843 past events with the painting tag

Muncie Mystery!
(begins at Canan Commons and continues throughout the downtown area)
Downtown Development and Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement present Muncie Mystery! We need your "hand" solving this year's Muncie Mystery! Join us downtown during September's First Thursday to question suspects, look for clues and - hopefully - solve the case!

What we know so far: The Addams Family’s beloved Helping Hand, Thing, is missing! The butler, Lurch, suspects that someone in the family knows where Thing is because there was evidence from each of them left in the same room where his empty box was found, the library of Addams Manor. 

Pick up your Crime Tracker form and map at Canan Commons beginning at 5:30 p.m., then visit participating downtown businesses to hear alibis from the suspects and look over the evidence. Turn in your guesses at Canan Commons by 7:30 p.m. because the big reveal is set for 8 p.m. on the Canan Commons stage.

Sleuths with correct guesses will be entered into a drawing for great downtown prizes! (You must be present at reveal to win!)

Muncie Mystery is hosted by Ball State's Office of Community Engagement, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Ivy Tech Community College, and Muncie Civic Theatre.

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
@garfieldfrommemory is the guest artist at first Thursday art show in September 9/7 dont miss this !! Kate Parnell is 43 years old, and since February 24, 2019 she has drawn and painted Garfield (the cartoon cat) every day. She lives and works in her parents’ house in Richmond, Virginia, and travels around the country doing small pop up markets where she sells paintings and gets to meet some of her 18,000+ Garfield-loving instagram followers. While her subject matter is deceptively simple, drawing Garfield from memory saved her life, becoming not only a creative outlet but also a source of income, stability and confidence after many years of battling depression. These Garfield drawings and paintings form a body of work spanning four and a half years, reflecting not only her taste but the incredible sensibilities of her followers, whose Garf commissions of album covers, portraits, pets, inside jokes and erotica have “kept the lights on” and kept the project going. It is a kind of self-portrait, not only of the artist but of a community of people who find joy in humor, creativity, and love for a fat orange icon of the past 45 years, in both the tenuous space of a social media platform and in the real world.

Parnell is also attempting to become the Guinness World Record holder for most tattoos of a single cartoon character. She has 32 Garfield tattoos, and needs 24 more to take the title. Like her daily Garfing, the process of building her Garf tattoo collection has given her a joyous momentum and introduced her to artists around the world. Screening at the show will be filmmaker Michael Arcos’ documentary short “Orange From Memory,” which offers a glimpse into the world of Garfield From Memory and its incredibly orange obsession. This 14 minute piece will be screened at multiple film festivals in the fall.

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Silk painter Carrie Wright invites you upstairs to visit her multi-purpose studio space after getting one of your Mystery Clues street side! With lots of big plans for the upcoming Christmas shopping season, this is a great chance to place personalized orders ahead of the rush.

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Stop by The Clubhouse for dinner on First Thursday! All entrees are buy one get one free at equal or lesser value from 5pm until 9pm. 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 East Main St., again will host local artists and Cornerstone artists in displaying and selling their work Sept. 7 from 5-8 p.m. in the Great Room. 

Artist in Residence Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event.

Dragoo is also hosting a project/workshop “Re-making Maps In Muncie: A Map Into Art Workshop”, where participants utilize large format linen maps to create collages, paintings and other unique art pieces. The workshop encourages participants to create new world visions or add ideas about the world as it remakes itself. The workshop will take place during First Thursday from 5-8 p.m. also in the Great Room.

Community artists participating in this First Thursday include Gracelynne Strean, Mike Lassiter, Stefan Mckell, Mikell Vawter, Val Kelley, Hazel McCully, Joleigh M Paul, Tom Stader, Jill Palumbo, Maevyn Stone and her daughters Lily, Emma and Iris. Cornerstone artists include Eugene Boyd, Leon and Laura Crosby of Crosby Family Art, Michelle Metsker-Cass and Olivia Morrow. 

Musician Maevyn Stone, a classical harpist, will perform. 

The featured artist for September is Michelle Metsker-Cass, of Made By Meeshy Art, who will be exhibiting her work titled “Fluid Beauty” in Cornerstone’s Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery. 

Those who want to participate should call Dragoo at Cornerstone at 765-281-9503 ext. 150. Pop-up artists are $20 per table and two tables for $30. For additional information on First Thursday, art classes, rentals and events, please go to www.cornerstonearts.org or call 765-281-9503 EXT. 150.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts offers opportunities for creative expression for all through community and rental spaces in a historic setting. Thousands of area residents attend wedding and civic events, in addition to taking classes in art, dance and music. Cornerstone is home to the Muncie Symphony Orchestra and The Masterworks Chorale. For additional information go to www.cornerstonearts.org or call 765-281-950

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Patterns in Nature: the Art of Aaron Nicholson:
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of Muncie resident Aaron Nicholson. Nicholson’s art reflects physical patterns found in the natural world as well as behavioral patterns in the way humans relate to nature, both on earth and our observations and speculations about the universe. The party will be on First Thursday, September 7, from 5 – 8 pm with live music by Luke Mitchell and Joshua Vance. The artist will be on hand. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Nicholson is a sculptor and a painter. His most ambitious work uses ancient techniques of pouring molten metal into sand molds. When he does this, the act of making art is itself an expression of his relationship to natural materials. Many of the sculptures in the exhibition were made this way.   

At 6:15, Nicholson will speak about his work and the techniques he uses to make it.The exhibit will remain on view through September 30. 

At Muncie’s recent Fire Up Downtown event in early August, Nicholson organized an Iron Pour where he fired a 2400-degree furnace to melt iron which he then poured into molds to make art. It was an extreme demonstration of an ancient technology that we rarely get to see. In addition to the show at Gordy, many of the castings at the Fire Up event will be on view the same evening at the Muncie Visitors Bureau at 410 S. Walnut St. in downtown Muncie. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422.

Harmony Movement Studio
Harmony Movement Studio is setting up a free dance party in the alley next to the Fickle Peach! (117 E. Charles)

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Art4Quarters, an art vending machine, will open on September 7, 2023 at Made In Muncie pottery shop in downtown Muncie. Art4Quarters is a flat vend style machine that will sell stickers, mini prints, and zines from local artists for the humble price of four quarters. 
Artwork will be rotated on a quarterly basis. This quarter’s featured artists are Roque Chavez, Kendall Hess, and Lauren Pontenberg. Art4Quarters’ curator, Mary Arnett-Delaney, aims to make buying local art accessible and fun. She hopes Art4Quarters will be an ongoing destination for artists to sell small works.

Join us at Made In Muncie on September 7th from 5-8pm- bring your quarters! Tokens to be paid for via Venmo or PayPal will be available as well. 100% of profits will go to the artist you buy from! Light refreshments will be provided. 

If you would like to submit your work to A4Q– see full prospectus and application here: www.maryarnettdelaney.com%2Fart4quarters&data=05%7C01%7Cnephillips%40bsu.edu%7C117891620929464db15608dba95cd697%7C6fff909f07dc40da9e30fd7549c0f494%7C0%7C0%7C638289988485969070%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=PZrneb3oPrvqGTF3GYlRrO3fTahuJ3zg7R5lWnMGT4o%3D&reserved=0">https://www.maryarnettdelaney.com/art4quarters

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Muncie Artist Guild’s “Artist of the Month” for September is Jean McCauley, the winner of the Best-in-Show Award at our Annual Show. 

Jean McCauley is an award winning artist who has been a member of the Muncie Artists Guild as well as various other art groups for many years. She studied art in college but stopped painting to raise a family. About 25 years ago, Jean began painting again and took numerous workshops with a number of Indiana painters. She primarily paints with oils, acrylics, and recently has begun painting with pastels. Her subject matter is usually landscapes but she has been known to paint a dog or two. 

Jean’s work will be on display at the following locations downtown:
Northwest Bank, 110 E Charles St.
Old National Bank, 2401 S Madison St. 
Parlour at Hazelwood Hair Salon, 1300 W University Ave 
Rosebud Coffee House, 1805 S Hoyt Ave. 
Vera Mae’s Bistro, 207-209 S Walnut St. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is happy to be a part of Muncie’s First Thursday community events, a popular local monthly tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout Downtown Muncie. Assuming good weather, the Muncie Makers Market will set up on the sidewalks by the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets for all of the 2023 First Thursday gatherings, and be open ‪to the public from 5-8pm. The Muncie Makers Market is a registered farmers market featuring handmade creations, homemade foods, and locally grown produce! All Vendors must register in advance. 

Murray Building 
405 S. Walnut (between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
Local fine artists invite you to their Open Art Studios! See behind the scenes in these historic second and third floor studio spaces where work from more than five different artists from all mediums will be on display and for sale. Stop by to visit Certified Bob Ross instructor Chris Taylor, Silk Painter Carrie Wright, Acrylics/Oil Painter Cassie Dunmyer, Oil Painter & Print Creator Kate Thorson and Ink Line Artist Jeff Brackett.

PlySpace
304 S. Walnut
PlySpace and MuncieArts presents a First Thursday performance and gallery installation by actor and clown, Carmen Nikae. Nikae explores themes of vulnerability & resilience, simple presence, and The Ridiculous through the combination of live clown work and silent short films. Her silent short films, made in the style of Charlie Chaplin, will be on display at the PlySpace Gallery at 304 S. Walnut St (the old Olive and Slate storefront) from 5:30 - 8:00 PM where she will be creating a short film live in real time at 7 P.M. Stop by to view her films and her process, ask questions, and support the art of clowning!

Valhalla  
215 S. Walnut
The Unknown Jazz Quintet will be playing outside the old Valhalla space from 5:30-7:30pm.

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixin’s. 

Artswalk- October 2023
A special edition of First Thursday, October ArtsWalk, is back featuring unique arts, dazzling shows, and delicious food. This ArtsWalk is hosted by Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Ball State University College of Fine Arts, and MuncieArts. 

YART – Yard Sale for Art 
Local markets and vendors selling art, all priced under $40 at Canan Commons 

*YART Vendors please visit: Muncie YART Facebook to sign up! 

Art Galleries & Exhibits 
Local artisans and various media at Gordy, Cornerstone, Madjax and other DWNTWN galleries 

Delicious Food 
Soup Crawl for Second Harvest, along with many DWNTWN eateries and local food trucks. 

Live Music & Dance 

To find more information or become a vendor visit: https://www.downtownmuncie.org/artswalk 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery is having a group shop show. Ivan Harmon, Jamie Noggle, Daniel Bunker, and Nate Harmon will be showing works and doing Halloween tattoo specials (art and love tattooing). 

Accutech
Main and Walnut Streets
Professor Kevin Klinger's 4th year immersive learning studio is designing a structure on the southwest corner of the intersection between Main and Walnut Street on Accutech's property. A really important part of their project has been reaching out to the community and hearing people's stories about their experience living in Muncie. They will have a table set up outside of Accutech for Artswalk to talk about public art with Muncie locals.

Beyond I CAN (Madjax, 1st floor)
515 E. Main St.
Beyond I Can/CARS is a day center for people with disabilities. Our clients come here to use their hands and artistic abilities. They also go places in the community and learn life skills.

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery presents Microscapes & Macroscapes. Silk artist Carrie Wright releases all the never-before-seen art she's been creating since moving into the historic Murray Building! The gift shop is brimming with OOAK hand-crafted artisan treasures, and all the art will be for sale. 405 S. Walnut, Suite 201, directly above the Caffeinery.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 East Main St., again will host local artists and Cornerstone artists in displaying and selling their work Oct. 5 from 5-8 p.m. in the Great Room. 

Artist in Residence Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event. Community artists participating in this First Thursday include Stefan Mckell, Val Kelley, Jill Palumbo, Angel Gillette, Tom Stader, Liliana Osborne, Hazel McCully, Shera Hixson, Megan Shanna and Safari Reign. Cornerstone artists include Eugene Boyd, Leon and Laura Crosby of Crosby Family Art, Michael Lassiter and Debra Gindhart Dragoo. The featured gallery artist for October is the Muncie Artists Guild. 

Delaware County Historical Society
122 E. Washington
The Delaware County Historical Society is planning on having a display of historic Muncie images based on the collection of prominent collector, and past board member, Mike Mavis.  The exhibit will be displayed on the first floor at the Moore-Youse House at 122 E. Washington  and will be free to the public. 

Forever Young Children’s Boutique
125 E. Charles
We will be having our FALL OPEN HOUSE that day! Open 11-8:00. We will have New arrivals and Sales.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Our Time Art Show, exhibits the paintings and ceramics of three artist friends, Larry Fentz, Martin Price, and Kerry Shaw. After retiring from long careers in education, marketing, and graphic arts, they now focus their time on the art they enjoy making. This show brings them together for one creative viewing experience. Refreshments will be served.  Artist talk will be at 6:15. 

Harmony Movement Studio
Alley next to the Fickle Peach (117 E. Charles St.)
Join Harmony Movement Studio for a FREE dance party in the alley next to the Fickle Peach! Bring your friends, dogs, and dance moves, or just grab a drink and watch the fun. 

Made in Muncie
313 S. Walnut
Join us for the opening of "Poppies are Tough", a collaborative show featuring BSU Art Alumni Mary Arnett-Delaney and Rachel Kline. Mary uses text based work to process grief and anxiety with sincerity and humor because hey, what else can you do?  Meanwhile Rachel paints an excessive amount of poppies using mediums like acrylic, marker, ceramic, and an irreverent sense of humor.

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Fall Festival at Madjax 5–8 pm
In partnership with the East Central Neighborhood Association, bring your family and join us at Madjax for an evening of pumpkin carving, games, and fun activities! This event is free and open to the public.

Design Lab Pop-Up Workshop 5–8 pm
Create a heat-pressed mug with the Madjax Design Lab staff! Choose from several pre-printed Halloween or fall-themed designs. This activity is free for Design Lab members and $5 per mug for nonmembers.

Muncie Arts
Please join MuncieArts at 8:30PM in Dave’s Alley on First Thursday as we countdown and turn on the Midnight Palace light installation for the first time! We will have more programming around the project and an official ribbon cutting later this fall. This project is part of the Muncie Public Art Program funded in part by the Indiana Destination Development Corporation and the American Rescue Plan.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Karen Fisher, who paints and is an active community member since arriving in Muncie in 1972, completed her degree in art education at Ball State in 1976 when she met her husband Paul. In 2003 Karen and Paul purchased Art Mart from longtime friends, Brian and Genny Gordy, and have successfully run the art supply business in the BSU Village.  

Fisher’s artwork will be on display during the month of October at the following locations: Northwest Bank (110 E Charles), Old National Bank (2401 S Madison), Parlour at Hazelwood Hair Salon, Rosebud Coffee House, and Vera Mae’s Bistro 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find us on Adams & Walnut at ArtsWalk!

PlySpace
304 S. Walnut
Carmen Nikae is an actor and clown who explores themes of vulnerability & resilience, simple presence, and The Ridiculous through the combination of live clown work and silent short films. Her silent short films, made in the style of Charlie Chaplin, will be on display, and she will be doing a live clown performance at 7pm. Stop by to view her films and her process, ask questions, and support the art of clowning!

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixin’s.

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
YART is a HUGE Yard Sale for Art! All NEW art, by all KINDS of Artists - we keep that yard sale vibe by selling everything outdoors with all prices under $40! Find us on Walnut from Charles Street to Canan Commons!

YART is a Yard Sale for Art! But don’t think it’s a yard sale like you’ve ever been to before! YART began in Muncie, Indiana with students at Ball State University and continues here and in several U.S. cities - a Muncie original! The Muncie YART is now held Downtown, at Canan Commons, twice a year, Spring and Fall, and coincides with ArtsWalk. The Fall 2023 Muncie YART is scheduled for the evening of Thursday, October 5th!

This community art sale, with a goal of making art affordable and accessible to everyone, brings together Artists and Art patrons in a casual and unique setting. The Fall 2023 Muncie YART will be held in conjunction with the 2023  ArtsWalk on Thursday, October 5th, from 5-8p. You can find YART and LIVE music performances at Canan Commons, Muncie's great urban greenspace park and amphitheater by the roundabout on South Walnut Street in Downtown Muncie, Indiana. 

All forms of Art are welcome at YART! Art of all kinds, by all kinds of Artists! YART encourages interaction between Artists and the community, hoping to make Art more accessible, especially to those who think they cannot afford to buy Art for themselves and their homes. To this goal, all YART Art will be priced below $40! YART works to enable local creative entrepreneurs and to improve the Muncie economy. Shop local, support independents, enjoy your town! 

The last YART featured over 150 Artists! Each YART Artist will be present throughout YART to meet the public, discuss their Art, handle sales personally, and some Artists will be making Art LIVE at YART! This is a great opportunity to enjoy your family interacting with local culture in a dynamic, lively, and relaxed atmosphere.

The Fall 2023 Muncie YART will feature a wide variety of handmade jewelry, photography, clothing, oil/acrylic/watercolor paintings, ceramics, stuffed animals, drawings, knits, pottery, candles, toys, sculpture, glass, digital art, mosaics, LIVE ART and LIVE MUSIC, and so much more!

Outdoor fun for all ages - YART and ArtsWalk are for the whole family!

Miss Moth (YART Director) and the YART Artists very much thank Cheryl Crowder of the Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and the City of Muncie for their generous support! YART is an all-volunteer, zero-budget, community event. THANK YOU!

WANT TO SELL YOUR ART AT YART? It's FREE to Artists! :) YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART page on Facebook. 

LIKE Muncie YART on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Muncie-Yart/156725934394407

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Carrie Wright Silk presents Scenes from the Atlantic:  Come see all of the oil paintings created en plein air during Dan & Carrie’s most recent vacation to the ocean! Plus jewelry, home decor, tree ornaments, original art print calendars, glass work, and so much more, all crafted by Indiana artists! This is also a great opportunity to peruse the remaining pieces of silk art Carrie has for sale and to discuss a possible commission for your home or office. Come shop all the one of a kind treasures before they’re off to their new homes! 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Local Artists to Display and Sell Work at Cornerstone in November: 
Muncie–Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 East Main St., again will host local artists and Cornerstone artists in displaying and selling their work Nov. 2nd from 5-8 p.m. in the Great Room. Artist in Residence Debra Gindhart Dragoo is coordinating this event.

Community artists participating this November include Val Kelley, Mikell Vawter, Maya Doss, Angel Gillette, Megan Senate, Assata Flannigan, Liliana Osborne, Casey Myers, Jadon Stamm, Tom Stader, Janessa Erickson, Bards On The Run, Jill Palumbo, Anne Maddox, Jennifer Morris, Stephen B. Millben II, William Erickson, Danielle Hill, her daughter and Ashley Lambert 

Cornerstone artists include Eugene Boyd, Mike Lassiter, Debra Gindhart Dragoo and Olivia Morrow. 

Americana/Folk Musicians Jack Burton, Shari Flanders, David Calvin and Woody Statler will perform. 

The featured artist for November is Marcia Wade, a retired MCS Muncie Community Schools educator. She and her late husband were dedicated art collectors and patrons of Muncie artwork. Most of the pieces of this donation were originally purchased from Gordy’s Fine Arts and Framing.

There are over forty pieces including ceramics, sculpture, prints, paintings and drawings. 

If you’re currently a local art collector you will not want to miss this incredible art installation.

All proceeds go to Cornerstone Center for the Arts who will be exhibiting work in an exhibit in Cornerstone’s Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery. Those who want to participate should email Dragoo at Cornerstone at ecoartfun@gmail.com

Cornerstone Center for the Arts offers opportunities for creative expression for all through community and rental spaces in a historic setting. Cornerstone is home to 

The Masterworks Chorale and Orchestra Indiana. For additional information go to www.cornerstonearts.org

Dandelions Flowers and Gifts
120 S. Walnut
Linked With Meg will be at Dandelions for November’s First Thursday!

Linked With Meg is a permanent jewelry company started and run by a Ball State student! Linked with Meg offers rings, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, and body wraps! I provide silver and gold options! These jewelry pieces are a unique experience to make you spruce up your everyday look! These pieces are meant to last for however long YOU want! 

https://linkedwithmeg.info 

Delaware County Historical Society
520 E. Main (Cornerstone)
“Death and Dying in Muncie: An All Souls Day Presentation”:
Join the Delaware County Historical Society at 7:00pm on November 2 for an All Souls Day panel presentation about death and dying at Cornerstone Center for the Arts. DCHS historians Zac Bow, Chris Flook, Bob Good, Karen Good, and Karen Vincent will explore and present about death and dying, tombstone restoration, Beech Grove Cemetery, and much more. The First Thursday event is free to attend and located in the Legacy Room at Cornerstone.

Questions? contact@delawarecountyhistory.org

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing party for Our Time, Our Art, Thursday November 2, 5 – 8 pm. 
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the artworks of three artist friends, Larry Fentz, Martin Price, and Kerry Shaw. After retiring from long careers in education, marketing, and graphic arts, they now focus their time on the art they enjoy making. This show brings them together for one creative viewing experience. The final party for the show will be on First Thursday November 2, from 5 – 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.  The exhibit will remain on view through November 11th. 

More info about the artists:
Larry Fentz 
Larry was born and raised in central Indiana. His art career started in the mid 1970’s along with his passion for watercolor painting.  Larry worked several years as a technical draftsman, artist, and designer for commercial design studios in Indianapolis. In 1983 he moved to Muncie to work as a staff artist at Paws Inc., home of the Garfield comic strip.  For 33 years he was an integral part of the comic strip production and merchandising art as an inker and airbrush artist. 

Larry has pursued watercolor painting for over 40 years. He is considered a transparent watercolor artist on the contemporary side of traditional. He is a member of the Hoosier Salon, American Watercolor Society (AWS), and the Kentucky Watercolor Society (KWS). He is a Signature member of the Watercolor Society of Indiana (WSI) and a lifetime Signature member of the Whiskey Painters of America.

Martin Price
In the fall of Marty’s third year at Taylor University, he saw for the first time in his life a pot being thrown on the wheel. He realized then that clay was what he wanted to learn. Marty got his master’s degree in art education from Ball State University.  He taught high school art for 29 years retiring from Wapahani High School. In 2008 Marty and his wife spent the winter in Colorado specifically to learn the raku technique from potters in Colorado Springs.  His current work is balanced with raku and high fired functional as well as occasional wood fired pottery. Marty is an Indiana Artisan who has worked in clay for more than 40 years. 

Kerry Shaw
Growing up in the Midwest, Kerry had an interest in life outdoors and drawing from a very early age. He attended Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida where he studied fine art and graphic design. Later, he graduated from Ball State University where he studied graphic design and photography. He enjoyed a 22-year career with Ball Corporation as a designer and director of communications, followed by a 20-year career with Anderson University as a designer and director of publications. In addition, he has operated his own design firm, shawDesign, since 1996. 

After retiring from Anderson University, he began to paint again. Capturing the light on a face or landscape of interest has always been the driving force of his paintings. Kerry’s memberships include the Indiana Plein Air Painters Association (IPAPA), Hoosier Salon and the Santa Rita Art League. He also paints with the Tucson Barrio Painters and various other well-known artists. Kerry and his wife Donna reside in Muncie, Indiana and winter in Green Valley, Arizona.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists, offers advanced photo printing services, provides appraisals, restores antique frames, and specializes in expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422.

Harmony Movement Studio
312 E. Main
Join Harmony Movement Studio for a free open house during First Thursday! Swing by anytime between 6 and 8 for snacks, music, a free mini lesson, and the chance to get the most memorable Christmas present of the year! Experiences are more memorable than items, and the gift of dance lessons is a skill you can enjoy for a lifetime. Stop by and see us at 312 E Main Street!

Muncie Artist’s Guild
Various locations
Laurie Lunsford is our Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for November 2023. 

Laurie's Artist Statement/Bio: 
I love everything about the outdoors....and people. Plein air painting provides the opportunity to paint not only what is in front of me, but also how I feel about it, using all of my senses. Painting portraits provides the joy of looking into another person's face many minutes at a time. Using pastels, if they were not so messy, is my favorite medium because of their vibrant and pure color. I also like to flow with watercolors. I have taught art in elementary schools. Now that I am retired, I enjoy interacting with small groups of kids, not only through art, but poetry, games, and gardening. Since retirement, I have written and illustrated ten children's picture books. (All of them are on Amazon) "The Solar Eclipse is Coming" was just released, and is very timely in this season. 

Listing of works on display: 
Laurie Lunsford "Three on a Sled" Pastels 23x27 $400  
Laurie Lunsford "Geraniums" Watercolor and Acrylic 19x23 $250  
Laurie Lunsford "Dutro Ernst Bouquet" Pastels 23x27 $450 
Laurie Lunsford "Tipping Vase" Pastels 17x21 $350  
Laurie Lunsford "Plein Air at Oakhurst Gardens" Pastels 18x22 $250 

Her work will be shown at the following locations: 
Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is happy to be a part of Muncie’s First Thursday community events, a popular local monthly tradition, going many years back, with all sorts of vendors, artists, and entertainers set up throughout Downtown Muncie. Assuming good weather, the Muncie Makers Market will set up on the sidewalks by the corner of Walnut and Adams Streets for all of the 2023 First Thursday gatherings, and be open ‪to the public from 5-8pm. The Muncie Makers Market is a registered farmers market featuring handmade creations, homemade foods, and locally grown produce! All Vendors must register in advance. 

PlySpace
304 S. Walnut
RADICAL MAKERS is a salon-style exhibition of jewelry and metalwork by the multi-talented artists who are leading the Radical Jewelry Makeover: Midwest Edition. Over the last 15 years, the Radical Jewelry Makeover has prompted jewelry and metal artists to rethink and challenge their practice as a maker by asking them to consider the environmental consequences of the jewelry industry. This exhibition will highlight the personal artwork of the many artists who are helping to guide and educate both students and the community through radical jewelry maker parties, workshops, and lectures about the process of ethical metalsmithing.

RADICAL MAKERS will be on exhibition for the month of November, with an opening on November 2nd from 5-8 PM. Alongside the exhibition opening, the Ball State University Metals Guild will have a selection of handmade jewelry for sale.

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters and other Cajun fixin’s.

Ball State University's Arts Alive Series presents a public talk by artist Trenton Doyle Hancock. Please join us for this free event at Sursa Hall on Wednesday, November 8th from 7-8pm, with a catered reception immediately following the talk in adjacent Hahn Hall. Hope to see you there!

For more information about Hancock's work, please visit the following link:
https://www.jamescohan.com/artists/trenton-doyle-hancock ;