District 5 Community Arts Activities

DISTRICT 5 COMMUNITY ARTS ACTIVITIES (Here’s what’s happening in your neck of the woods):

1. HENDRICKS COUNTY:
~Gallery on the Square, 51 S. Washington Street, Danvillie, IN 46122
Rose Richard, Gallery ManagerPhone: 317-386-3111, email: art@galleryonthesquare.comcastbiz.netHours: W, Th, F, Sa 11am - 7pm
Summer Art Classes:
ALL OF OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST/CRAFTSMEN, WHO HAVE GAINED RECOGNITION AS BEING EXPERT IN WHAT THEY TEACH. LEARN A NEW ART FORM, OR HONE ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO A HIGHER SKILL LEVEL. BE CREATIVE!
CLASSES: May – June at Gallery on the Square
Note: call or email the instructor listed for more information and/or to sign up for the class. More classes are added monthly. Updates are in our newsletter, on our website and in the local newspapers.

2. JOHNSON COUNTY:
~7th Annual Street Fest in Franklin. Discover Downtown Franklins 7th annual Street Fest will include their Strawberries on the Square annual fundraiser, the Lion's Club Fish Fry, FHI Garage Sale, and marks the beginning of the DDF 4th Friday events. This months 4th Friday includes a classic car cruise-in, kids activities, the classic rock stylings of The Woomblies, and the movie "Bye, Bye Birdie at the Artcraft Theatre. The Johnson County Museum of History and the Johnson County Garden Club will be joining us on the courthouse square. 8 AM to 9 PM. Info: See Web site below or call 317-736-6823.
http://www.franklin-in.gov/egov/apps/events/calendar.egov?path=03&action=details&id=2468Location: Courthouse Lawn, 5 East Jefferson Street, Franklin, Johnson County.

3. MARION COUNTY:
~Miller House
SPECIAL EVENT Miller House Symposium
Friday, May 20 9:30 am-5 pm
The Toby
Join the IMA for an exciting day with some of America's leading design experts exploring the legacy of Miller House and Garden, one of the greatest modern designs of the mid-twentieth century. Miller House Symposium is presented by Design Arts Society in partnership with Indiana Landmarks and Indiana ASLA. View a complete schedule of events or purchase tickets online at: http://www.imamuseum.org/millerhouse/miller-house-symposium?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=ima&utm_campaign=05+11

~2011 Broad Ripple Art Fair
Sure Sign of Summer: Broad Ripple Art Fair, the Art Center’s largest fundraiser, is Indy’s traditional kick off to the summer festival season. This year the Art Fair is May 21-22, 2011 with a special preview party Friday night, May 20 from 6-8 p.m.

New for 2011: * Friday Night Preview Party Start your weekend with fun at the NEW Broad Ripple Art Fair Preview Party! You’ll get first look and VIP shopping access to the terrace, green and grove artists. Mingle with artists and art-lovers and enjoy delicious appetizers, drinks and music during this upbeat launch to Indy’s favorite art weekend! Ticket price includes 2-day admission to the Broad Ripple Art Fair as well as 3 complimentary beer/wine tickets. Cash bar also available. Must be 21 or older to attend.
* Local Food Options Look for more local favorites as food vendors in addition to The Jazz Kitchen, Yats, Ripple Bagel & Deli and Hubbard & Cravens. BRICS (Broad Ripple Ice Cream Station) is already on board and we’re in various stages of winning over others!
* Kid Activities throughout The Art Center has distributed its kid-friendly activities and entertainment throughout the grounds (instead of all under one tent). This will allow adults more time for themselves to shop between stops—a little time for you yet close enough between activities where the kids won’t get bored.

Back by Popular Demand: Return Wristbands Visitors last year gobbled up the wristbands allowing them to return Sunday for free. Some were bummed they had to wear the band overnight, but we know you understand that we do have to make them tight enough so they can’t be slipped off and given to visitors who haven’t paid for a ticket. For that reason, we also can’t accept any visitors on Sunday whose bands have been cut and re-taped.
Drawing for a Free Class Fair goers who purchase tickets in advance can write their name, email address and phone number on the back of their ticket. When they turn in their ticket at the gate, they will automatically be entered in a drawing for $250 good toward an art class or workshop at the Art Center. Chances of winning are approximately 1 in 5,000.
Follow link to purchase Tickets: https://my.indplsartcenter.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=366

4. MORGAN COUNTY:
~ArtWorks of Martinsville, 75 E. Washington St. at Kathryn Maxwell’s Art Gallery & Framing, 765-792-0328
Kids Summer Art, Class fee $70.00 all four or $20.00 each call 765-792-0328 or register online!
Summer 2010 Workshops for Kids Four Day Art camp 9 am to Noon each day cost of classes all four $70.00. Individual classes $20.00 each. Ages 6 to ? Pick up date for clay fires will be June 25, 2010. Class held at 75 E. Washington street, Martinsville, IN All supplies included.
June 15th - Clay - Animal friends using the slab method
June 16th - Print Making -
June 17th - Symmetry in Motion - Clay Mobiles
June 18th - Acrylic Painting - John Wooden Homestead
~The Art Sanctuary, 190 North Sycamore Street, Martinsville, IN 46151, 765-342-8422
Gallery hours: Sun., May 22 - noon to 4:00 during the "Thunder in the Valley" racing events in Martinsville
"WHEELS" The Oil Paintings of: Tom Butters and Ron Barrett
Award winning artists of racing, cars, and motorcycles. Celebrate racing in the month of May!
Tom Butters career was in advertising following his studies in art at Indiana University. He was involved in motor sports – in the 60’s reporting for the Indianapolis Star and contributing racing cartoons; later as PR director for Indianapolis Raceway Park; and then as advertising supervisor for a number of companies including Lancia, Alfa Romeo, and Pirelli. Tom was also a competition driver with licenses in SCCA and IMSA. His oil paintings have won many awards. He is presently painting instructor at the Hagerstown, IN Arts Place. Website: www.tombuttersart.com.
Ron Barrett of Martinsville is a resident artist at the Art Sanctuary (Studio 103A) and paints a variety of subjects in oils and acrylics. He especially enjoys motorcycle and car themes. He frequently visits car shows and paints on site, "plein air", to capture his subject matter and the energy of the moment. Ron has received awards for his abstract impressionistic street scenes, and most recently at the "2011 Artesian Art Show" for his painting of a motorcycle.

5. SULLIVAN COUNTY:
~The Gallery on Main LLC, Journey to China...The Art of Don Monroe
Saturday, May 28, 2011 9:30“Journey to China is based on studies which I did while on a three week tour of China. China is a rapidly changing place, but a place with a long and rich cultural history. One can still see in parts of the country the very old next to the very new. It can be seen in its architecture, culture, and everyday life. I have worked off and on, on this series of paintings for the last two and a half years, spending one to three months working on each one. While the paintings themselves are each my own imaginative creation, they are representative of the people, places, and things I saw and experienced while there. I sincerely, hope you will enjoy your Journey to China as seen through my paintings.” Artist Don Monroe
101 S. Main StreetSullivan, IN, 47882Robert Medsker812-268-3835galleryonmain@frontier.com

6. VIGO COUNTY:
~Sheldon Swope Art Museum - 25 S. Seventh Street. (812) 238-1676
Detail image of Rod Bradfield's painting titled Front Range
Discussion with
Rod Bradfield
Alliance of the Swope Lecture Series
Friday, May 20, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to Noon

~Image after 1940's style movie advertisements, featuring an alligator snapping turtle with its mouth open. Composite image derived from a photo by Christopher Evans of Saint Petersburg, Florida.
Spark Reading Series:
The Beast of Busco by Karl Barnebey
Tuesday, May 31, 2011, 7:00 p.m.