Artlink Comic Book Class with Dominick Manco

WHEN: June 11-15, 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:00 p.m.
June 18-22, 10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:00 p.m.

WHERE: University of Saint Francis, Mimi & Ian Rolland Visual Art Center,
2701 Spring St., Fort Wayne, IN 46808

COST: $35/session (M-F, 2-hours daily)
Scholarships are available

CONTACT: Deb Washler, Executive Director, deb@artlinkfw.com; (260) 424-7195

Kids who love comics will have a chance to learn cartooning from a pro at Artlink’s Comic Book class for 5th , 6th and 7th graders in June. Local artist and Bishop Dwenger High School art teacher Dominick Manco will be teaching the specialized class at the University of St. Francis.

Manco has taught cartooning and comic book design for elementary and high school students for over 10 years. His focus for the Artlink classes will be on anatomy and drawing the human figure using heroic proportions, forced perspective and foreshortening - all techniques which are used to create dynamic action in comic books.

Some openings are still available for young artists in Manco’s June 11 to 15 afternoon session (from 1 to 3 p.m.) and for the June 18 to 22 sessions (10 a.m. to noon or 1 to 3:00 p.m.). Cost is $35 per week for either the morning or afternoon session. For a registration form, go to www.artlinkfw.com or call Suzanne at 260-424-7195.

Summer is Heating up at the FWMoA!

ARTIST FORUM

June 6, 2007
FREE Wednesday!

6-7 PM Discussion
7-8PM Munchies & Mingling

Best yet: no admission fee! FWMoA's Artist Forum -- the evening all about art!

Discussion TOPIC:
Websites—everyone (almost!) has one. But is yours effective? Tonight is all about technology; picks, pans, successes and stories of woe. Learn how to professionally put your best cyber-face forward.


CONVERSATION ON COLLECTING

June 13, 2007
6:30-8 PM

FREE Wednesday

TOPIC: Contemporary American Craft

Encompassing such diverse media as: woodturning, glass, jewelry and ceramics, Contemporary Craft is one of the fastest growing and hottest selling fields in fine art today!

This event gives both novice and accomplished collectors a chance to learn how to start, build, or enhance their art collection—just in time for the popular Ann Arbor Street Art Fair! Come with questions for our expert panelists who will lead us through the process and perils of collecting.

For more information or to catch the bus to Ann Arbor with the FWMoA in July, contact Sarah at 422-6467, ext 323 or Aubrey@fwmoa.org.

Even more to love—the FWMoA is Extending its hours!

Thursday Summer Late Nights!
May 24—August 30
Open until 9PM
Free After 5PM!!!

MORE SPECIAL HOURS: The FWMoA will be open Memorial Day

Monday, May 28 10am--5pm


JUNE FRIDAY NITE FILMS
Free Movies, Cheap Pizza and Good Beer!

Join us the first 3 Fridays in June for a free film series that complements the exhibition Requiem: By the Photographers who Died in Vietnam and Indochina.

June 1- “Platoon”
June 8- “Full Metal Jacket”
June 15- “We Were Soldiers”

Films will begin at 7:30PM (Galleries open at 6:30PM)
Free Admission and Popcorn
Cash Bar & Cheap Pizza




Roger Mattingly: Portrait of an Icon
Sunday, June 10
2PM
FREE

Photographer Roger Mattingly took the last portrait of Larry Burrows in 1971 on what would be his final assignment for LIFE magazine, just three days before Burrows’ tragic death in a helicopter crash. Join us as Mattingly discusses that assignment and his colleague, Burrows—one of the most recognized photojournalists of the 20th century.


Voices from Vietnam: Sharing Memories of War
Wednesday, June 27
7-8PM
FREE Wednesday

A panel of Ft. Wayne Area Veterans will be invited to tell their personal stories related to the Vietnam War. Join us for a moving experience and the perfect complement to the exhibition.




Musically Divided: America’s Music Scene in the 60s and 70s
A Lecture by Doc West of Rock 104
Wednesday, July 11
7PM
FREE Wednesday

The Times They Are A-Changin’ was released by Bob Dylan in January of 1964 and could have just as easily been about America’s music as its politics. No decade before or since has seen rapid shifts and musical revolutions comparable to the 1960s. Fort Wayne’s Favorite DJ, Doc West, will lead us through the changes in America and consequently its music.


about the exhibition...

Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam & Indochina

April 28 -- July 22, 2007

Charlie Cummings Clay Studio Members Show

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The third annual CCCS studio member exhibition is a celebration of the dedication and artistic endeavors of our studio members. This show features work by Karen Albright, Caleb Boller, Marti Coons, Charlie Cummings, Joe Kokosa, Jerri Martin, Sue McCullough, Mike Moore, Denise Nolt, Pat Panos, Ken Parisot, Julie Schneider, Jen Schrader, Judy Wintin.


The exhibition will be featured in the gallery till June 1st. Stop by and see it
in person.
Click here to see the exhibition now...

Upcoming events at Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Art Scene Presents:
May 23:
Alan Kitchen & Jessica Marshall
FREE Wednesday!
6-7PM

The FWMoA’s extraordinary Intern Staff gets a chance to showcase their true passions—and immense talent! Metalsmith Jessica Marshall and multi-media artist Alan Kitchen will each lead us through their development as an artist and discuss their take on the local art scene through the eyes of an intern.



American Stories
These light but informative lectures, given by FWMoA Executive Director Charles Shepard, chronicle the evolution of American art by exploring the personal and professional lives of its makers.

May 24: The 80’s: Post-Modernism Run Amuck
As Pluralism reigns supreme many people are left wondering what (and who!) defines art in the age of anything goes! Is this the death of painting—or of taste?!

May 24
1- 2PM
FREE
Bring your lunch or order a box lunch and have it waiting on you! The Museum will provide coffee, tea and light dessert; No reservations are required unless pre-ordering a box lunch.
A limited number of box lunches are available from Deli 620 for only $5; please contact Sarah Aubrey at least two days ahead to reserve yours at 422-6467, ext 323 or Aubrey@fwmoa.org for a menu.


In the Galleries:
Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina
April 28 -- July 22, 2007
Sponsored by:
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
Media Sponsor: NIPR

SPECIAL HOURS: The FWMoA will be open Memorial Day
Monday, May 28 10am--5pm

27th Annual National Print Exhibition Opens at Artlink

WHERE: Artlink, 437 E. Berry St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802

WHEN: Opening reception Friday, May 25, 2007, 7-9:00 p.m.
The exhibition runs through July 5, 2007

COST: Free for Artlink members, non-members $2 suggested donation

CONTACT: Deb Washler, Executive Director, 260-424-7195, deb@artlinkfw.com


One of Artlink’s most prestigious shows, the 27th Annual National Print Exhibition, opens on Friday, May 25 at Artlink, 437 E. Berry Street, Fort Wayne. The opening reception will be from 7 to 9:00 p.m. The public is invited.

Artlink’s annual print competition draws artwork from the best printmakers in America. This year, 57 printmakers from 20 states are exhibiting over 100 prints. Artlink, with the support of Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, awarded $2,200 in prize money to 15 artists. The awards presenter, Brett Colley, Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University of Allendale, Michigan, gave the top prize of $300 to Harold Lohner of Albany, New York, for his monoprint entitled “Alchemist I.” Among the 15 prize winners were four Hoosiers, including Ramiro Rodriguez of South Bend who won $200 for a woodblock relief, IPFW printmaking instructor Christopher Ganz who won $150 for an intaglio print, Emily Leiserson of Muncie who won $100 for an ambitious woodcut and letterpress book, and Steve Garst of Fortville who won $100 for a book of etchings. A print catalogue listing all participants along with print terminology is available in the gallery at no charge to visitors.

After a morning of judging prints at Artlink, Colley remarked, “It was nice to finally see the Artlink space up close and personal. It seems like a lot of cool things are happening here. I had great fun perusing the work of so many familiar ‘print peers’…I wish you a smashing success with the reception.”

Artlink hours are Tuesday - Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., Sunday 1-5 p.m. and Friday and Saturday evenings 6-9 p.m. Admission is free for Artlink members, $2 suggested donation for non-members. Artlink is a not-for-profit contemporary art gallery and a funded member of Arts United.

Ceramicist, art professor to hold pottery sale at Huntington University

Rebecca Coffman, award-winning ceramicist and professor of art at Huntington University, will hold a pottery sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the university’s Art Annex, 390 Lake Street, Huntington.

The sale is open to the public and will feature a variety of functional pottery handmade by Coffman, including mugs, bowls, teapots, pitchers and jars with lids.

Coffman has taught at Huntington University since 1993. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from Texas Tech University and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics and painting from Hardin-Simmons University. Her work has been exhibited in numerous galleries across the U.S.

For more information about the sale, call Coffman at (260) 359-4272 or e-mail her at rcoffman@huntington.edu.

Creativity of University of Saint Francis Students on Display at the Library

The current show at the Main Library's Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery is the Senior Show by students of the School of Creative Arts. 3-D and 2-D works by the talented graduating class is on display through May.

Visit the Allen County Public Library soon so as not to miss the show.

Ordinary Heroes Exhibit
May 19th - June 16th, 2007
Kachmann Gallery
By Portrait Photographer Tom Casalini, of Zionsville, Indiana

Opening Reception May 19th, 6-9pm.
Book signing & cash bar.

This moving photographic exhibit features selected portraits, reflecting some of our nation’s finest heroes, Medal of Honor recipients: ordinary men who did extraordinary things. Additional fine art portraiture by Casalini is interwoven with verbal insights from the photographer’s own perspective.

Book Signing: Tom Casalini will be signing
his book, “Ordinary Heroes”. Portions of proceeds
will go to Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

http://www.casaliniportraits.com/


Kelly Metzger, RYT, NFPT-CPT
Kachmann Mind Body Institute Inc.
Kachmann Gallery
1301 Lafayette St. 205
Ft. Wayne, IN 46802
260.420.YOGA
www.kachmannmindbody.com
www.kachmanngallery.com

ArtCRAWL

Fort Wayne Downtown on Calhoun Street
May 17, 2007 from 6-10 PM

Presented by The Downtown Improvement District, Artlink, and Arts United, this event brings together visual and performing artists.

Read more about the event, including confirmed artists and activities for kids.