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June 2008 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Center Preserving Great Lakes Native American
Culture
The
National Center for Great Lakes Native American
Culture, Incorporated (NCGLNAC), is a
not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving
Great Lakes Native American Indian art, handcrafts,
and history through a variety of in-house and
outreach programs. Since it was founded in May of
2001, NCGLNAC has organized regular events to
preserve and promote Native culture through
workshops and other activities.
This summer will mark the fifth annual
Gathering of Great Lakes Nations Pow Wow. The
event will be held on June 7-8 at the Tri-State Gas
Engine and Tractor Grounds in Portland, Indiana.
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May 2008 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Arts
Place Launches Arts Connection Engine
Arts Place, Inc. is offering a unique online arts
resource through its website
IndianaArts.org.
The website is Indiana’s only statewide arts and
cultural portal. Five other arts organizations have
joined with Arts Place as partners in using this
service.
The
ArtsConnection Engine (ACE),
a web service of IndianaArts.org, provides a
centralized online system that brings together
artists, arts organizations, arts patrons,
arts-related businesses, the media, and sponsors.
The ACE service enables partnering websites to
provide visitors with customized, searchable local
and statewide arts-related content including an
events calendar, classified listings, and
directories of artists, arts organizations, and
related businesses.
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March 2008 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Cornerstone CEO Receives Community Arts Leadership
Award
Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie,
Indiana, is an exciting blend of arts programming
for all persons. Committed to the well-being of the
individual, Cornerstone’s mission is to nurture
community connections by providing opportunities for
creative expression, educational programs, and
events in a historic setting.
Terry Whitt Bailey, CEO of Cornerstone Center for
the Arts recently received the Community Arts
Leadership Award for Arts Educator by the
Indiana
Coalition for the Arts Foundation. The Awards
were presented in a public ceremony during Arts Day
at the Statehouse on Monday, February 25th.
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February 2008 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Arts
Day at the State House February 25
Once a year, arts advocates from
around Indiana descend on the Statehouse in
Indianapolis to talk with members of the State
Legislature. You are invited to participate in 2008!
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the full article >>
January 2008 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Indiana to Select New State Poet Laureate
The Indiana Arts
Commission (IAC) is now accepting nominations for
the Indiana State Poet Laureate. The poet
selected will represent the State of Indiana and the
art of poetry through the development and
implementation of programming to the education
community and general public. The Poet Laureate
makes formal presentations at various educational
facilities and offers advice to the Commission
concerning ways to further the art of poetry in
Indiana.
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the full article >>
December
2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Portland Artist Creates Pottery, Paintings and
Sculpture
Portland, Indiana
artist Zach Medler is an artist of many hats. What
began as an interest in pottery has blossomed into a
career in the visual arts. He stays busy creating
pottery, paintings and sculpture; showing his work
regionally; and serves as Artist in Residence and an
instructor for the Innovations and Arts in the Parks
programs at Arts Place.
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the full article >>
November
2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Celina Hosting Art Walk by Pumpkin Glow
Art Walk by Pumpkin Glow on Saturday, October 27
from 4:00-8:00 p.m. This fun event is open to the
entire family. Celina’s Main Street will be lined
with over 30 visual and performing artists from
Indiana and Ohio taking part in demonstrations and
selling their artwork.
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the full article >>
September
2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Seventh Harvest Biennial Reception and Awards
Ceremony September 15
Arts Place is holding the awards ceremony for the
Seventh Harvest Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition
in Hugh N. Ronald Gallery at the Portland Center on
Saturday, September 15, 2007. The event begins at
6:00 p.m., and is open to the public with free
admission.
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June 2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Celebrate the Arts at Symphony on the Green in
Muncie
The Muncie Symphony Orchestra is holding its annual
Symphony on the Green concert at the Ball State
University Arts Terrace in front of the Fine Arts
Building on Saturday, June 9. Bring a picnic,
chairs, blankets, and your family to this free
outdoor event.
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the full article >>
March April 2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Beautiful Settings Make Beautiful Memories at
Paramount Theatre Centre
The Paramount Theatre Centre and Ballroom is a
beautiful centerpiece of the rebirth of arts and
culture taking place in Anderson, Indiana. The
Centre is home to the Anderson Symphony Orchestra,
stage shows, ballets, plays and concerts.
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the full article >>
February 2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Fiber Fest & Spin-In at Jay County Fairgrounds March
8-10
A fiber fest is taking place in Jay County for the
third year in a row. The Fiber Fest & Spin-In began
in 2004 as a one-day event. It has now grown to
three days of classes, entertainment, vendors, and
demonstrations devoted to the fiber arts.
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the full article >>
January
2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Lima’s Visual Arts Network Brings Together Artists
of All Disciplines
Ruth Ann Sturgill has been a member of various art
groups around the region for years, most of them
focusing on one medium or type of art. After
visiting art groups in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia
that were multi-media, she was so motivated and
impressed that she knew that was what our area was
missing.
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the full article >>
January
2007 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Muncie Designer Creates Simple, Yet Elegant Jewelry
For over a decade Muncie artist Heidi J. Hale has
made jewelry as a way to give personal and unique
gifts to friends and family. What was once a hobby
has now become a full-time passion.
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the full article >>
November / December 2006 Newsletter Feature
Article:
Richmond Art Museum Offers Exhibitions and More
The Richmond Art Museum, founded in 1898, is a fine
art museum with a permanent collection of American
Impressionists, Taos School, the Hoosier Group, the
Richmond School and other regional artists.
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the full article >>
October/November 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Minnetrista Focuses on Nature, History, Gardens and
Art in Muncie
Minnetrista is a museum and cultural center that
serves the people of East Central Indiana. Its
mission is to create awareness, understanding and
appreciation of the natural and cultural heritage of
East Central Indiana...
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August/September 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Mitchell Place Gallery Moving to a New Home
Mitchell Place Gallery has a new home in downtown
Muncie. The Gallery is closing its doors permanently
at the end of this month, but with a kind donation
by Mike Powell of Jack’s Camera Shop they’ll
continue as MPG.
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the full article >>
June/July 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Muncie Children’s
Museum Offers Family Fun
The Muncie Children’s Museum is more than a Museum. It offers
something for the entire family - exhibits, teen
programs, special events, and an outdoor learning
center to delight everyone from the curious toddler
to the adult nature lover.
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April/May 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Streams: Data Driven Fabrications Connecting with
Indiana’s White River
“Can technology
reconcile with nature? Can new technologies develop
in symbiosis with nature?” Ball State University
students spent this semester studying those
questions with Kevin Klinger, Associate Professor of
Architecture.
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the full article >>
March 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Wapakoneta Gaining a
Home for the Arts
A group of committed
artists is working hard in Wapakoneta, Ohio. With
the help of Wapakoneta business person Pam Doepker,
architect and free-lance artist John Raush and some
other area artists recently formed an artist's
center. The former Wapakoneta Artists Group, now
formally known as Riverside Art Center, is coming to
life.
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February 2006 Newsletter
Feature Article:
Orchestras Band Together in East Central Indiana
East Central Indiana is host to four orchestras:
Muncie Symphony Orchestra, Marion Philharmonic
Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, and Anderson
Symphony Orchestra. Together they make up the Region
Five Orchestra Consortium, a project started by Arts
Place in 2004.
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