lyric-writing is extraordinarily clever—the adapters have found just the right quality of whimsy in the book and music.”

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surrounding counties, including Brown. Of course, the loss of the Brown County Playhouse was an unfortunate circumstance for the region’s arts community, but Cardinal offers diverse plays that should appeal to the same group that returned to the BCP each year. Plus, Cardinal’s offerings are year-round, rather than just in the summer.

To those who may not yet have experienced Cardinal’s theatrical presentations, Randy White offers these words of welcome. “I’ve seen many wonderful shows at Brown County, and I’ve directed there as well. It was a great place to see theater, and I really hope something rises there in the future. We program with the entire south central region in mind. And I think we can say that we put on a show that is comparable in quality to what you would see at a major regional theater. We see ourselves as part of the fabric of what makes Bloomington special, and we want to be part of what makes Bloomington a regional destination for arts and entertainment. For more information, visit <www.cardinalstage.com>.

See “A Year with Frog and Toad” at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center Auditorium at 122 S. Walnut Street in Bloomington from May 12 to May 29. Tickets are from $12 to $24.50.


Marilyn Greenwood

~by Bill Weaver

Mixing Metals and Stones

People often drift through life never fully realizing what it is they’re meant to do, but the

lucky ones know it when they find it. For Marilyn Greenwood, it was during a trip to Ann Arbor to visit a friend of a friend.

“She was a jeweler,” Greenwood remembers over a cup of coffee at Bloomington’s Stefano’s Ice Cafe. “She was supportive and informative—a lot of times people don’t want to share their knowledge with you. She told me that I have a good design eye. I thought it was an interesting life, traveling and selling at art fairs. We bought some of the equipment and started teaching ourselves.”

For two years Marilyn dabbled, making jewelry for her friends and

traveling to arts and crafts fairs. “It was fun and it was hard because I didn’t know what I was doing,” she remembers with a laugh.

Then she got serious, taking a three-week intensive course at Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. “It pushed me over the edge because I learned more in that time than I’d taught myself in a year,” she says.

Working full-time at Indiana University and traveling to shows on weekends made Greenwood realize that it was time to make a full commitment to her dream. “My husband was incredibly supportive,” she remembers. “He said, ‘Just quit your job and do it.’” Within the year she was so busy that her husband started helping with the business. “We’ve been working together for 20 years,” she smiles.

“I don’t start by drawing a design,” she says about her technique, which involves taking the stones that she’s selected; placing them on her workbench where she studies their color, shape, how they complement and contrast one another, and how they suggest and work within the metal that completes their setting. “I work around stones and I like mixing colors

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up,” Marilyn says. “When I’m at a gem show and see the stones I’m always thinking about how they go together.

“I like working with fossils and unusual gemstones, stones with color or fossil or with something happening in them. I started working with drusies (a spectacular microcrystalline surface that forms on quartz-based stones) 15 years ago and people thought it was strange stuff. Now it’s the most popular thing in the art jewelry world.”

Marilyn’s work is never complacent; she’s always learning new techniques and trying out new things. It’s how she stays interested. “What pushed me into this is that I got to play with rocks,” she grins, “and be creative. If I hear of some weird thing I’ll start looking for it. Every once in awhile I’ll buy a challenging stone and think to myself—I’m going to make something out of this!”

Due to the rising price of gold, Marilyn works mostly with silver, but she’s found inventive ways to incorporate gold into her designs. “I’ll set the stone in 18 karat gold because it’s brighter and plays off the silver better. You can tell the difference. I like working with gold because you can really beat it up!”

While working on the road can be daunting there is always one bright spot in the year that reminds her

of why she got into the business—the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™. “It’s the highlight of our year,” she admits. “The thing that I love the most is to look at rocks and gemstones and unusual things. We’re there shopping for our business but it’s always in February and it’s usually warm—although this year it was 17 degrees!”

Greenwood has been a partner in the By Hand Gallery for 15 years. By Hand Gallery is a fine crafts cooperative in Fountain Square Mall featuring handmade works of art, including jewelry, pottery, knitting, weaving, wood, glass, photography, painting, and more.

“It’s been good for me in three ways,” she says. “I sell well, it’s a great place for me to meet my customers, and someone can always find my work there even when I’m on the road.

“I love what I do,” she concludes happily while standing behind the bright cases displaying her unique and beautiful jewelry.

By Hand Gallery is located at 101 W. Kirkwood Avenue, Suite 109 in Bloomington. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (812) 334-3255. On the web: <www.marilyngreenwood.com> and <www.byhandgallery.com>.

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The adoption of a beloved, time-honored annual arts fair by a popular regional

professional theatre company may not, at first, be one that makes sense. But sometimes, the very best acts of creation are born in just such an unusual and unexpected way.

It’s just such an unorthodox, creative, remarkable approach to the arts that makes Chad Rabinowitz, the producing artistic director of the Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP), a force to contend with on the local and national arts scene. The Arts Fair on the Square is not, it must be noted, the first time that the BPP has dabbled in the visual arts. The artists of the Bellevue Gallery partnered with the BPP years ago, and it’s proven to be a valuable partnership for both.

As Rabinowitz explains his passion for the new project, it becomes apparent that what seems to be peculiar on the surface is actually a sound visionary idea; such is often the process of creation in general. “As soon as I heard that the BAAC was no longer able to put on Arts Fair on the Square and that its future was in jeopardy,” he said, “it just made sense that we should step up and contribute to the artistic community. I’m positive it’s something that we can do well, making significant improvements on the past, and furthering our mission to foster the careers of artists.”

“So for me personally,” Rabinowitz said, “I’m just as driven to support a painter or sculptor as I am a writer.

That’s why we’ve been working so closely with Bellevue over the past year to not only improve their space but to collaborate on ways to bring new people into it and expand their membership. All that while not raising their rent a dime since making $50,000 worth of improvements! Arts Fair on the Square offers me the ability to build upon this success and reach a broader audience. When I heard that there was no one ready to take over the Arts Fair, I knew how important it was that someone step up, and based on our previous experiences I knew we could do a great job.”

His ambition is admirable. “If we can pull it off at a high level, then we increase the value we

offer to the artistic community. I want the Bloomington Playwrights Project to be a household name that’s synonymous with artistic success. We do that by serving the Bloomington community in many ways that go beyond solely producing plays.”

The BPP has big plans for the event, which takes place June 18 on the grounds of the Monroe County Courthouse in downtown Bloomington. The juried show will feature the work of more than sixty fine artists and craftspeople. The show’s mission is three-fold: showcase only the finest art and crafts, connect more artists with the art-buying public, and to promote Bloomington’s commitment to the arts in general. In addition, a series of interactive arts experiences are planned to engage visitors of all ages in the act of creative expression, and local performing artists will entertain the crowd all day.

Gabe Gloden, the managing director of the BPP, is an enthusiastic proponent of unexpected alliances within Bloomington’s creative community. “Ever since I started working at the BPP five years ago,” Gloden said, “I’ve focused on making the theatre one of the premiere arts organizations dedicated to fostering collaboration. Arts Fair is the perfect example of how the BPP can promote collaboration amongst local artists while still staying true to our mission: to support new art.”

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Julie Warren, the director of tourism at the Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau, is excited about what the future holds for the event—and for Bloomington. “With the BPP driving the Arts Fair, it will only get better and the CVB is committed to helping promote this wonderful event through various marketing channels.”

A new event website at <www.artsfair.org> has detailed information about the event and application information for artists.

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A compact new show at the Indiana University Art Museum (on view until May 8) traces the many ways that

photography shaped the career of pop artist Andy Warhol and became the indispensable tool for creating his portraits and chronicling his life. The show, “Shot by Warhol,” is the result of a generous gift of 150 photographs from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to the IUAM. The Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program distributed some 28,000 black-and-white prints and color Polaroids to college and university art museums around the country. The show’s curator, Nan Brewer, said, “We did have to apply for this, listing our current Warhol holdings. But the Foundation was very shrewd in their distribution, balancing out the major and minor, pictures of the famous and the obscure.”

As an artist, Andy Warhol was a true American sphinx. He embodied and represented so many current cultural trends and excesses, in his art and in his recessive and intricately weird personality. Even though he is consistently deemed one of the most important artists of the 20th century, the true nature of his achievement remains enigmatic.

From the beginning, Warhol relied on the photographs of others to generate his screen

prints. He had a journalist friend that gave him access to the photo morgue at Time magazine, and a policeman friend who opened police files to him for images of car wrecks and other mayhem that would appear in Warhol’s early work. His use of published photos (as in “Flowers”) eventually got him sued over copyright issues, and he realized he would have to generate his own images. Abdicating even this crucial task, he sent early portrait subjects to a corner photo booth with $100 in change.

The development of simple one-step photography in the early 1970s, the color Polaroid, finally let Warhol produce cheap test shots on the spot. He made dozens and dozens for every sitting. He allowed the sitter input on poses and final selection of image to be sent off to make the finished screens. To enhance the high-contrast look he wanted in the printed image, Warhol often favored a heavy white make-up with strong accents of lipstick, eyebrows, eye shadow and hair (as in Mrs. George Goldsmith). Despite the appearance of nonchalance, each sitter had the benefit of professional styling and lighting.

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the photographer and his subjects, a consequence of Warhol’s machine-like temperament. Although Dorothy Hamill gamely holds up an ice skate and Arnold Schwarzenegger flexes his famous physique, there remains something isolating and incurious about the gaze of the artist in almost every case. One cannot distinguish the famous and accomplished from the obscure, or royalty from rock star.

By now we are all-too-familiar with celebrities with no discernable talents, people famous for being famous. When Warhol predicted that in the future everyone would be famous, but only for 15 minutes, he foretold the de-linking of fame from achievement. In the early days, his studio, known as the Factory, had an open-door policy and every non-entity became a star simply by passing through it. The context of the setting seemed to confer status on its denizens. In the venues of Warhol’s social life, Studio 54 functioned in a similar way. Once past the rope-line, everyone there was beautiful and famous. They must be somebody or else how did they get in?

Warhol went out nearly every night, and in his black-and-white photography, taken with a simple,

palm-sized “spy” camera, he chronicled every moment. Although termed his “visual diary,” this photography was never catalogued for time and place, nor indexed for subjects. Although the curator has done a heroic job of identifying many participants pictured, many remain unnamed.

Warhol’s black-and-white photographs undergo a noticeable improvement shortly before his death, showing a greater involvement with formal and abstract concerns (as in “Bicycle on Sidewalk”). With his death in 1987, we were deprived of his third and final acts as an artist. Was there life and creativity beyond the dizzy, servile witnessing of glamour? This exhibit holds interest in a supplemental way, giving insight to the processes of Warhol’s career. In the didactics for the show, Warhol is described as the equivalent of the 20th Century’s court painter. The hard fact is that Warhol imparted no depth of human feeling or empathy with his gaze, conferred no dignity, as did Velazquez or Goya. In his photographs, we see events of a crowded life pass by through the camera’s viewfinder like a stranger watches a parade: a view through a tank’s turret from the depths of an inscrutable, deeply armored personality.

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LIMESTONESymposium

Although we live in an area blessed with generous deposits of limestone, and limestone has shaped our economy for

generations, how many of us have actually worked the stone with our own hands? A group of local carvers has been offering instruction to people of all skill levels for years. This year, they are making it as easy as they can for beginners to put a chisel into the stone.

The 15th Annual Limestone Symposium, taking place at the Bybee Stone Company in Ellettsville from June 5 to 26, will offer several new opportunities during its traditional workshop training in cutting and carving limestone. Sessions I and II take place the first and third weeks of the Symposium. The middle week will be devoted to unstructured carving time for participants in either session at a reduced cost. Also during the second week, carvers will have an opportunity to receive training in figure carving from an expert during sessions with a live model. Instructor George

Bauer, Professor of Sculpture at Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, will guide participants through the process of making a clay maquette, a working drawing and the various steps of figure carving in stone.

Another important change to the Symposium this year will be the opportunity for beginners to try hand carving on a day-to-day basis, without the greater commitment of registering for an entire session. For only $40 a day, lessons will be offered in a three-hour morning session each of the weekdays of the Symposium. At $25 a day, kids aged 10 to 17 can also participate on this basis for two-hour sessions during the middle week.

These daily carvers must wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes and arrive with safety glasses. Tools and stone are provided.

Presiding over the first session will be a distinguished master carver from England, Patrick Plunkett. Plunkett began an apprenticeship in Weymouth at age 15, and began doing restoration work on country churches and city banks in Nottingham. As his career advanced, he joined the prestigious restoration team working on the 700-year old Salisbury Cathedral. During his seven-year tenure, he instructed new apprentices in the demanding craft of traditional masonry.

From 1975 until its completion and dedication in 1990, Plunkett worked as a carver on the Washington National Cathedral. During that time, he also did restoration work for the White House, and he was named Superintendent of Stone Restoration there in 1991. Ivy Tech has joined in sponsoring Plunkett’s stay in Bloomington as a visiting artist. He will launch the Symposium activities with a lecture on his work on Sunday, June 5. The lecture takes place in the Rose Firebay of the Ivy Tech/ John Waldron Arts Center at 7 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Symposium co-founder and director Amy Brier became aware of Plunkett while she was doing similar work in the late 1980s at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. Brier said that while Europe and England maintain a more formal apprenticeship program to train young stonecutters, in America such training is done more informally through the auspices of individual mills. She belongs to a national

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Brier said the Symposium was completing its first year of incorporation, as it works toward becoming a fully independent, non-profit organization. The group enjoys the support of many important sponsors. Bybee Stone provides space and materials for the carving sessions. Indiana Limestone Company provides additional stone and Stone Belt Freight provides hauling service for the limestone. The Symposium formed a board of directors and will apply for grants to increase the profile and participation in their annual signature event. Soon they hope to offer workshops tailored to provide certification hours for architects as required by the American Institute of Architects.

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Pioneer Women’s QUILTSHOW

The Pioneer Women’s Club of the Brown County Historical Society is presenting their 33rd Annual Quilt

Show June 3, 4, and 5. An anticipated favorite, this event has drawn around 350 visitors to Brown County in years past and features the display of 100 plus pieces. The show features entries that are both hand- and machine-quilted, including appliquéd, pieced, mixed technique, and antique (pre-1950). There are miniature quilts that cannot exceed 30” on any side, wall quilts that cannot measure more than 60” on any side, quilts that will traditionally fit a bed, or art quilts that

take away your breath with color and design. There are wearable quilts and quilt crafts.

Some of the quilts and other handcrafted textile articles made by the Pioneer Women are available for purchase. Ady’s Fabric & Notions of Morgantown will once more be a vendor for the show. Local prize-winning quilter, June Wolpert, secures the judges from a circle of well-known, talented, and prize-winning quilters.

A project of the Pioneer Women since the group’s beginning in 1965 is the hand-quilted donation quilt, which members work on year-round. Raffle tickets are

sold and the drawing for the donation quilt is held the last day of the show. Katrina Rose and Kay McLeod were coordinators of the 2011 donation quilt, and they are joined by Jan Storm for the 2012 donation quilt.

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Over 50 members strong, the Pioneer Women’s Club also includes several men. They have a hectic and happy time with the quilt show. This year’s coordinators are Leah Mogle and Mary Beth Moore. Proceeds from admissions, quilt raffle, gift shop, and café go to support the

Pioneer Women’s Club and the Brown County Historical Society. The most recent check to the Historical Society was for $6,000.

Quilt shows have a lore of their own, and no doubt, stories will be exchanged about the 2008 quilt show that was interrupted by the Big Flood. The quilts had been hung earlier in the week and judging had taken place on Wednesday. The show opened as planned on Friday, and then the unending torrential rains began. Down went the electrical supply and the show was closed on Saturday. The Log Cabin Tour in Brown County was cancelled. When the power was established once again, the quilt show opened for its final scheduled day on Sunday. The low attendance reflected the closing of roads and personal havoc the floods visited on families in the area.

Items can be entered in the show by submitting a completed entry form by May 27. Entry forms can be found at the Brown County Visitor’s Center, the Brown County Historical Society offices located at the Traditional Arts Building at 46 East Gould St. in Nashville, from any member of the Pioneer Women’s Club, and at the website: <www.browncountyhistory.info>. Quilts must be brought to the building on North 135 from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, May 31.

The Quilt Show will be open to the public Friday, June 3 and Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission fees are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and 12 years and younger are free. The Brown County Historical Society building is located at 1934 North State Road 135, just one mile north of downtown Nashville.


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“Unbridled Expressions”

Adonna Combs and Justin

Adonna Combs was born with a love of horses. “My earliest memories of a horse are of a rocking horse that I played on for hours at a time when I was very young,” she says.

She helped care for her family’s horse named Buddy and discovered she loved art as much as she loved horses when she started drawing the animal.

She graduated from Auburn University with a degree in fine art. Her visual communications major got her a job in Atlanta as graphic designer with an advertising agency. It was then she reconnected with childhood friend Jerry Combs. After dating a short time, they were married.

They moved to Columbus in 1980. Jerry was a pilot for Cummins Engine and Adonna started a graphic design business. “There were no ad agencies in Columbus so I started my own business,” she adds. She was eventually hired as art director by a local manufacturing company. She left the

company as Director of Marketing Communications and was ready to return to her love of horses.

Her husband Jerry was aware of her obsession with horses. “When I started talking about horse ownership again he wasn’t surprised,” she says. Since they didn’t live on a farm, boarding was a major concern. They found a boarding stable close to their home, and Adonna was living her life with horses once again. They eventually purchased land and built a barn. She now lives her dream with a farm, two horses, and a pony.

She began showing Eddie, her Dutch Warmblood, in Dressage, the art of classical riding. As he aged, she began to look for a young horse she could train and eventually show again, and found the perfect horse in Justin.

The young, Fresian gelding captured her heart. “He was a beautiful 2-year-old and very full of himself,” she says. “He immediately established himself as dominant

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over me and the other horses.” He was very inquisitive and always getting into trouble. He opened gates, emptied buckets and began to take the riding crop from her hand. Adonna’s passion for horses and desire for a challenge fueled a decision to channel Justin’s energy into fine art.

“I had an idea about tying a paintbrush to the end of a whip to see if I could teach him to paint,” she says. “I thought if I could that it would help to keep his mind occupied.” This ingenious idea led to “art school” for Justin.

They began painting in the summer of 2010. For awhile, the two had fun playing with the paint. However, Adonna soon realized that horses learn very quickly and have great memories.

Over the next several months, she began to share with a few friends her new “artist.” Her friends couldn’t believe a horse painted the works of art. But when she held her first open house, they were convinced.

“Obviously they are abstract, but in some paintings you can see horses,” she adds. She chooses the colors and Justin decides where to put the brush on the paper. Most of the strokes are back and forth. But he also uses short strokes in some of his work. When he stops, Adonna knows it is time to stop or for a carrot reward.

“Unlike graphic design that is very accurate and structured and deadline driven, painting with Justin is very spontaneous,” she explains. “The painting sessions are limited to 15–20 minutes so he will not think of it as work.” When the painting is dried, she puts her design experience to work. She crops the painting for balance and he signs them with his hoof, leaving an imprint of a horseshoe.

Adonna Combs is living her dream. She is also exploring her own ability to be free of constraints. “Painting with Justin has taught me to loosen up and accept that I am not in control of the outcome that is a spontaneous process and to enjoy the collaboration between myself and my horse Justin,” she says.

Adonna can be reached at <[email protected]>. Visit her website at <www.artistichorses.com>. “Unbridled Expressions” will be featured at the Phi Gallery in the Hotel Indigo from June 1–July 31.


~by Jeanette Menter

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JewelryWhen Deidre Nabors took a simple beading class

years ago through Art Columbus she never imagined that one day she would have a studio of her own where she would create jewelry based on an ancient technique. Millefiori, an Italian word meaning 1,000 flowers, is a process developed by Venetian glass blowers and has been adapted for use in polymer clay.

How do 1,000 flowers relate to creating clay beads? It comes down to the actual process in which the beads are made. “You take one design, keep putting it back together, and almost kaleidoscope it,” explained Deidre. Eventually, one design looks like it has 1,000 elements to it.

She then demonstrated how raw polymer clay, which has been conditioned, is run through a pasta machine. This allows her to create flat sheets at whatever thickness she needs. Even the tiniest detail of a design begins as a thin sheet of clay. These sheets are wrapped and layered together to make a long tube. This intricate procedure is called “caning.” Think of the cookie dough in a tube where every cookie has the same design when sliced for baking.

Whatever image is at the beginning of the tube—perhaps a face—goes throughout the tube of layered clay. If she cuts the tube in the middle, there is the design, just as in those cookies mentioned earlier. “When I do a cane with the faces, for instance, it’s going to look a little different every time. You cannot duplicate anything exactly.”

The next step is to reduce them to the desired shape by hand and slice them. Then they are fired in a convection oven. Amazingly, they retain their shape and color. From there they are assembled together with other original creations.

To add further intricacy and dimension, Deidre is always on the hunt for old jewelry pieces such as watches, which she takes apart and then incorporates into her own work.

Her finished products include earrings, necklaces, watches, pins, and more. No two designs are the same. Even within one item, each matching bead is unique in some small way.

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Deidre spends about 25 hours a week being an artist and also travels to craft shows and juried art shows in several states. She also has wholesale clients all over the country.

Although there are other polymer clay artists out there, “We all do something different,” she explains.

She has a busy studio in her home and has an interactive website: <www.deidrenabors.com> which provides a regularly updated collection of all her creations for sale. “People are welcome to come to my home; they just have to call ahead of time.” Buyers who do visit won’t be disappointed. She has an extensive selection on site and its fun to see how she executes her craft. To schedule a time, call (812) 372-3998 or email her at <[email protected]>. A collection of her work is also available at Baker’s Fine Gifts and Accessories on Washington St. in Columbus.

In addition, her work is featured in Female Creations, a national catalogue. “My husband called a couple years ago and told me one of my watches was in Sky Mall Magazine! I found out it was in an ad that another catalogue I deal with had taken out. That was exciting,” she recalled.


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The Columbus Philharmonic

New Director, New Direction

Coming from a professional background of education and finance, Jayne Farber admits

she is not a musician. But she is thrilled to take the position of retiring Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Executive Director Alice Curry.

Farber joined the CIP Board of Directors last fall. With a background in finance, she volunteered to serve on the development committee. Then, she and her husband Charlie co-chaired the recent fundraising gala, which raised record-setting revenues. As an instructor at IUPUC, she understood the importance of education and appreciated the educational commitment of the organization.

By the time longtime Executive Director Alice Curry decided to retire, Farber had worked with the board members, met the staff and Music Director and Conductor David Bowden, and understood how the organization operated.

As a child, her parents exposed her to big band sounds and musicals before she discovered The Beatles on her own and collected 45 RPM records of her favorite groups. She loved church music and sang in the choir. Later, during the 13 years she spent in Germany with her first husband, she played tambourine and sang in a church folk group on a military base.

Nowadays, Farber enjoys “easy listening” while Charlie grooves to the sounds of the oldies. In addition to orchestral music, the Farber, also enjoy the theatre and the visual arts—the Musée d’Orsay in Paris being their favorite museum.

The Farbers have five children, five grandchildren, and another grandchild on the way. Charlie plays the baritone—a type of small tuba—and he has a daughter who plays the piano. A piano and brass instruments grace their home, while a typical weeknight meal for

the couple consists of dining by candlelight with music playing in the background.

“I visualize the music and put a story to it,” Farber said. “That’s why I like to listen to solo performers who sing about life’s experiences or quiet piano music to which I can create my own story.”

Farber said she was “blown away” by the quality of life they encountered when she and Charlie relocated to Columbus after many years of residing in Indianapolis. Having a professional orchestra in Columbus, the size and quality of the Philharmonic, makes it possible for everyone to have access to and participate in the musical arts, she said.

She is proud that the Philharmonic is widely inclusive, providing educational programs in nine schools in Bartholomew County with scholarship assistance to nearly 33 percent of the participants.

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Scholarship funding underwrites the costs of lessons and instruments for these young musicians.

Her eyes sparkle as she describes the Philharmonic of the future, focusing on what Columbus’ economic and cultural climate will look like in the coming years. Her desire is to have the Philharmonic play a major role in the future of the arts in Columbus and in this region of Indiana. Her goal is to increase community awareness of the Philharmonic and all that it has to offer.

She sees “modern classics” as the means to reaching future audiences and looks to other orchestras for inspiration. She loves the idea of performing in new venues—such as The Commons and outdoor spaces. Currently, the Philharmonic’s Salute! concert (which honors area veterans, armed forces personnel and their families) is enjoyed by thousands of area residents on the grounds of the Bartholomew County Courthouse, in close proximity to the Veterans Memorial.

“Everyone processes music differently,” says Farber. “You have to be open to different trends in music as well as in all the arts.”

The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic is celebrating “25 Seasons of Excellence” this year. Originally known

as the Pro Musica Orchestra, in 1987 Bowden was hired as music director and their first concert was given. In 1995, the name was changed to Columbus Indiana Philharmonic. The CIP has thrived on a partnership of the best musicians from Columbus and the surrounding region as well as talented students from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Bowden provides much of the vision for the orchestra and collaborates with the artistic team to create the season’s schedules far in advance, Farber said.

The Philharmonic Chorus has been an integral part of the organization since 1987. The non-auditioned group includes singers from high school age through senior citizens. The Philharmonic and Bowden have received local, state, national and international recognition.

“This is going to be a wonderful adventure and a wonderful experience,” said Farber. “With this in mind, accepting the job as executive director was an easy decision to make and I couldn’t be happier.”

The Philharmonic staff may be reached by calling (812) 376-2638 or by visiting <www.thecip.org>.

Jayne Farber photo courtesy of David Tiede


~by Karen E. Farley

When the Commons closed on January 1, 2008, the city of Columbus lost an icon. But

for the staff of the Columbus Area Arts Council (CAAC), the closing meant a new challenge—a place to call home.

After the Commons closed, the Irwin-Sweeny-Miller Foundation donated temporary office space on Third Street to CAAC. “The move to a smaller space really changed some

beginning. On April 13, the seven member staff will move into their offices on the first floor of the new Commons. Everything will be new and the old will be left behind. The arts group will donate all of the old office furniture and equipment to local nonprofit organizations. “The file cabinet behind my desk is already claimed,” Stouder says.

The new location will provide easier public access to the Arts Council and the entrance will remain on Fourth Street (the same entrance in the old Commons). The first floor location will also allow easy access for staff when transporting equipment. Office spaces will be shared with some of the Columbus Parks and Recreation staff. Parks and Recreation will manage the rental spaces in the Commons. “We have a great relationship with Parks and Rec,” Stouder says.

The Arts Council has played an important role in the community over the years. The move back into the Commons means building new relationships and providing a new

CAAC on the Move

Left to right: Tami Sharp, Donna Stouder, Sue Hardenberg, and Rebekah Walsh. courtesy of Susan Moody

The Miller House and Garden in Columbus will open for public tours in May of 2011. The Miller

House was designed by Eero Saarinen, with interiors by Alexander Girard, and landscape design by Daniel Urban Kiley. Members of the Miller family donated the house and gardens, along with many of its original furnishings, to the Museum in 2009. Additionally, members of the Miller family and the Irwin-Sweeney-Miller Foundation have donated $5 million to establish an endowment for the house and surrounding grounds. The IMA is working with the Columbus Area Visitors Center to offer public guided tours of the house and gardens beginning in May 2011.

Commissioned by industrialist and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia Simons Miller in 1952, Miller House and Garden was designated a

National Historic Landmark in 2000. The house expands upon an architectural tradition developed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe—epitomizing the international Modernist aesthetic—with an open and flowing layout, flat roof, and vast stone and glass walls. The rooms, configured beneath a grid pattern of skylights supported by cruciform steel columns, are filled with strong colors and playful patterns. Amid the residence’s large geometric gardens, its grandest feature is an allée of honey locust trees that runs along the west side of the house. The Miller House was the first designated National Historic Landmark listed with a still-living landscape architect that also was still occupied by its original owners at the date of its designation.

“The Miller House showcases the work of leading 20th Century architects and designers and we

believe that it’s important to preserve this internationally known jewel in the Columbus, Indiana, community,” said Maxwell L. Anderson, the Melvin & Bren Simon Director and CEO of the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

The IMA will present a symposium on the Miller House with some of America’s leading design experts on Friday, May 20, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the museum’s theater in Indianapolis. The symposium is presented by Design Arts Society in partnership with Indiana Landmarks and is made possible by the Myrtie Shumacker Lecture Fund.

Miller House and Garden is owned and cared for by the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Tours at Miller House and Garden are made possible through the Columbus Area Visitors Center. Tour reservations can be made on-line at <www.columbus.in.us> beginning April 1, 2011.

office dynamics,” says Donna Stouder, Marketing and PR Director for the Arts Council. While the “27 Steps” stair climb made the space inaccessible to some, the staff took advantage of the situation. “We all have better legs as a result,” Stouder laughs. She adds, “We are very grateful to ISMF for donating not only the space, but furniture as well.”

Three years later, the arts organization is ready for a new

Miller House Tours Begin in May


~by Pat Lloyd

Indiana Heritage Arts Show & SaleHer art was featured in the exhibition Wide Skies: Recent Art of the American West in Beijing, China.

Last year Columbus businessman, art collector and patron, Richard “Dick” Johnson, was honored posthumously with IHA’s Directors’ Purchase Award. IHA chose to purchase Spencer artist Ken Bucklew’s landscape “Overlook Near Freedom” for this prestigious award. Funds donated by private donors were matched by the IHA Board of Directors to provide $15,000 for this purchase.

Bucklew took home all of the top honors in last year’s show by winning the first prize IHA Gold Award, the People’s Choice and the IHA Purchase Awards. His beautiful painting is currently displayed in the Indiana Heritage Arts Gallery located within the Brown County Art Gallery.

Other major prize winners were second place Silver Award winner, Judith Lewis, for her still life, “Sweet Serenade,” and third place Bronze Award winner, John Michael Carter, for his portrait, “Lara.” In total $63,000 in prize money and purchase awards was received by 26 winners from the more than 80 artists juried into the show.

Any artist 18 years or older who is a present or former resident of Indiana is eligible to enter the show. Works in

The spirit and tradition of the early Brown County Art Colony is alive and thriving in Indiana as artists

throughout the state prepare for the upcoming IHA show. Now in its thirty-third year, the Indiana Heritage Arts Annual Exhibition and Sale will open to the public on June 11 and run through June 25 at the historic Brown County Art Gallery.

Indiana Heritage Arts promotes the legacy of traditional and representational painting established by the artists who founded the Brown County Art Colony in the early twentieth century. In keeping with that tradition, artists are creating works they hope will be judged worthy of exhibition in this outstanding show.

Approximately 130 artists from throughout Indiana will enter nearly 400 works of art into the competition. It will be the daunting task of this year’s judge to select the 125 paintings, which will comprise the exhibition and to determine which artists will receive awards. Last year nearly $35,000 was awarded to the artists who merited the show’s top honors.

This year’s judge is Kathryn Stats of Salt Lake City, Utah. Kathryn’s work has been featured in the magazines American Art Collector, Art of the West, Southwest Art and Fine Art Connoisseur.

art venue for the city of Columbus. “Our role is to create art experiences in the Commons for the community,” Stouder explains. They plan to place all programming in and around the Commons.

To kick off the Commons celebration weekend, the Arts Council will present JCB Neighborfest on June 2, featuring Jim Ryser and Jennie DeVoe. The weekend of June 3 to 5 will feature children’s and family entertainment as well as adult programming. Saturday evening will be a ticketed event for adults. Electric violinist and vocalist Cathy Morris and Jayne Bond and the Pink Martinis will be performing that evening in the Commons. On Sunday, June 5, Toxic Audio will perform.

The organization looks forward to bringing the Uncommon Cause back to the Commons. Last year’s fundraiser was held at Cummins Airport Hangar. “It wasn’t easy turning an airport hangar into an event, but with the help from the Cummins staff, we did it,” Stouder says. The popular First Fridays for Families will also return to the Commons in November.

Other projects in the works include a “Noon Acoustic Café.” Every other Wednesday acoustic music will be performed during the lunch hour. There are plans to bring in art exhibits and provide space to showcase local and regional artists.

Though their primary role is to create art experiences, they also plan to bring education programs to the Commons. “The space is magnificent,” Stouder says. “We want people to have an excuse to come down and visit us.” They will continue their partnership with the new Senior Center and programming. There are also plans to partner with the Columbus Visitors Center and Parks and Recreation to design a brochure to market the Commons.

As the Arts Council says goodbye to those “27 steps,” they welcome a new beginning in a new icon in downtown Columbus. Note: The Commons will open this month with the State of the City Address on April 19.

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Courtesy photo of Rick, Ruth, and Jenny Johnson and artist Ken Bucklew with painting “Overlook Near Freedom.”


Brown County

~by Chris Gustin

Brown County, Indiana, has been a destination for visitors from across the country for more than a century.

They came for two reasons: To see its natural beauty, and to appreciate the fine arts and crafts which have become synonymous with the area.

This summer, both will be on display at the 13th annual Studio and Garden Tour on June 24–26. Twenty-seven working artisans, who represent a broad artistic spectrum, will be meeting, demonstrating and selling their art to visitors who take part in this free, self-guided tour.

Interested in pyrography? Got it. Stained glass? Yup. Wheel-thrown pottery? Sure. Weaving on floor looms? Lots of them. Also jewelry, lampworked bead making, wood turning, and painting in the tradition of T.C. Steele. Like mosaics? Gourds? Mixed media? Metal art? How about scrimshaw? There’s something for every interest.

On the tour this year are 12 studios, artfully situated around all areas of beautiful Brown County. Start anywhere you choose and create your own tour. The beautiful full-color brochure and map will help you find your way while giving you an example of what you can expect to see when you arrive. Demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the three days, making this a unique artistic experience and an educational event. A few of the studios even offer interactive opportunities so you can try your hand at being an artist.

New artists on the tour this year are Mark Cagle—metal art, and Nancy Maxwell—plein air painter, who will be guest artists at Monique Cagle’s Sleepy Cat Studio.

Guests at Chris Gustin’s Homestead Weaving Studio are Marla Dawson—handwoven and handknit scarves, hats and gloves, and Douglas Runyan—oil painting and pastels.

The new studio on the tour this year belongs to Ron Newton—copper sculpture and scrimshaw. He will have guest artists Daniel Moore—woodwork and wood turning, and Mary Merchant Tinkle—sterling silver and copper jewelry.

At Tom and Judy Prichard’s Oak Grove Pottery studio, new-to-the-tour guest artists Carolyn and Don Madvig will be displaying their mixed media frames, boxes, and cards.

Returning artists taking part in the tour this year, along with their specialty:Rose Bolte—mixed media and gourds;Mike & Jenny Burt—contemporary stained glass and jewelry;Monique Cagle—acrylic painting, jewelry, painted glassware, textiles;Chris Gustin—“Recycled Rugs,” clothing, household items, fiber arts;Joan Haab—woven rayon chenille garments;Amanda Mathis—primitive painting and miniatures;Cheri & Dallas Platter—silver jewelry and lampworked beads;Connie Simmonds and Susan Threehawks—mosaics;Judy and Tom Prichard—functional and decorative pottery;Dixie and Dick Ferrer—painting, mixed media collage and “Artful Spirits;”Martha Sechler—watercolor, mixed media and pyrography on gourds;Larry Spears—stoneware and porcelain pottery;Sandy Taylor, stained glass and photography.The tour headquarters is the studio and home of T.C. Steele, impressionist

painter who was instrumental in forming the original Art Colony of the Midwest in Brown County early in the 20th century.

And since this is also a garden tour, visitors will be able to explore the lovingly tended gardens where the artists receive inspiration and sustenance.

In addition to the Studio & Garden Tour, which is always held the last full weekend of June, the group presents the Back Roads of Brown County driving tour of artists’ and craftsmen’s studio during the entire month of October. The free brochure/map is available at the Visitors Center, Cornerstone Inn, The House at Stone Head, Hob Nob Restaurant and many local businesses. Each studio will have brochures as well as information on other studios taking part.

Tour hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fri., June 25 and Sat., June 25 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., June 26.

More information about each artist and pictures of what they make is available on the tour website at <www.browncountystudiotour.com>.

June 24-26Studio & Garden Tour


Artists and art lovers of all ages are invited to enjoy the Festival of Flowers Paint Out at the T. C.

Steele Historic Site in Brown County on Saturday, May 21.

The event will feature artists painting on the site grounds from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Festival of Flowers Paint Out provides a unique insight into the methods of T.C. Steele, an artist greatly inspired by his natural surroundings. Artists will work much as Steele did—outside, in the open air. The event is free of charge to the general public, but participating artists must pre-register and pay a fee. In addition to the traditional drawing and painting media, artists are invited to enter in the “Garden Art” category. Entries in this category must be three-dimensional and weather-resistant, and may include sculpture, assemblage art, or a combination.

The public is invited to watch the artists at work and to enjoy a day of relaxation and fun. Artists and visitors who come to enjoy the Festival of Flowers Paint Out will be able to enjoy the artistry of two famous Steeles. While T.C. Steele occupied his time painting the landscape around him, Selma Neubacher Steele was creating her own “landscapes.” Selma’s gardens in May are a dazzling display of peonies, irises and foxgloves massed in garden beds and naturalized across the hillsides. Boxed

lunches will be available for purchase, for your own picnic in the garden.

An outdoor afternoon concert will begin at 1 p.m. Artist in Residence Cheryl Kaldahl will also present a demonstration using watercolor and collage to give old artworks a new look. Artwork will be gathered together for judging at 2 p.m. near the Formal Garden. While the event judges are hard at work, visitors may vote on their favorites for a “People’s Choice” award. First-place winning artwork created during the Festival of Flowers Paint Out will be displayed in T.C. Steele’s Large Studio for thirty days following the event, for all to enjoy.

Event activities are free of charge to the general public, with a $1 parking donation suggested. Guided tours of Steele’s studio and historic home, the “House of the Singing Winds” will be available throughout the day for an admission fee. In addition to the art contest, nature lovers can experience the serenity of the Steele estate by strolling flower gardens, winding trails and the nature preserve.

The Festival of Flowers Paint Out is co-sponsored by the Friends of T.C. Steele. Event activities are made possible in part by the Brown County Art Organizations Fund, supported by the Artful Dining Gala. For more information, call (812) 988-2785 or visit < indianamuseum.org/tc_steele>.

Festival of Flowers Paint Out May 21, 2011

After a record-setting winter of snow and ice, tea lovers can enjoy the return of spring by attending

the 17th annual Victorian Tea at the Brown County Art Gallery on Sunday, April 10 from 2 to 4:30 p.m

This year’s program is a romantic and historic look at a tea kitchen essential—the apron. Debra Slone of Columbus will present, “Every Apron Tells a Story.”

There will be items for raffle, along with door prizes and favors. The tea is one of the Foundation’s most important fundraisers. The non-profit Foundation owns and maintains the historic Brown County Art Gallery along with its Permanent Collection of early Indiana art.

Tickets are $25 for adults and $17 for children 12 and under. Paid reservations are due April 5. For more information call the Brown County Art Gallery (812) 988-4609 or visit <www.browncountyartgallery.org>.

Brown County Art Gallery

Victorian Tea

IHA SHOW continued from 33pastel, oil, acrylic, alkyd, watercolor, casein and egg tempera, as well as drawings, prints and mixed media works may be entered. For more information or to obtain an entry form visit our website at <www.indianaheritagearts.org>. Entry deadline is May 21, 2011.

Show hours are daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The Brown County Art Gallery is located at the corner of Main Street and Artist Drive in Nashville. There is no charge for admission to the show.

All artwork is for sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Indiana Heritage Arts, a not-for-profit organization, which promotes traditional, heritage-style art in Indiana. To become a member or to obtain more information about Indiana Heritage Arts, please visit our website at <www.indianaheritagearts.org>.


BROWN COUNTY:Village Art WalkSecond Saturdays April–December 5 to 8 pm. 11 participating galleries. Restaurant discounts on tour Sat. and Sun. www.artalliancebrowncounty.com (812) 340-8781

Daughters of the RegimentApril 15, High School Auditorium shows at 1 and 7 pm Production by Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, Dance Kaleidoscope, and Van Buren Elementary students

Spring Blossom Art FestivalMay 13-15 in downtown Nashville

T.C. Steele State Historic SiteApril 9 Selma’s Secret Garden Tea PartyApril 22-24 Wildflower Foray May 21 Festival of Flowers PaintOut I(812) 988-2785 www.tcsteele.org

Indiana Heritage Arts ShowJune 11-25 Brown County Art Gallery in Nashville www.indianaheritagearts.org

Experience the Arts in Brown CountyJune 20-July 1 Art and music classes, letures, workshops www.ExperienceBrownCounty.com

Brown County Studio and Garden TourJune 24-26 Fri. and Sat. 9 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm www.BrownCountyStudioTour.com

Ferrer GalleryVillage Art Walks Second SaturdaysMay: “Spring has Sprung in Brown County”New works, new artists, with spring on their minds and in their works

June: Dick and Dixie Ferrer guest artists at Oak Grove Pottery during the Studio Tour“Experiencing the Arts” in Brown County Dixie will be teaching mixed media classes on June 29-3061 W. Main St., Village Green Building 2nd level. Ferrer Gallery represents local, regional and national artists. I(812) 988-1994 [email protected]

Brown County Art GalleryNow-June 4 Assoc. Spring Show April 10 Annual Victorian Tea (Reservation deadline April 5) April 16-May 2 Mabel B. Annis Student Art Exhibit, reception/awards April 17, 2-3:30 June 11-25 Indiana Heritage Arts Show (812) 988-4609 www.browncountyartgallery.org

BLOOMINGTON:Farmers’ MarketSat. 8 am-1 pm Apri-November 8th and Morton Streets in Showers Common next to City Hall

Gallery Walk Downtownwww.visitbloomington.com or www.gallerywalkbloomington.comStroll any time of the year! Special receptions [First Fridays] are April 1, June 3, Aug. 5, Oct. 7, and Dec. 2, from 5-8 pm at the following:By Hand Gallery“Improvisation” Mixed media by Brad Devlin, found objects like a painter uses paint. Metal and rubber surfaces.#109 Fountain Square Mall Hours: Mon-Sat, 10-5:30 101 W. Kirkwood Ave. (812) 334-3255 www.bloomington.in.us/~byhandgallery406April 1-May 27: “Pathways” Chris HowellThe Wicks Building 116 W. 6th St. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-6 First Fri. 9-8, Sat. 11-6I(812) 333-0536www.spectrumstudioinc.com

Gallery North on the Square“Enigma” exhibition of images from artist Rose McCay, images rivaling paintings with just a few adjustments of her photography—a fascination with orbsThe Wicks Building 116 W. 6th St.Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11-6 or by appt.(812) 339-5729 www.gallery-north.orgGlorious Moments Fine Art GalleryA limited number of the rarephotogravures of the North American Indian preserved by photo historian Edward S. Curtis109 E. Kirkwood Ave. (812) 287-8212 Hours: Wed.-Thurs. 11-6, Fri.-Sat. 11-8, open for private appts.www.gloriousmoments.comIvy Tech John Waldron Arts Center GalleriesApril 1-29:Mark Blaney, “New Day/New Art” *free music by Malcolm Dalglish on April 7 at 6 pm in the Miller GalleryFirst gallery for contemporary video art debuts. Videographer Erin Robinson uses live action, animation, music and sound“Art Into Poetry” Boys and Girls Club members team with Ivy Tech students“Alternative Spring Break” Photographs of Service Learning in Mexico“Ivy Tech Spring Student Show”April 8-10 only: Celtic Culture Weekend Art of Ireland—a 3-day Irish-Gaelic class with art, music, and cultural outings122 S. Walnut St.Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-7(812) 330-4400 www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/waldronpictura galleryNow-May 28: “Reconciliation”by S. Billie Mandle; “T for Transition” by Tara Cronin June-July: Group show, Masculinities122 W. 6th St. (812) 336-0000Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-7www.picturagallery.com

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Area Arts Calendar.......................................................Sublime Design Gallery & GiftsArtists Mark and Carol Hedin Custom furniture, cabinets and woodwork-custom tables, stained glass, wall art, frames, mirrors, light switch platesMay 1-8: Mothers Day SaleMay 6-31: “Lovely Ladies” Show of Shapesart media highlighting the female formJune 3 Gallery Walk “Birds of a Feather”Local artists highlighting different birds and their beauty, music by Bobbie Lancaster-continues through June514 W. Kirkwood Ave.Hours: Tues.-Sat.11-7, Sun. 12-5(812) 335-3524www.mysublimedesign.comThe Venue, Fine Arts & GiftsApril 1-15: Annemarie Mahler: “I’m Still Here” 114 S. Grant. St.Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-7, Sun. 12-5(812) 339-4200 www.TheVenueBloomington.comBellevue GalleryApril 1-29: Soft Chaos Feature Artist: Zach Rozycki’s new work, paintings on wood107 W. 9th St. in the lobby of the Bloomington Playwrights Theater www.bellevuegallery.orgGallery Group109 E. 6th St. (812) 334-9700 www.gallerygroup.org

Bloomington Handmade MarketApril 2, 10-4, Bloomington Convention Center at 302 S. College [email protected]

Infinite Wisdom Weekend April 22-23 Celebrates the release of Upland’s specialty Belgain-style ale, Infinite Wisdom Tripel. Upland and the Bluebird bring artist Norton Wisdom to Bloomington to perform with local favorites The Twin Cats and The Main

Squeeze. Works and artist at Root Cellar on Fri. Wisdom will paint at Bluebird’s concert on Sat. Doors open at 9 pm, and music starts at 10:30.

Limestone SymposiumJune 5-26, Series of outdoor stone carving workshops held at Bybee Stone Company. Instruction offered in styles and techniques by master carvers. www.limestonesymposium.org [email protected]

The Bloomington Playwrights Project’s Arts Fair on the SquareJune 18, 10-6, Monroe County Courthousewww.artsfair.org

IU Art MuseumNow-May 8: -Shows by SoFA Master of Fine Arts candidates -Shot by Warhol -Gods and HeroesNow-May 29:-Tiepolo Exhibition in California1133 E. 7th Street on the campus of IU(812) 855-5445 [email protected]

COLUMBUS:Salute! 2011May 27, 7:00, Courthouse Lawn11th Annual Salute! Free community-wide event honoring the men and women who have have served and are serving in United States military

Farmers MarketJune-Sept., 9 to Noon

JCB NeighborFest!June 2, 5:30-7:30300 Block of Washington Street5:30 Jim Ryser6:30 Jennie DevoeKick-off for The Commons Celebration.

The Commons Opening CelebrationJune 2, 3, 4 and 5

Very Fabulous FridayJune 3, The Commons 6:00 Melchior Marionettes 7:00 Mark NizerMelchior’s marionettes cabaret show then Mark Nizer’s comedy, juggling, music and technology

Noon Kids Noon,Donner Shelter HouseJune 16, Live Animal Show with Alligator Aaron, celebrity animal expert and family entertainerJune 23, The Pirates Show, Paul Odenwelder, as Squiffy Paul O the pirate A Super Special WeekendJune 4 Downtown Columbus9am - Farmer’s Market Opens - Washington Street between 6th and 7th Columbus Philharmonic Brass performs 9-10 am, music continues until 12:30 10:45am - Philharmonic Brass Band leads a parade 11am, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony11am-5pm, Music Washington St. Stage12:50-1:10, Dedication of Chaos11am-5pm, Activities Washington St. and inside The Commons (music, jugglers, face painting, mime, etc)7:30-11 pm, Cathy Morris, Jayne Bond & Pink Martinis Nugent Custer Hall$40/per person (Food provided by downtown restaurants and cash bar)June 5, 2:30, Toxic Audio, Nugent Custer$14 adults and $5 childrenTickets www.thecommonscolumbus.com The Commons office, or (812) 376-2681 Noon Acoustic CaféFree Concerts every other Wednesday beginning June 8 Miller Tangeman Lobby or Patio at The CommonsJune 8, McKelvie String StudioJune 22, Kendall Yeaton Band

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RUTH CONWAY LINDA KNUDSEN Silk and Fire LampsWood-fired pottery lamp bases topped with hand-dyed silk shades.Always on display at By Hand GalleryFountain Square Mall, suite 109Bloomington, IN 47404(812) 334-3255www.silkandfire.com

BARB BROOKE DAVIS Fiber ArtVintage textile art: overdyed vintage wool used to create pillows, wall art and stockings61 W. Main St. in Ferrer Gallery Nashville, [email protected](812) 360-0478www.barbbrookedavis.com

MARLA DAWSON Naturals by MarlaFiber ArtistOriginal hand-woven, hand-knit designs~ An Indiana Artisan ~Work at Brown County Craft Gallery and Homestead Weaving StudioHome studio in Ellettsville, IN (812) 876-9477 [email protected]

AMY GREELYAmy Greely StudioCreative MetalwearFun, lightweight earrings fabricated with a variety of metals, enhanced with gemstones, crystals, pearls, and patinas.Available at New Leaf in Nashville, IN ~ An Indiana Artisan [email protected] www.amygreely.com(812) 988-1058

ROBERT N. ANDERSONStillframes Photography and Imaging810 Brown Street Suite A Columbus, IN 47201(812) 372-0762 / [email protected]

BARB BONCHEKDizzy ArtPen and InkFree hand drawn geo motion designs in pen and ink. Originals, prints, greeting cards, custom designs.Available at Venue Gallery for Fine Art and Gifts, and Sublime Design Gallery in Bloomington, IN Hoosier Artist Gallery in Nashville, IN Studio in Greene County by [email protected](812) 876-19079817 N. Black Dog LaneSolsberry, IN 47459

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DIXIE FERRERMixed Media CollageClasses AvailableShowcasing Ferrer Designs on ceramic tiles and canvasDixie will be guest artist at Oak Grove Pottery During the Studio Tour in June.Works are represented by:Ferrer Gallery in Nashville, IN 61 W. Main St.Hoosier Salon Gallery in [email protected](812) 988-1994

JOAN HAABCountry Mouse Weaving StudioHand woven chenille designer garments 7965 Rinnie Seitz Road Nashville, IN 47448 (812) 988-7920

CATHY HAGGERTYPainting InstructionPainting lessons for individuals or small groups(812) 988-4091 [email protected] 39 E. Franklin St. in Nashville, IN (next to train)

RUTH HAYESPen & Ink , Mixed Media 4116 White Rd.Spencer, IN 47460(812) 935-7756www.fossilcreekdesigns.com [email protected] Pen and ink with color overlay of architectural subjects. Custom portraits of homes and businesses.Studio in rural Western Monroe County.

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CHRIS GUSTINHomestead Weaving StudioHandwoven “Recycled Rugs,” clothing, household items. Yarn, looms, spinning wheels, supplies for every fiber fanatic.~ An Indiana Artisan ~6285 Hamilton Creek Rd.,Columbus, IN 47201Southeastern Brown County(812) 988-8622Studio open 11 - 5 most days.Also available at Brown County Craft Gallery, Nashville, [email protected]

DICK FERRERPaintings on CanvasLandscapes, wildlife, costal, still life’s, portraits and plein aire paintingsin his uniquely original styleWorks are represented by:Ferrer Gallery in Nashville, IN 61 W. Main St.Hoosier Salon Gallery in [email protected](812) 988-1994


ANABEL HOPKINSLandscapes in pastel and oilAlso Abstract ExpressionismLessons at Les Nympheas Studio in rural Brown County(812) 340-8781Art available at:Hoosier Artist Gallery, Nashville, IN Hoosier Salon Gallery, Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN (812) [email protected]

JOE LEEIllustrator, Painter, ClownPen and ink, watercolor illustrationsBook illustrator “...for Beginners” seriesEditorial cartoonist for Herald TimesChildren’s illustrationINto Art and Our Brown CountyBloomington, IN(812) 323-7427 [email protected]

“Chris--Honoring my Sister”

SHARON JUNGCLAUS GOULDTrained SoulCollage® Facilitator “ Discover your Wisdom, Change your World with SoulCollage®”SoulCollage® is an intuitive, visual process for the discovery of your creativeInner Self. Join us for a powerful and fascinating learning experience asyou create your own personal deck of cards. Delightful and amazing!Workshops, retreats, classes, and individual [email protected](812) 343-5285 or (812) 988-0597

ANN LANKFORDGourd Artist Studio in Homestead Primitives Antiques & Rug Hooking Gourd painting workshopsWill host club luncheon or group meetings. Demonstrations available.Rug hooking supplies Hooking group meets 10 to 12 Thurs.48 N. Old State Road 67 S.Martinsville, IN 46151 (765) 342-8097, (765) 342-8516 Fri. and Sat. from 11:00 to 4:00 Anytime by appointmentwww.homesteaddesigngourds.com

ANNE RYAN MILLERGlass & Metal OverlayOpen Daily. Call for HoursP.O. Box 566Nashville, IN 47448Member of Hoosier Artist Gallery in Nashville, IN(812) 988-9766 (812) 325-7485 (cell)www.AnneRyanMillerGlassStudio.com

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PaintingsA journey through neo-abstract expressionism as well as contemporary impressionism with a touch of mystery Carol Clendeningwww.carolclendening.com [email protected](812) 825-1803

ELIZABETH O’REAR Fine ArtistOil, Acrylic, Watercolor—Animals, Still life, LandscapesVisit Elizabeth O’Rear Studio/Gallery 8850 SR 135 S in Southern Brown County (812) 988-1090 (812) 390-7216 on line at www.elizabethorear.com and Brown County Art Gallery, Nashville, IN

WALT SCHMIDT BETTY WESTHUESHickory Tree Studio & Country LoomFunctional stoneware pottery, blacksmithing, furniture, colorful recycled rag rugs, tapestries, socks and paintings Also: By Hand Gallery-Bloomington, IN and Brown Co. Craft Gallery-Nashville, IN Local Clay Guild Show November 2011 in Bloomington, IN 5745 N. Murat Rd. Bloomington, IN 47408 (812) 332-9004 [email protected] www.hickorytreestudio.com

SUE WESTHUESMixed Media Gourd ArtA wide variety of functional and decorative items created by combining gourds with other media. Available at: Brown Co. Craft Gallery, Nashville, IN Weed Patch Music Co., Nashville, IN Ferrer Gallery, Nashville, IN By Hand Gallery, Nashville, IN Sue Westhues P.O. Box 1786 Bloomington, IN 47402 (812) 876-3099

TRICIA WENTEFine ArtistPortraits, Landscapes, all mediums Commissions welcomeOn display in By Hand Gallery Fountain Square Mall, Suite 109Bloomington, IN 47404Tricia’s Studio / Gallery, by appt. only(812) 824-9578www.triciawente.com

LAURIE WRIGHT PrintmakerLaurie Wright Studio810 Brown Street Suite AColumbus, Indiana 47201(812) 343-3209By appointment or by chancewww.lauriewright.com

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The City of Bloomington welcomes spring with the opening of the Bloomington Community Farmers’

Market season on April 2. Market hours are 8 a.m. through 1 p.m. each Saturday from April through November. The Farmers’ Market is located at 8th and Morton Streets in Showers Common next to City Hall.

Admission to the Farmers’ Market is free. Early-season shoppers can enjoy the tasty offerings of prepared food vendors as well as farm-fresh, spring vegetables and farm products.

Anticipated offerings include arugula, collards, dried herbs, green onions, kale, lettuce, micro greens, mushrooms, radishes, salad mix, sorrel and spinach, plus farm items such as eggs, goat cheese, honey, meat and maple syrup as well as bedding plants, perennial plants and dried flowers.

Entertainers will perform at various times during the day.

The Farmers’ Market also offers gift certificates for Farmers’ Market items. Gift certificates are available for purchase at the Parks and Recreation Department’s information table at Market each Saturday, and are accepted by almost all the vendors at the Market. Food stamp benefits are also accepted by Market vendors for the purchase of eligible food items.

Bloomington Farmers’ Market

Beginning Saturday, April 9, 2011, and on the second Saturday of every month through December,

the Village Art Walks will take place in Nashville. Eleven local galleries are participating with open houses from 5 to 8 p.m.

All within walking distance, they include: John Elmore at Chateau Thomas Winery in Coachlight Square, Amy Greely (New Leaf ) in Calvin Place, Ron Schuster (Sweetwater Gallery), on Van Buren, Brown County Weavery in Antique Alley, Hoosier Artist on South Jefferson, Brown County Art Guild on Van Buren, Ferrer Gallery in the Village Green Building on East Main, LMJ and SBJ Designs Jewelers in the Tucker Building (2nd floor) on Van Buren, Iris Garden Gallery, north of the Courthouse on Van Buren, the Brown County Craft Gallery next to the Courthouse on East Main, and the Brown County Art Gallery on East Main. Galleries will offer beverages and refreshments; some will have live music, demonstrations, art talks, and other special events.

Tour patrons will receive discounts this year on the walk Saturdays and the following Sundays at: Big Woods Brewing Company, Calzone Jones, Common Grounds, Harvest Moon Pizzeria, Hobnob Corner, Holy Cow Steakhouse, and Muddy Boots Café.

The Village Art Walks are sponsored by Art Alliance Brown County. Details at <www.artalliancebrowncounty.com>.

Culinary Taste of ColumbusJune 18, Nugent Custer Performance Hall

HOPE:Art Guild of HopeAnnual Old-Fashioned Independence Day Celebration, July 1, Hope Town Square Food, games, crafts, music, sidewalk parade, fireworks

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Brown County Art Guild Celebrates

Sally Kriner’s 100th Birthday,

The Updated Interior, and Youth Art Month

During April the Brown County Art Guild is celebrating its newly remodeled interior, the 100th

Birthday of Sally Kriner, plus Youth Art Month. On special exhibit will be the collaborative multicultural mural created by students from Brown County Junior High and Rajghat Besant School of Varanasi, India. Select paintings by Sally Kriner will also be on display. The reception will be held on April 9, 5 to 9 p.m. during Nashville’s Village Art Walk.

In 2008 Patricia (Rhoden) Bartels, Brown County Art Guild member artist and art teacher at Brown County Junior High, was awarded a Fulbright-Hayes Grant to study Education in India. She traveled for five weeks, and visited rural, city and private schools. Unlike education in the USA, she discovered that education in India was for the privileged.

Through grant monies from the McDonalds Corporation & the Carol Walker Teachers Grant, a mural exchange between one of the elite private schools, Rajghat Besant School and the students at Brown County Junior high was arranged. Bartels’ and students conceptualized the theme and layout for the mural. Two identical murals were created one was to stay in India and one, once completed by the Indian friends, was to hang in the Brown County Junior High School as a symbol of our respect for education and respect of all cultures worldwide.

Bartels, along with Bailey Harmon and Brooke Sturgeon, High school cadets for Bartels, painted the background. Gifted and Talented and Advanced Art students then added symbols which represent how they personally attain enrichment and enlightenment.

MARTINSVILLE:Art SanctuarySecond Fridays 6-9, Open Studio Nite 190 N. Sycamore St. Martinsville, IN3rd Annual Artesian Art ShowJune: “Paws and Picasso”2D & 3D art animals in the artworkJune 11,10-1, “The Day Martinsville Goes to the Dogs”, Cowboy Bob, Master of Ceremonies, proceeds to benefit the Morgan County Humane Society(765) 342-8422 www.artsanctuaryindiana.com


www.talbotstreet.org

Indianapolis June 11th & 12th 2011

One Of The Nation’s Very Best Fairs Since 1956

270 Artists From Across The Nation

FREE ADMISSION

For complete event information log on to our website

JURIED FINE ARTS & FINE CRAFTS

Between 16th and 20th Streets, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Indianapolis

Troy Anderson

Linnea Lahlum

Steve & Sue Vachon

Gayle Herrli

Jacques Bachelier

Joe Wujcik

Michael J. Weber

”I found that I could communicate the reverence I have for nature by using glass as the canvas.”

Jun Itoi

pictura gallery122 W 6th St [812] 336-0000 www.picturagallery.com Hours: Tues-Sat 11-7

Located on the courthouse square at the corner of 6th and College, pictura gallery specializes in fine photographic art. Exhibits showcase work by acclaimed local,

national and international artists. Styles range from contemporary to traditional.

By Hand Gallery101 W Kirkwood Ave #109 Fountain Square Mall[812] 334-3255 www.bloomington.in.us/~byhand [email protected]: Mon–Sat 10-5:30

Located inside Fountain Square Mall, By Hand Gallery is a 30 year young fine crafts cooperative showing the work of local, regional and national artists. We feature jewelry, pottery, knitting, weaving, wood, glass, photography, paintings and more.

Linda Knudson/Ruth Conway

gallery406Spectrum Studio of Photography & DesignInside the Wicks Building 116 W 6th St[812] 333-0536 www.spectrumstudioinc.com Hours: Mon–Fri 9-6, First Fridays 9-8, Sat 11-6

gallery406 showcases local and regional artists focusing on, but not limited to, photography. The gallery features the work of Kendall Reeves with additional artists rotating every two months.

Kendall Reeves

Gallery North on the SquareThe Wicks Building116 W 6th St[812] 339-5729www.gallery-north.orgHours: Wed-Sat 11-6 or by appt.

A fine art gallery on the north side of the courthouse square featuring the work

of local and regional artists with frequently changed exhibits in watercolor, oil, acrylic, and mixed media paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber art. Gallery North hosts guest artists and special exhibits throughout the year.

Cathy Korinek

Glorious Moments Fine Art Gallery109 E Kirkwood Ave[812] 287-8212 www.gloriousmoments.comHours: Wed–Thurs 11-6, Fri–Sat 11-8, open for private appts.

Glorious Moments exhibits an eclectic art collection featuring original artwork by local and international artists that includes paintings, prints, stained glass, jewelry, Russian miniature lacquer art, sculpture, ceramics, photographs, textiles, antique rugs. The gallery features an extensive collection of Edward Curtis photogravures and Jerry Garcia prints available.

Jerry Garcia

Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center Galleries122 S Walnut St [812] 330-4400 www.ivytech.edu/bloomington/waldronHours: Mon-Fri 9-7

The Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center houses a unique blend of artists,

performers, and educators. At the Ivy Tech Waldron, you can see a play, catch a concert, cruise multiple art galleries, and even sign up to take art classes. Five art galleries open now, with a sixth coming in 2011.

Gallery Interior

Sublime Design Gallery and Gifts514 W Kirkwood Ave[812] [email protected]: Tues–Sat. 11-7, Sun 12-5

Sublime Design is a fine art gallery and teaching space. We offer classes by local artists, children’s art classes, and children’s birthday parties. Carol Hedin, owner and artist specializes in custom epoxy tables and stained glass. The gallery highlights new artists and has special events every month. In addition to the gallery, the back room displays vintage furniture, jewelry, and art. Check our web page for more info.

The Venue, Fine Arts & Gifts114 S Grant St [812] 339-4200www.TheVenueBloomington.com [email protected]: Tues-Sat 11-7, Sun 12-5

The Venue brings you original, award winning oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings,

and limited edition prints from acclaimed local, regional, national, and international artists. Also showcased is a wide array of uniquely crafted jewelry, pottery, glass, and metal/mineral sculpture.

Louis Icart

..................................................Auxiliary Galleries

Bellevue Gallery107 W 9th St

[812] 349-4242

www.bellevuegallery.org

Hours: Mon–Fri 10-4,

weekends subject to

theater activity

Gallery Group109 E 6th St

[812] 334-9700

www.gallerygroup.org

Hours: Mon–Fri 9-5

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Stroll the Downtown Gallery Walk any time of the year!

Special Gallery Walk receptions [First Fridays]are February 4, April 1, June 3, August 5, October 7, and December 2, from 5-8pm.

Visit www.visitbloomington.com or www.gallerywalkbloomington.com for up-to-date information about Gallery Walk Events.

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