Terry Ratliff at new FWMoA

Bold Strokes: Works by Terry Ratliff
Now through June 13, 2010
Fort Wayne Museum of Art

Drawn from private collections around the region, this exhibition shows the style and development of Fort Wayne artist Terry Ratliff. Bold Strokes: Works by Terry Ratliff highlights the bold brushstrokes, intense color and recurring motifs of Ratliff's work. The exhibition is in the new Contemporary Regional Gallery. Don't miss it!

Watercolor Workshop at Library--Register May 3

Watercolor workshop with Don Andrews
Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN

3-DAY WORKSHOP from June 30-July 2
Wednesday, June 30 from 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 1 from 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
Friday, July 2 from 9:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Beginner to Advanced Painters are Welcome

Registration starts Monday, May 3rd and is by phone only to 421-1306.

COST: $80.00
Space is limited.

Couple of Calls for Artists

Arts United Taste of the Arts Marketplace
August 28, 2010
Sign-up and get set for the Taste of the Arts Marketplace, August 28 from 12-6pm. The Taste of the Arts festival is a celebration of cultural inspiration designed to promote our wide variety of arts organizations, artists and local restaurants. Applications can be found on www.artsunited.org.


A Renaissance in Roanoke Arts Festival
October 9, 2010
For more information visit www.discoverroanoke.org

Visual Arts Network Meeting

Visual Arts Network Meeting

April 30th at 2pm at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art

If you missed the meetings last year at the Honeywell Center and The New Huntington Theatre, you missed an opportunity to tour arts facilities, meet other art-interested folks, and talk about art for an entire afternoon!

The next meeting will be held on April 30th starting at 2pm at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. We will begin the meeting with a brief tour of the newly renovated and expanded Fort Wayne Museum of Art. After the tour, we will retreat to the Lecture Hall for our meeting. These meetings are free and open to any arts-minded individual or organization with an interest in networking.

If you intend on stopping by, please RSVP to Megan Mirro at mirro@fwmoa.org.

We would love to see you there! Thanks, Megan

Fort Wayne Museum of Art
311 East Main Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

260-422-6467 ext. 347
www.fwmoa.org

Couple of Opportunities in Syracuse, IN

#1-- ART BLAST!!!
July 3, 2010
Sponsored by Creative Fish Art Gallery & ArtZie Workshop
This is free to artist to set up a 10X10 booth.
Creative Fish Art Gallery & ArtZie Workshop's goal is to help the artist get their name out there to the general public. Artist can call to secure a spot.


#2-- Syracuse SummerFest
July 29-31, 2010
Sponsored by Syracuse Wawasee Chamber of Commerce & Syracuse Parks & Recreation Department

Art Festival is on Saturday July 31, 2010.
Across from NewMarket on SR 13, Syracuse, Indiana 46567
FESTIVAL HOURS: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Full Payment and application due no later than June 5, 2010 to be considered for this festival. Contact Kathleen Boyts for application and for more information.


Kathleen Boyts
Creative Fish Art Gallery & ArtZie Workshop
200 E. Pickwick Drive, Syracuse, IN 46567
You can call for more information (574)457-2789 or (574)529-4758.

Richard Tuck at Orchard Gallery in May

Pottery & Paintings by Richard Tuck

Richard Tuck works in stoneware clay using wheel-thrown, slab-built and sculptural techniques. His ideas are drawn from the images of many cultures, primarily the American West. Tuck uses the techniques of resist, glaze over glaze, slip trailing and whatever other techniques are needed to capture the spirit of the designs and their relationship to each form.

Richard will also show his newest acrylic design studies.

Bio/Artist Statement:

Richard Tuck was born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. Tuck attended the Fort Wayne Art Institute and studied ceramics with Clyde Burt and sculpture with Hector Garcia, graduating with a Certificate in Sculpture in 1970.

Tuck’s work is not a reflection of current trends or angst found today in most art publications. Rather it comes from a spiritual source from within that strives to give the viewer an experience of timeless beauty. Tuck feels a work must persist as an object of contemplation. He does not depict events, but tries to reawaken perception; to restore the magic, to create works that mediate between human being, nature, and the cosmos. He believes art should reach back to its great humane values; to its meditations on the human spirit, and integrate them with the global culture.

Tuck draws from his imagination and the history of ceramics, sculpture, and painting for the work he produces. He does not strive to be uninfluenced by the work of predecessors or contemporaries. Tuck’s work process is to constantly go back to a subject, alter the form and develop it further. A long time may elapse before ideas take form, and then they may occupy him for years.


May 4-29, 2010

OPEN:
Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat: 10-5
Tues & Thurs: 10-7

The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art
6312-A Covington Road
Fort Wayne, IN
260-436-0927
www.theorchardgallery.com

Cost: No Charge

College Night at FWMoA

Saturday, April 24
8 PM to 11 PM

Featuring the best local student artwork from the region's colleges and universities.

Live music from Sky Thing and House of Bread.

Cash bar for 21+ and free munchies.

This event is free, open to students, faculty, staff, their families, friends, and friends of friends looking for a great night of young talent and live music.

Rural Studio Tour on May 1

Visit 5 area artists at their studios during a casual self-guided tour on Saturday, May 1 from 10am to 6pm.

Get information and locations online at http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour

The idea for the tour started when artists Lisa Vetter & Kristy Jo Beber joked at an art fair last summer about having a "Trolley Tour" like event in our neck of the woods (Leo-Spencerville). With all the Amish out here, we envisioned having the Amish transport the attendees in their buggies, in place of the nice trollies & buses that Trolly Tour uses. The joke turned into a lunch meeting of brainstorming...and the Rural Studio Tour was born, sans the Amish drivers. Each studio will be open 10am-6pm on Saturday, May 1. It will be casual & self-guided...meaning people can visit as many studios & in any order as they wish & on their own time.

We have a fan page where anyone interested can get updates & a map (which will be up soon) http://www.facebook.com/ArtStudioTour. There will also be a link to an interactive map on Google, where they can plug in their own starting address and put the studios in any order they choose...getting detailed directions. Printed maps will be available at several local businesses, including The Orchard Gallery & United Supply in Fort Wayne, plus Leo & Spencerville sites.

There are 5 artists on the tour and travel time with a stop at each place will only put you in the car for 28 minutes total. With one stop in Northwest Fort Wayne, 3 in Leo and one in Spencerville. The artists are all looking forward to this "Art Adventure"...and assuming all goes well, we hope to make it an annual event, adding more artists in the future. Viewing an artist's work, visiting with them and seeing where they create the work....all at once...that's a unique experience that we are offering. We hope that the public comes out and shows their interest and support.

Cost: FREE. There will be art available for purchase.

Artist studios on the tour:

Beth Wheeler of Two Sipsters Studio
6701 Mandarin Cove
Fort Wayne IN 46845

A personal peek at "Threadography", Beth's signature fiberart which combines photography, computer magic, printing on fabric & free motion stitching. "Make it & Take it" project on day of tour!



Cherie's Faerie Garden Studio: Cheryl Speith-Gardiner
5927 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765

The playful energy of Cheryl's studio shines through in fun artsy clothing, expressive clay & mixed media pieces.


Kristy Jo Beber Stoneware Pottery
9719 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765

Kristy Jo has recently settled into her new studio and welcomes the public for the first time. Get a first look at new pieces before her busy art fair season begins!


Holly Heath Photography
10429 Hosler Rd
Leo IN 46765

"I was born with the notion that I could do & be anything. Time turned me into a photographer." Holly specializes in wedding, portrait & fine art photography.


The Art Farm: Lisa Vetter & Paul Siefert
17612 N County Line Rd E
Spencerville IN 46788

Visit Lisa & Paul's restored 1860s farmhouse, where they create their found object art & spirited jewelry.


A stop at Liechty Buffalo Ranch, right next to Kristy Jo's studio will offer buffalo viewing, as well as buffalo meat for sale. And very near to The Art Farm, Backroads Greenhouse will offer shrubs, perennials, annuals & fresh veggies. Higher Grounds Roastery (where they roast all the beans) is also on the map. A nice place to take a coffee beak in Leo. These local businesses are all on the map and we thank them for their sponsorship of the tour.....which has enabled us to offer it to the public for free.

30th Annual National Print Exhibition at Artlink

Opening reception: Friday, April 16, 2010, 6-9 PM.
Opening Night Gallery Walk-through with Tom Keesee at 6 PM.
The exhibition runs through May 26, 2010.

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

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

Artlink Print Show 30 Years Strong

Artlink’s 30th Annual National Print Exhibition, featuring artwork from the nation’s best printmakers, opens on Friday, April 16 at 437 E. Berry Street, Fort Wayne. The opening reception begins at 6 p.m. with a Gallery Walk-through by University of Saint Francis print professor Tom Keesee. Keesee will explain print techniques and answer questions. The reception continues until 9:00 p.m. All artwork is for sale. The public is invited.

The curator for this year’s competition was Claudia Berlinski, Senior Lecturer, University of Akron, Myers School of Art. Through the generosity of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation, Berlinski will also be selecting award winners and distributing $2,200 in cash prizes. The winners will be announced at the opening reception on April 16.

Almost fifty artists from 20 states will have 65 hand-pulled prints on display. Five Indiana artists included in this exhibition are Fort Wayne artists Christopher Ganz and Joshua Witten, Neil Taylor from Bloomington, and David and Sarojini Jha Johnson of Muncie. A free print catalogue listing all participants will be available as well as a glossary of print terminology.

Artlink’s Push Pin Gallery will feature work from the F/8 Photo Club by University of Saint Francis students.


Artlink
437 E. Berry St
Fort Wayne, IN 46802

IPFW Graphic Design Students Display at Library

Student Exhibition
IPFW Graphic Design Department
April 9 - April 30
Reception: Friday, April 9th at 7 PM

Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, IN

34th Annual Student Art Exhibition at Saint Francis

April 10-30, 2010
Opening Reception: April 10 from 6-9 PM. Awards presented at 7:30 PM.

John P. Weatherhead Gallery
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN

Students of The School of Creative Arts will present their best work for this annual show. Select works will then move to the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery at the Allen County Public Library for a show from May 7-June 20.

DID Bright Night Photo Contest

DID Bright Night Photo Contest

April 8, 2010 - Bright Night
April 16, 2010 - Photo submission deadline

The Downtown Improvement District is hosting a contest for local photographers to capture the beauty of downtown Fort Wayne during a very exciting and unique night, April 8th, which is opening night for the TinCaps at Parkview Field. To celebrate, the DID has dubbed the evening "Bright Night". The DID is asking businesses to keep all of their lights on in an effort to literally and figuratively let visitors see downtown in a new light.

We are also asking all of Fort Wayne and Allen County's creative talents to join us on Bright Night to photograph all of downtown's rich cultural and architectural beauty, night life, and atmosphere. As an incentive, there will be a range of cash prizes. 1st prize($500), 2nd prize($300), 3rd prize($200), People's Choice($100). Photographs will be judged on originality, artistic merit, an illustration of downtown as an attractive destination for people and activity.

All photographs should be emailed to dswartz@downtownfortwayne.com by April 16, 2010. The only accepted format is JPEG, and your entry should not exceed 1000x1600 dpi or 3 megabytes per electronic file. Please include the images as attachments. All contact information should be included with your submission. Rename your entry as your first and last name. One entry per photographer.

Postcard Art Sale Opens at Artlink on Friday

Postcard Art Sale Opens at Artlink

Friday, April 9
Sale begins at 6:00 p.m.; reception from 6-9 p.m.

Sale continues through Saturday, April 10, noon – 9 p.m.

COST: No entry fee; postcards on sale for $5 each

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

Postcard Art Fills the Gallery at Artlink

Original handmade postcards from across the United States will fill the Main Gallery of Artlink starting on Friday, April 9. The little pieces of art, created by artists from coast to coast, will be sold at $5 each as a fundraiser to support Artlink’s exhibition schedule. The Postcard Art Sale begins at 6 p.m. on Friday with a reception until 9 p.m. The sale continues through Saturday from noon until 9 p.m. All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Artlink’s annual exhibition expenses. The Postcard Art goes home with the purchaser as soon as it is paid for.

There is no designated theme to this show, so artists were encouraged to let their creativity run wild. Submitted postcards had to be an original drawing, painting, photograph, collage or mixed media, and were required to be standard postcard size (4 inches x 6 inches).


House watercolor by Mary Markley; Quilted Flower by Eunice Scully.


Artlink
437 East Berry Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802
260.424.7195
www.artlinkfw.com

100 Paintings - 100 Days by Lisa Ransom Smith

100 Paintings - 100 Days by Lisa Ransom Smith

Northside Galleries will be holding a 2 day opening on April 9th and 10th.

Friday April 9 from 5pm-9pm
Saturday April 10 from 10am-5pm

Refreshments will be served from Zia's Coffee Sweets and More!

Lisa has created 100 paintings in 100 days. This is a unique artistic challenge in creativity and discipline for an artist.

All 100 pieces will be on display in chronological order. This will allow you to see the progression of time, state of mind, mood, and the travel of 100 days of a true artists mind and talent.

The scene of study is the Wabash Erie Canal Towpath. Her purpose was to play with color, technique and the basic elements of art within the same composition.

Northside Galleries
335 E State Blvd.
Ft Wayne, IN 46805
260.483.6624