TERRE HAUTE —
Downtown Terre Haute’s First Friday is a monthly evening that encourages collaboration among downtown merchants, museums, galleries, and university and commercial venues. The initiative showcases area artists, institutions and merchants by promoting the First Friday evening of each month, generally from 6 to 9 p.m., as a community night for experiencing aspects of downtown.
First Friday contributes to a healthy art scene and promotes the ongoing exchange and discovery of venues, artists and patrons. First Friday is promoted and informally administered by Downtown Terre Haute Inc.
For more information, visit the downtown calendar at www.choosedowntown.
com.
This Friday:
• BookNation will stay open until at least 9 p.m. on Friday for one more First Friday downtown, with a blowout, two-day Beer Box Sale planned to begin that morning.
The shop’s last day of business is Saturday.
For more information, call Todd Nation at (812) 232-2595.
• Modern Charm will celebrate its grand re-opening from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at a new location in downtown Terre Haute at The Crossroads at 9 S. Seventh St.
The new space will offer handmade merchandise. For more information vist: www.moderncharm.biz or call (812) 870-4652.
• The Swope’s “Reflecting Terre Haute” exhibition opens (see above).
• River Wools … A knitting Place joins with others in the yarn industry in Stitch Red, a project to support The Heart Truth. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States. Heart disease kills more American women every year than all types of cancer combined. Friday is National Wear Red Day in support of heart health. To support this important project, River Wools is hosting Stitch Red/Wear Red First Friday from 5 to 9 p.m.
The public is invited to attend for all or part of the evening. Knitters, crocheters and weavers are invited to bring a project to work on that evening.
Heart-healthy tips will be shared and heart healthy snacks will be served. Test your knowledge of heart-healthy practices and be eligible for prizes.
Five percent of all profits that day will be donated to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health for The Heart Truth project.
For more information call (812) 238-0090 or visit www.riverwools.com.
• The Halcyon Art Gallery is presenting an invitational exhibition, “Above and Beyond,” from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday that includes 20 well-accomplished and respected artists from the state of Indiana. The exhibition is expressing a personal vocabulary through engaging art materials to its limit.
The exhibitions will be on display through Feb. 26. The Halcyon is beside the Swope at Seventh and Ohio streets. For more information visit www.halcyonartgallery.com, email raychenhalcyon@gmail.com or call (207) 807-8799. The exhibition is free.
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River Wools’ Stitch Red/Wear Red part of First Friday events
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River City Art Association features Valley artist’s fused glass work
River City Art Association and the Vigo County Public Library are featuring fused glass artwork by Edith Acton of Terre Haute throughout June in the library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
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Paint on the Patio at The Landing
Terre Haute artist Sujata Gopalan will present Painting on the Patio from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 28 at The Landing at Fort Harrison.
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‘Rivers & Waters’ show at Vonda’s Garden
The Wabash River and its tributaries will be showcased in a 2013 Year of the River event on Friday in downtown Terre Haute.
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See Wabash Valley Art Guild artworks at Clabber Girl
The works of the Wabash Valley Art Guild will be on exhibition for the month of June in the Clabber Girl Museum at Ninth Street and Wabash Avenue.
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Exhibit features interpretations of historic, natural aspects of river
The Swope Art Museum exhibit “Watermark-the Wabash River” will feature artists’ interpretations of historic and natural aspects of Terre Haute’s landmark waterway, on display through Aug. 24 in the museum’s education gallery.
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‘Garden Walk and Art Faire in the Park’ in Paris
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Lincoln’s library honors Illinois fallen soldiers
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Scott Hinton’s photos take focus at Vigo Library
River City Art Association and the Vigo County Public Library are featuring photography by Scott Hinton throughout May in the library at Seventh and Poplar streets.
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Halcyon Gallery featuring Terre Haute native Maraldo’s artwork
An exhibit titled “Words Flow Into Water” is scheduled to open at 7 p.m. Friday at the Halcyon Gallery, 25 S. Seventh St. The show continues through May 25.
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Art guild’s annual spring show at mall May 3-5
The Wabash Valley Art Guild plans to host its 36th Annual Spring Show on Friday through Sunday at Honey Creek Mall.
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Indiana Artisan works on display at Clabber Girl
Combining the strength of their individual artwork into exhibitions of exceptional depth, 29 Indiana Artisans have partnered on Indiana Artisan: Paintings and Drawings.
Ten Indiana Artisans have continued the statewide series as the Clabber Girl Gallery opened the exhibit on Tuesday. It will continue through May 30. -
Covered Bridge Gallery lists winners
The Covered Bridge Art Gallery celebrated its Spring Art Show and the grand opening of its renovated second floor on April 28 at 124 W. Ohio St. in Rockville.
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Newly inspired artist earns Guild’s approval
Kathy M. Matlock, artist of the month for April by the Wabash Valley Art Guild, was born and raised in Sullivan, has lived various places, but has recently returned from Oregon.
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Swope First Friday on May 3 to feature ISU group, student art, Hopper painting
At the Swope Art Museum’s next First Friday, on May 3, it plans to welcome members of the Indiana State University Community School of the Arts and say a brief farewell to a famous painting.
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Awards handed out in Ehrmann Poetry Competition; Carter wins grand prize
An awards ceremony for the 2013 Max Ehrmann Poetry Competition was held on Friday at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, recognizing new poetry written by Wabash Valley residents.
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Covered Bridge Art group spring show coincides with open house for renovation
The Covered Bridge Art Association’s 39th annual spring art show and the grand opening of the gallery’s newly renovated second floor are scheduled to be celebrated together at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
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Edgar students’ work on display at Bicentennial Art Center
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Sustainability Club forming fish from trash; 'Catch of the River' on display April 20-May 5
In partnership with the Saint Mary-of-the Woods College’s Sustainability Club, the Department of Text & Image is bringing awareness of what is thrown into the Wabash River, with an art installation on campus from April 20 until May 5.
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Exhibit opens April 20 for River City Art Association
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Valley artists taking part in ‘First Brush of Spring’ at New Harmony
Julia London-Meddles of Terre Haute and Wyatt LeGrand of Bloomfield are scheduled to join about 200 artists at the 15th annual “First Brush of Spring,” a popular Plein Air (outdoor) Paint Out event scheduled today through Saturday in New Harmony.
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The arts kick off Disability Awareness Month
Roxanna Robertson did signing to the song “How Great Thou Art,” while Linda Allis did a dramatic reading, using excerpts from Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Through His Lens: Artist showcases beauty of America’s southwest at Rose-Hulman exhibition
Terre Haute native Darrell Staggs never thought of himself as an artist, but always liked the idea of photography.
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Clabber Girl to host woodworking demonstration
Artist Debbie Anderson will provide a woodworking demonstration to an adult art education class on Feb. 26 in the Clabber Girl Museum in Terre Haute. Anderson has had her intarsia woodwork on display throughout February at The Gallery in the museum at Ninth Street and Wabash Avenue.
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Arts Illiana offers free workshop on grant writing
Arts Illiana will offer the following technical assistance workshop to regional arts organizations and arts providers.
The free workshop, Crafting Your Grant Narrative, is scheduled 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in Arts Illiana at 23 N. Sixth St. -
Sisters of Providence artist to exhibit work
Sister Jody O'Neil, artist in residence for the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods, will have some of her artistic creations on display and available for purchase during art shows Nov. 11 and 16.
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River City Art Association honors the late Marty Martinez in November
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Terre Haute to announce City Arts Project Grants
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New Harmony artist, former TH resident to exhibit work at Clabber Girl
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Wabash Valley artists participate in Indiana Wildlife Artist Association show
Each year the Indiana Wildlife Artist Association presents a show of Fine Nature Art in various locations across the state featuring many of the state’s premier artists vying for awards. The showing will be displayed to the public through Friday at the Visitors Center at Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Evansville.
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