Photo by Al Perry

Ribbon Cutting!

On October 19th, 2007, the Arts Council held the official ribbon cutting for our new offices and a wonderful visual art display space called The Bower-Suhrheinrich Foundation Gallery at 318 Main Street.

This is a long-awaited time for the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana. Established in 1970 and named a Regional Partner of the Indiana Arts Commission in 1989, the staff and Board of Directors of the Council have wanted to have a display space for art for many years. The opportunity came this year with the revitalization of Main Street and the entire downtown and the Board voted to stage a capital campaign. The response was amazing with more than 150 private and corporate donors contributing more than $650,000 for this wonderful public art gallery and art center. We are pleased and proud to have been of the Arts Council generation to see this project to fruition.

Gallery Hours are M-F 9:00 - 5:00; Saturdays 9:00 - 12:00 and other times by arrangement. Make it a point to stop by 318 Main - between Third & Fourth Streets and visit the new space!

Arts Council to Open Gallery and Art Center on Main Street

Click here for the list of winners and photo

BARNES & NOBLE BOOK AND ARTS FAIR

On Saturday, November 17, Barnes & Noble Booksellers will host an all-day fundraiser for the Arts Council at its location at 624 S. Green River Road in Evansville. A percentage of every voucher brought in that day will go the Arts Council. This will be the perfect opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done and benefit us at the same time. Click here to download the voucher.

Mayor's Arts Award Winner, Mike Shoulders' Speech

"ART IN THE BALLPARK" PEOPLE'S CHOICE ART EXHIBITION

Bosse Field was the place to be on Friday, August 10, as the Otters hosted the Boys Scouts and the Arts Council of SW Indiana! This wonderful Evansville baseball park was the perfect venue to hold our second annual ART IN THE BALLPARK exhibition.

Hundreds of Otters fans visited the art tent and voted on their favorite baseball-themed art piece. Ten artists participated in this special summer event, with a total of 18 pieces on display. This year’s art entries covered the spectrum of art, including digital illustrated baseball players, a 3D giant seven-foot wooden bat, a ceramic home plate, story-telling shadow boxes and many paintings representing Bosse Field and all things baseball!

Congrats to the People’s Choice winners:

• 1st place: Ced Hustace
• 2nd place: Dennis Rowe
• 3rd place tie: Doug McFarling and Billy Hedel

And a special thanks to the other participating artists:

• Robyn Adler
• Scarlet Fields
• Lisa Heichelbech
• Rita Mengon
• Susan Petty
• Jon Siau

The Arts Council would like to extend our appreciation to Bill Bussing and the Evansville Otters for making this event possible. In addition, we want to thank the Otter’s general manager, Deana Johnson, and her very professional staff for their help and assistance before, during and after the exhibition

April 5 - May 4, 2007
Henning Atrium
Old National Bank
One Main Street
Open weekdays 8:00am - 5:30pm

Click here for the list of winners.

Click here for the list of winners.

Adobe product box shots reprinted with permission from Adobe Systems Incorporated.

Arts Council, in partnership with Ivy Tech Continuing Education, present "FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTOSHOP" WORKSHOP

Saturday, January 27, 2007

This hands-on, user friendly workshop will offer the opportunity for anyone (both artists & photographers alike) who want to learn or review the fundamentals of Photoshop. This workshop will take place in the Visual Communications PC Lab at Ivy Tech and each participant will have their own computer to work on. Basic elements covered in the workshop include:

• Digitizing Images (art or photographs)
• Altering the Image
• Tools for moving and manipulating an image or image area
• Layers & Modes
• Copying & Pasting
• Filters
• Manipulating Color
• Restoration & Retouching
• Aesthetics, Creativity, & Design
• Resolution (DPI)

Workshop presenter: Jeanne Amsler, a former student of the renowned photographer and environmentalist Ansel Adams, is an artist and professor at Ivy Tech Community College, holding MS and MFA degrees in Art and Photography. Her teaching experience includes the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology as Artist-in-Residence, the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis, and USI in Evansville. Her work has been featured in over 100 juried, invitational and one-woman shows in places like New York, Chicago and California. She was winner of the Arts Council's 2005 "Working Together" exhibition at the Evansville Museum.

BARNES & NOBLE BOOK AND ARTS FAIR

On Saturday, November 18, Barnes & Noble Booksellers will host an all-day fundraiser for the Arts Council at its location at 624 S. Green River Road in Evansville. A percentage of every voucher brought in that day will go the Arts Council. This will be the perfect opportunity to get your Christmas shopping done and benefit us at the same time.

Vouchers are available here on our website AND at the store all day on Nov. 18. Encourage your family and friends to also come and make purchases that will help support the Arts Council. Throughout the day, there will be artist demonstrations and interactive activities planned for the shoppers to enjoy.

• Toby Ellis - guitar musician and instructor - playing his music and teaching basic chords
• Bob Zasadny - sculpture artist - demonstrating his unique technique from start to finish
• Fred Reaves - photographer and gallery owner - sharing his stories behind the photos
• Evansville Dance Theatre - ballet students performing selections from Nutcracker Suite
• Ada Meyer - certified graphoanalyst - store customers will enjoy personalized handwriting analysis
• Kelly Gilbert - artist and instructor - on-site creation of colorful pastel portraits & interactive demonstration

Many thanks to all the shoppers who came to Barnes & Noble and supported our fundraiser. It was a wonderful and entertaining day!

A special thank you goes to the many artists who volunteered their time to entertain and inform the store's visitors: The Children's Dance Theatre, Toby Ellis, Kelly Gilbert, Ada Meyer, Fred Reaves, and Bob Zasadny.

We sincerely want to thank Mariana Mudd, Community Relations Director for Barnes & Noble, for the opportunity to host this special event and look forward to next year's Book and Arts Fair.

Click here for Best of Show photo and list of winners

• 1st place winner: Cedric Hustace: “Evansville Otters – Bosse Field”, acrylic, $2500
• 2nd place winner: Barbara Moorman: “Clowning Before the Game”, oil, $150
• 3rd place winner: Diane Wunderlich – “Willie McGee”, watercolor, $425

Other featured artists included Billy Hedel, Rita Mengon, Susan Petty and Jon Siau.

Many thanks to the Evansville Otter’s staff and Bill Bussing for making this special event possible.

The Arts Council's annual Arts Awards recognize individuals, businesses and organizations which have made a significant contribution to the arts in all of the counties served by the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana: Gibson, Knox, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warrick. (click here for more information)

Nominations must be received by June 9, 2006.

May 25
June 21, 2006

Old National Bank Atrium
One Main Street
Open weekdays
8:30am-5pm

See the winners here.

Brochure & Tour Map

Inspired Women in Art 2006 Winners

From left to right: Judith Powers - Kimberly Chalos - Janice Greene - Julie Lovins - Sharon Ford - Claudia Congleton - Sharon Ford - Scarlet Fields

• BEST OF SHOW - Julie Byczynski, Evansville, IN
• 2D AWARDS
  • 1st Place Carolyn Daniels, Benton, KY
  • 2nd Place Janice Greene, Evansville, IN
  • 3rd PlaceJulie Lovins, Evansville, IN
  • HM Judith Powers, Mt. Vernon, IN
  • HM Susie Tompkins Rideout, Henderson, KY
  • HM Claudia Congleton, Evansville, IN
• 3D AWARDS
  • 1st PlaceKimberly Chalos, Evansville, IN
  • 2nd Place Scarlet Fields, Evansville, IN
  • 3rd Place Sharon Ford, Evansville, IN
  • HM Barbie Hunt, Madisonville, KY

Art in the City
September 23 - October 21, 2005
Old National Bank Atrium
One Main Street

Art in the City - the Arts Council's annual members-only juried exhibition - will open to the public at a reception on Friday, September 23, from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the lobby atrium of Old National Bank, located at One Main Street in Evansville.

This show is made possible by a generous sponsorship from Cresline-Cresent-Wabash Plastics.  Cash awards will include "The Cresline-Cresent-Wabash Plastics, Inc. Best of Show" as well as 1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-place awards in both the 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional categories. Honorable Mentions will also be awarded in both divisions. All awards will be presented at a 6 p.m. ceremony during the opening reception.

Art in the City is a special exhibition for us, as it provides our artist members with the opportunity to showcase their best work.  As a juried event, the show allows all entrants to have one of their two entries juried into the show.  Erika Myers-Bromwell, assistant director at New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, will be the juror.  Last year 59 artists displayed their work, and we expect a larger pool of entrants this year.

All 2D and 3D visual artists are invited to enter the show; however, Arts Council membership is required. Call the Arts Council office with questions: 422-2111.

See the list of winners here.