272 past events with the design tag

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

Scott Harrison (B.S. Welt) at 111 Arts Gallery Buy one get one free entrees at The Clubhouse Summer Celebration at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Summer Celebration at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Lea Meskauskas at Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals Geode Slicing by Wook's Workshop at Kat's Crystals The Muncie Makers Market Cajun Night at Vera Mae's

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will feature prints, drawings, and photos of Scott Harrison (BS Welt), tattoo artist: https://bswelt.com/. Collected pieces from collection of 111 Arts Gallery. 

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Stop by The Clubhouse for dinner on First Thursday! All entrees are buy one get one free at equal or lesser value from 5pm until 9pm.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us for a Summer Celebration! From 5-8pm, we will be featuring work created by our summer class participants. This will include dance performances on the E. B. Ball Auditorium stage and an exhibition in the Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery. Current and new teachers will be available to meet and greet and to answer any questions you may have about upcoming fall classes. Don't forget to explore our studio spaces! Stop and see what all Cornerstone has to offer. First Thursday also includes a variety of vendors to shop from and live music from Larry Gindhart Music. 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will have a one day showing of a series of work, Pretty Dark, by Indianapolis artist Lea Meskauskas. Pretty Dark is the unapologetic bimboification of horror. 5-8pm. In addition Fox & Sparrow will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8pm.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St
Join us at 111 E Adams St from 5-8 PM for our geode slicing event! Kat’s Crystals is collaborating with Wook’s Workshop to bring you live geode cutting. You get to pick out your own geode and watch as the surprise beauty gets revealed! Prices range from $5-$20. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on August 1st in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! We'll be at the September 5th First Thursday too and then it'll be time for the HUGE sizzling Summer street festival on September 21st, FIRE UP DWNTWN! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts.

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
First Thursday Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters other Cajun fixin’s.

The Great Muncie Mystery 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery Rodney Overla at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Bryson Summers at Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Stephen M Millben and Toren Scott at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Live geode cutting at Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Dennie Mann, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" for September Muncie Makers Market

Downtown Development
The Great Muncie Mystery, 5-8pm
You are cordially invited to join the party Downtown during September’s First Thursday for The Great Muncie Mystery! A heist has taken place during one of Jay Gatsby’s parties. One of his most important guests had their necklace stolen and a servant was canned for it. They insist that they were framed and need our help to find the thief and bring them to justice.

On Thursday September 5th, put on your Roaring 20’s glad rags and meet us at Dave’s Ally or Canan Commons starting at 5:30pm to pick up your Crime Tracker, then solve the riddles that will lead you to ten different business along Downtown’s main drag. In each correct location, you will find either a suspect or a piece of evidence to help you solve the mystery. Turn in your guesses at the lobby of Muncie Civic Theatre by 7:30pm, then stick around to cut a rug on the mainstage with Harmony Dance Studio while you wait to find out who the caper is and which of our local gum-shoes will solve the crime!

Anyone who successfully identifies who-done-it and the evidence proving it will be entered into a drawing for some spiffy prizes from our generous partners around town, but you must be at Muncie Civic during the drawing to claim your prize! If you want to continue the fun after the main event, keep your eyes peeled to find the Speakeasy details at the big reveal!

The Great Muncie Mystery is hosted by Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement, Ivy Tech Community College, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, and our very own Muncie Civic Theatre. 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will hold a show celebrating the theme of Friday the 13th to celebrate the two upcoming Friday the 13th’s remaining in this calendar year (September and December). The show opens on First Thursday and will run throughout the month of September. The show features artwork based around the theme of Friday the 13th and 111 Arts Gallery will offer tattoo specials to encourage people to get tattooed on the holiday. $31 + $9 tip

Art @the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs)
Mini Foyer Gallery – The premiere of Jenny Moore Smith’s show, “Transitions: An Exploration of Times Between” features stunning photographic images of juxtaposed timings of life that will make you see things in a whole new way. 

Chris Taylor, Certified Bob Ross Instructor - This newly renovated large studio space is chocked full of original oil paintings by Chris in the classic Bob Ross style along with several gift items.

Cassie Dunmyer Creative - In her third floor studio, find original paintings, prints, and gifts inspired by nature, homesteading, and conservation.

Carrie Wright Silk Gifts and Gallery
405 S. Walnut (above the Caffeinery)
Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery – Art @the Murray- Enter the second floor studio gallery to see the largest hand-painted silk collage Carrie has ever created along with several kimono silk goodies perfect for pre-Christmas shopping.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us on the 2nd Floor at Cornerstone Center for the Arts from 5-8pm! Explore our new exhibition featuring paintings by local artist and retired teacher Rodney Overla in the Judith Barnes Gallery. Check out arts and crafts from a variety of vendors in the Great Room and explore your creative side! If you had the chance to join others drawing, painting, collaging, cutting, adding to, taking away from some old maps, what would you do? With half a dozen old school large format maps available (four feet to eight feet) for this public art workshop, participants can create new world visions or add ideas about the world as it remakes itself. We will provide the media. You provide the talent, creativity, vision and willingness to share with others. The workshop is being coordinated by Debra Gindhart Dragoo, Artist in Residence, and Joe Bilello, retired professor of architecture at Ball State University. 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will host a pop-up exhibit of Modern Misfit, a collection of work by local artist, Bryson Summers. Bryson, aka Dinosaur Walker, is largely influenced by horror, anime, video games, traditional Japanese artwork, heavy metal, and punk music. He works in traditional and digital mediums, often blending the two techniques as he sees fit. 5-8pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing opening party for Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II, Thursday September 5, 5-8pm.  
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of two artists, Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II. The party will be on First Thursday, September 5, from 5 – 8 pm. The artists will be on hand. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

Toren Scott is a ceramic artist and owns Made in Muncie Pottery in downtown Muncie.  He is a U.S. Navy veteran and recently received his degree from the School of Art at Ball State.  His ceramic robots often seem patched, cobbled together, and reconstructed reflecting his own injuries and physical limitations through “humor, function, playfulness, and beauty.”

Stephen M Millben II is a graphic designer and owns Screenbroidery, a silkscreen and embroidery shop located in the Village near Ball State University.  He grew up in Muncie and received a degree in graphic design from Ball State before moving to the west coast to launch his career.  His original art works are at times purely abstract.  At other times he arranges and designs his daily doodles into larger compositions that record the events of his life.

At 6:15, Toren and Stephen will speak about their work and their processes. 

The exhibit will remain on view through November 2, 2024. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Summer Invitational may also be viewed through the end of August during regular business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. 

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St
This month Kat’s Crystals will be having live geode cutting and tarot readings available at the shop ! Join us at 111 E Adams St from 3-6 PM to pick your very own geode and watch as the surprise beauty gets revealed ! Prices range from $10-$20 . You can also get a predictive Tarot Reading from Krista Wise to allow you to connect to your light within ! Prices start at $22 . 

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Dennie Mann is the Muncie Artists Guild's 2024 Best-of-Show Recipient and “Artist of the Month” for September. 

After a fulfilling career as a Senior Systems Analyst at Eli Lilly, Dennie has embraced a new chapter as an amateur artist in the Daleville area. With a recent move to the Daleville area from Indianapolis, Dennie has rekindled a lifelong passion for art, diving into oil painting with renewed enthusiasm. After a 40-year hiatus from the canvas, he returned to painting just two years ago, bringing a fresh perspective and a wealth of life experience to his work. 

His work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and AdamsThe Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on September 5th in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

Ball State's School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents:

Your Brain on Art: A Lecture with Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen

Join us for an evening with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, the authors of Your Brain on Art. Discover the groundbreaking science behind the evolutionary dynamics of art and its impact on our brains and our health. This lecture will illuminate how the arts can profoundly enhance our physical and mental health, foster learning, and build stronger communities.

Join us as we explore:

• The revolutionary field of neuroaesthetics
• Insights from multidisciplinary pioneers like David Byrne, Renée Fleming, and E.O. Wilson
• Compelling stories of how the arts are making a positive impact on daily life

This is not just a call to “bring back the arts.” It’s a call-to-arms for integrating the arts with science and technology to shape a more humane and innovative future. Don’t miss this opportunity to understand how the arts are vital to our well-being and societal progress. Be part of this enlightening journey and elevate your understanding of the arts’ transformative power.

Join us for an unforgettable experience and be inspired to see the essential value of the arts in a whole new light!

Arrangements for the appearance of Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen made through Federation Artists.

The School of Art’s Fred Meyer Lecture in Cultural Policy and Arts Advocacy presents Your Brain on Art in partnership with Arts Alive!, the College of Fine Arts, the College of Health, the College of Sciences and Humanities, and the College of Communication, Information, and Media.

Got questions? Contact the School of Art at art@bsu.edu or call 765-285-5838 for more information about this event.

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

#YART is a Yard Sale for Art held during ArtsWalk on the First Thursday of every June and October at Canan Commons in Downtown Muncie! All Art priced under $40! The Fall 2024 Muncie YART will be from 5-8p on Thursday, October 3rd during ArtsWalk! 

YART Artist Sign Up is on September 1st on the Muncie YART Facebook page - it's FREE to all Artists! Signing up means you are IN! 

YART has a zero-dollar budget and is proof that community members working together can create a hugely successful and fun experience! Volunteers are sought for the YART Artist Set-Up from 3-5p on October 3rd, show up to HELP, thank you! ♥️

Artswalk 2024 Soup Crawl Art at 111 Arts Gallery Craft-tacular at CARS/Beyond I Can Vendors, art, and music at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Craft cocktails, BBQ, and more from Downtown Farm Stand (outside Dandelions Flowers) Toren Scott and Scott Millben at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Muncie Artists Guild at the Delaware County Historical Society Terri Best, Muncie Artist Guild "Artist of the Month" showing at various locations Muncie Makers Market Cajun Night at Vera Mae's 2024 Muncie Yart

DWNTWN Muncie is getting ready to welcome ArtsWalk to town as a special addition to First Thursdays! Come on out for art, culture, and community in Canan Commons sponsored by the The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. Take a stroll DWNTWN on October 3 from 5-8 pm and enjoy a variety of events and activities: 

- YART: Yard Sale for Art
- Live performances including the American Hometown Jazz Band and the Ball State a cappella group “Listen Closely A Cappella.” 
- Small business and artist vendors 
- Food and drink vendors 
- A Soup Crawl benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana. Tickets for the Soup Crawl are available at give.curehunger.org/event/soup-crawl/e553306 

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 will hold a group show featuring Jamie Noggle, Daniel Bunker, Ivan Harmon, and Nate Harmon. Outside the shop, Riot Girl Press will have a tent set up with t-shirts, prints, and feminist power art works. 

C.A.R.S. / Beyond I Can Boutique
515 E. Main St.|
CARS/Beyond I Can is hosting a Halloween Craft-Tacular this First Thursday! Come paint your own wooden keychain or magnet for only $3 and check out some of our spooky pottery as well!

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone Center for the Arts from 5 - 8 pm and shop from our arts vendors, enjoy music by Barry Banks, and taste some delicious creamy pizza soup by Once Upon A Plate during the Soup Crawl!

Downtown Farm Stand
125 E. Main
The Downtown Farm Stand and the Farm Stand Second Story Lounge will be in front of Dandelion Flowers (120 S. Walnut) with craft cocktails, farm to table barbecue, and more. Stay tuned to our Facebook page for more details! 

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8pm.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art and Framing is proud to highlight the art of two artists, Toren Scott and Stephen M Millben II at ArtsWalk, Thursday October 3 from 5- 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend. 

Toren Scott is a ceramic artist and owns Made in Muncie Pottery in downtown Muncie. Stephen M Millben II is a digital media artist and owns Screenbroidery, a silkscreen and embroidery shop located in the Village near Ball State University. 

The exhibit will remain on view through November 2, 2024. 

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Muncie Artists Guild will present an art show at Delaware County Historical Society in the Moore Youse home located at 122 East Washington Street. The show will feature paintings, drawings, and other artwork by local artists.

MAG will also feature their Artist of the Month, Terri Best. Terri is president of the Muncie Artists Guild 2024-2026 and owner of leadership consulting business The Best Life, LLC, has always been a creative person. Crafting kept Terri busy exploring new and different media until February 2020 when she decided to attempt acrylic paints. This became her main interest and she has since painted over five hundred paintings including angels, barns, dogs, buildings, and waterfalls. Her work will be shown at Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon.

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p at ArtsWalk!

Vera Mae’s Bistro
207-209 S. Walnut
Artswalk Cajun Night at Vera’s! Featuring Fresh Oysters and other Cajun fixin’s.

YART
Canan Commons, 500 S. Walnut St.
The Fall 2024 Muncie YART is a Yard Sale for Art! ALL NEW ART sold by over 200 Artists OUTDOORS with ALL ART priced under $40! Follow South Walnut Street to Canan Commons and shop 5-8p at ArtsWalk!

Print sale November 4, 6, 7, and 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Arts and Journalism Building at Ball State University

Need some art for your room or some new stickers for your water bottle? Come by the Art and Journalism Building November 4 and 6-8 to buy prints, stickers, and more created by our students! The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days. Tables will be set up near the Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery and the bookstore.

Print sale November 4, 6, 7, and 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Arts and Journalism Building at Ball State University

Need some art for your room or some new stickers for your water bottle? Come by the Art and Journalism Building November 4 and 6-8 to buy prints, stickers, and more created by our students! The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days. Tables will be set up near the Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery and the bookstore.

Print sale November 4, 6, 7, and 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Arts and Journalism Building at Ball State University

Need some art for your room or some new stickers for your water bottle? Come by the Art and Journalism Building November 4 and 6-8 to buy prints, stickers, and more created by our students! The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days. Tables will be set up near the Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery and the bookstore.

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, beautiful art, and handmade crafts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at the corner of Adams & Walnut in Downtown Muncie for the monthly First Thursday Gallery Walk (5-8p) and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, Light Up DWNTWN, and more throughout our community all year! 

Please JOIN us on Instagram! 

And on Facebook! 

All Vendors must register in advance - email MissMoth@Gmail.com, thank you! 

Muncie Style Tattoo Flash Show at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Open Studios Food and drink specials at The Clubhouse Victoria Reynolds at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Pete VanDenburg at Cornerstone Center for the Arts The Holiday Shop at Gordy Fine Art and Framingo Co. Braiden Robinson at Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Madjax Heidi Hilleson, Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for November The Muncie Makers Market

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Muncie Style Tattoo Flash Show: October marked our 17th year downtown doing art shows and tattooing. We have brought artists from around the world and represented Muncie at many conventions over the years. Celebrate the Muncie-style tattoo flash created in Muncie and tattooed the world over with hand painted 11x14 designs. Pick to adorn your flesh. 

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut
Art at the Murray Open Studios, open 5-8pm. Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery is stocking up for the holiday shopping season with fabulous one of a kind artisan treasures. Cassie Dunmyer Creative will be debuting new fine art prints and gifts alongside her original artwork ahead of the holidays. And a stunning photography exhibit, "Transitions" by Jenny Moore Smith, is in our second floor Mini Foyer Gallery where there will be light refreshments for your enjoyment!

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
The Clubhouse Muncie will be participating in the November’s First Thursday from 5-7pm. 
Our Specials:
Happy Hour
Half Off Appetizers
$3 Margaritas
$5 Cut Water Drinks 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us at Cornerstone for a fall celebration of the arts! Check out exhibitions and performances by our fall students from ballet and fencing to ceramics and musical theatre. Explore the work of our featured gallery artist Pete Vandenburg and check out our First Thursday vendors with special musical guest Katie Jo Robinson! Vendors and exhibitions from 5 - 8 pm with fall performances beginning at 6 pm. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company fills its gallery with locally handmade items and readymade photo frames perfect for gift giving. Our Holiday Shop will be open 5-8pm.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing is the area’s leading source for holiday gifts that are handmade locally. These include prints, pottery, jewelry and readymade photo frames. Prices mostly fall between $30 to $200. From whimsical “Funcie” shirts to handcrafted mugs and plates. Paintings and prints capture Indiana’s landscapes in both traditional and contemporary styles.

“The Holiday Shop offers great opportunities to find unique holiday gifts with a connection to the city we live in,” says Gordy owners Barbara and Carl Schafer. “Often our customers are shopping for friends who have moved away from Muncie, or for their grown children who need something special to remember their hometown. Useful things such as mugs, bowls, and t-shirts are popular since they are used every day.”

The show will run throughout the holiday season and new works will be continually added to replace things that are purchased and removed.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities 
111 E Adams St 
Kat’s Crystals will be hosting local fire flow artist, Braiden Robinson, just outside our shop at 111 E Adams St. He will be performing with fire poi and fire sword props from 5-8pm. The show is free to watch, however he will be accepting tips !

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Mad Jax, in conjunction with iMade immersive learning studio: "A Muncie of Muses," presents a gallery of downtown Muncie inspired community partner full scale projects. The gallery will open Thursday November 7th from 5-8 PM at Mad Jax. Mad Jax has graciously opened their doors for this gallery. Live music, student work, and work from local artist will be featured. Beverages will also be available for purchase. 

Live Music will be played by Jerry Barker and possibly more. Art exhibition by Sandra Peterson (Quilt Artist), Cornerstore Vintage Midcentury Modern Mini Pop-up Museum, and more will be featured in this gallery. 

A Muncie of Muses is a class dedicated to delivering design ideas in partnership with downtown Muncie organizations. The goal is to learn more about the city and to enhance the preexisting culture. We look forward to sharing our work with the community and working alongside Mad Jax.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Heidi Hilleson is the Muncie Artists Guild's Artist of the Month for November. 

Heidi Hinrichs Hilleson has been an artist, creating in many different mediums her entire life.  She began sewing as soon as she could thread a needle at age five. Heidi’s interest throughout life has been creating textile hangings and as a professional seamstress, designing and making bridal gowns, dresses for her mother and tailoring men’s suits. She loves to knit, crochet, quilt and tat and has an antique spinning wheel from a Hutterite community in Montana. Heidi has written and illustrated children’s books for her family and kids. 

She began using colored pencil, her favorite medium, 30 years ago. The last two years she has delighted in drawing inspiration from the birds and flowers in her flourishing garden. Heidi has focused her energies on creating an artwork series entitled “Women of the World,” calling attention to peace and justice issues that challenge women from all walks of life. 

Heidi’s artwork can be viewed on her Instagram account at starshowergallery 

Her work will be shown at the following locations: Northwest Bank (E Charles), Old National Bank (S Madison), Rosebud Coffee House, Vera Mae's Bistro, and Parlour Salon. 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds - come see us and get some goodies! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market at Adams & Walnut during the First Thursday Gallery Walk on November 7th in Downtown Muncie from 5-8p! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts.

Print sale November 4, 6, 7, and 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Arts and Journalism Building at Ball State University

Need some art for your room or some new stickers for your water bottle? Come by the Art and Journalism Building November 4 and 6-8 to buy prints, stickers, and more created by our students! The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all days. Tables will be set up near the Ned and Gloria Griner Gallery and the bookstore.

The Muncie Makers Market will set up outdoors on the sidewalks of Downtown Muncie for Light Up DWNTWN! 🎄 We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8p - bundle up and enjoy a lovely Winter evening in Downtown Muncie!

23rd Anniversary of First Thursday (image courtesy of Debra Gindhart Dragoo) Light up DWNTWN! Christmas flash at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Pete VanDenberg at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Fox & Sparrow Tattoo Bob Ross in Carbonite by Aaron Nicholson at Gordy Kat's Crystals and Curiosities Muncie Makers Market Muncie Makers Market

Celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of First Thursday with us this December! First Thursday gallery walk events began in 2001 with the opening of the Mitchell Place Gallery in downtown Muncie. The downtown area is one of Muncie's four designated cultural zones and widely recognized as a hub for local artists to sell their wares and is home to a growing number of art galleries, non-profit experimental art spaces, and businesses supportive of our Arts + Culture community! As always, these gallery walks are free, family friendly, and typically include a number of exhibition openings, film screenings, performances, and a wide variety of community events. 

This month, we are celebrating Light Up DWNTWN with loads of fun events!Help us kickoff the holiday season with our annual Light Up DWNTWN event on First Thursday, December 5 from 5-8 pm.

Starting at 5 pm, enjoy performances, a kiddie train, and even a visit from Santa all at Canan Commons! Embrace the Christmas spirit by counting down the lighting of the community Christmas tree at 6 pm.

Explore the rest of DWNTWN for specialty holiday festivities:
- Holiday Gift Market
- First Thursday Gallery Walk
- Storefront Holiday Window Display Contest

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
We are hanging out annual Christmas tattoo flash. Krampus the Christmas Devil and get what ya’ get Christmas devil specials, tattoo art themed around Christmas.

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
We have a jam-packed lineup for you! Start out with a snack in the second floor foyer gallery featuring “Transitions,” an inspiring photography collection by Jenny Moore Smith. Explore the wide variety of ooak handmade gifts and fine silk art available at Carrie Wright Silk Gifts & Gallery. Venture just a few paces down the hall to find Certified Bob Ross Instructor Chris Taylor offering rare discounts on upcoming classes as well as several of his oil paintings for sale. Next, head on up to the third floor to find our newest edition- the Dunckelhaus Photography Studio all decked out for holiday sessions. Fine art portrait painter Kerry Shaw is offering you a rare peek into his workspace with several smaller works for sale. And before you head downstairs, explore Cassie Dunmyer's studio to see a diverse collection of original art including new, detailed mixed media work along with a range of giftable prints and cards perfect for art and nature enthusiasts.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Shop our vendors, listen to music by Angel Gilette, and explore and shop the artwork of Pete VanDenberg.

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
We will be open 1pm-8pm offering a Holiday Themed Flash Special, custom walk-ins, tattoo gift cards & T-shirts to kick off your holiday season. 

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
Gordy Fine Art & Framing Company kicks off our annual Holiday Art Sale with 10% off locally handmade items perfect for gift giving. Our Holiday Art Sale will be open 5-8pm, First Thursday, December 5 and continue through December 14

Gordy Fine Art and Framing is the area’s leading source for holiday gifts that are handmade locally. These include prints, pottery, and jewelry. Prices mostly fall between $30 to $200. From whimsical “Funcie” shirts to handcrafted mugs and plates. Paintings and prints capture Indiana’s landscapes in both traditional and contemporary styles.

“The Holiday Art Sale offers great opportunities to find unique holiday gifts with a connection to the city we live in,” says Gordy owners Barbara and Carl Schafer. “Often our customers are shopping for friends who have moved away from Muncie, or for their grown children who need something special to remember their hometown. Useful things such as mugs, bowls, and t-shirts are popular since they are used every day.”

The sale will run through December 14 and new works will be continually added to replace things that are purchased and removed.

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. We also offer photo printing and enlargement services. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9am – 5:30pm, Saturday, 9am-3pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422.

Kat’s Crystals & Curiosities
111 E Adams St 
We will be offering 11% off storewide at 111 E Adams St from 5-8pm to customers who mention this promotion! We will also be offering Tarot & Oracle card readings & serving complimentary refreshments! Advent Calendars, Mystery Boxes, Grab Bag Stockings, Stocking Stuffers, and Gift Sets will be available for purchase. Stop in to see us for some holiday cheer! 

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams and Canan Commons
The Muncie Makers Market will be set up in TWO locations this First Thursday!

The 2024 Annual Holiday Gift Market at Light Up DWNTWN will be open from 5-8pm in our cozy indoor location at 301 South Walnut Street, next to HeidiJHale Designs. This is Muncie's chance to shop early with Hoosier Makers! Many unique gifts and treats for everyone!

The Muncie Makers Market will also set up outdoors on the sidewalks of Downtown Muncie for Light Up DWNTWN! We'll be at Adams & Walnut from 5-8pm- bundle up and enjoy a lovely Winter evening in Downtown Muncie!

Carnegie Lights
301 E Jackson St
A stunning video projection and dance performance on the façade of our own treasured Carnegie Library in the heart of downtown Muncie. Jackson Street will be closed to traffic for this brief event starting exactly at 6:30. Come experience an awe-inspiring multimedia and dance performance motivated by the muses! (…who, by the way, also exist in sculpted form on the Carnegie facade!)

Ron Bias at 111 Arts Gallery John Kolar at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Carol Wasson at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Jacqueline Harris, Muncie Artist Guild's Artist-of-the-Month Muncie Makers Market at Cornerstone Center for the Arts

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
111 Arts Gallery will have our huge collection of Ron Bias Tattoo flash. He was an Indiana artist- rest in peace. They are homemade frames hand drawn flash from the 1970s. For more information, stop by the shop and check out the artwork. We put a book out with his art a couple years ago. The books have long sold out, but the flash is still up. Vintage Americano. 

The Clubhouse
115 S. Walnut
Happy Hour 5-7 pm
$2 Domestic Draft Pints
$3 Margaritas
Half Off Appetizers 

Closest To The Pin Contest: 
3 Shots
Pebble Beach
Hole 7

Winner gets a $50 Gift Card 

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Cornerstone Center for the Arts February 6 Music guest: John Kolar. From the hills of Morgantown, WV, John Kolar is a guitarist, piano player, vocalist, bassist, composer, producer, mixing engineer, and mastering engineer. John is a member of two music groups: Kiolo (an indie pop/bedroom pop duo) and Mother of Earl (an indie rock band). John writes original music and produces, mixes, and masters for both groups. Their music is available on all major streaming services. John also regularly plays solo gigs, performing acoustic guitar, piano, and vocals, playing originals and rock, pop, country, and jazz covers, 5-8pm.

Judith Barnes Memorial Gallery: feature artist: Angel Gillette
Second floor Great Room: local artists and creative makers

Fox & Sparrow Tattoo
304 S. Walnut
Fox & Sparrow Tattoo will be accepting walk-ins from 1-8P with the whole crew having new tattoo flash and line drawings available for tattoo.  

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
First Thursday opening reception for Six Great Indiana Artists: David Dale, Jim Faulkner, Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Strock Wasson, Thursday, February 6, 5 - 8 pm

For many years, Gordy has proudly represented some of the best artists in our part of the state of Indiana. This exhibition brings together six of the most recognizable artists who have all achieved statewide and national prominence.  The show will open with a party on First Thursday, February 6, 5 – 8 pm. Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Wasson will attend and be available for questions and conversation. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited. 

“It is thrilling to see all these artists in the same space. They have known each other and influenced each other for a very long time. They have also had a long impact on the generation that follows them,” says owner Carl Schafer. “Their commitment to their own artistic lives is matched by their commitment to fostering the artistic talent of their many students.”

At 6:15 Brian Gordy will give an informal talk about his own work and his long relationship with the other artists in the show. Brian and his wife Genny were owners of the gallery from 1989 – 2015. During that time, they were largely responsible for starting the First Thursday tradition in Muncie and represented all these artists in their gallery. 

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery and on our website through March 1, 2025. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists, provides appraisals, restores antique frames, and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre. For more information, visit www.gordyframing.com or call 765-284-8422

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Jacqueline Harris is the Muncie Artists Guild Artist of the Month for February 2025. Jacqueline Harris has long enjoyed working with her hands by sewing, quilting, needlepoint, jewelry-making, and gardening. Although Jackie had not done artwork until recently, she came from an artistic family and appreciates art and the effort that goes into it. Currently, she is working in acrylics, alcohol ink, and pastels. Recently, her work was shown at Minnetrista’s annual show, the Figures of Speech exhibit and the Open Spaces show. She has benefitted from the guidance of Sarah Shafer, Nick Martin, Michelle Wilson, Ann Johnson, and her mother, Florence Jagger. Her work will be shown at Vera Mae’s, Rosebud, Northwest Bank, and Old National Bank.

Muncie Makers Market
Cornerstone Center for the Arts (520 E. Main)
Still too cold for the Muncie Makers Market on Downtown sidewalks - instead we have a fun First Thursday planned INDOORS with wonderfully unique gifts from our Growers & Makers at Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 6th from 5-8p! Join us and other local Artisans and #ShopCozy with FREE parking on First Thursday!

Kaleena Sales is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Tennessee State University, an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) in Nashville, TN. Her research and writing are rooted in racial justice and equity, with a specific focus on the ways culture informs aesthetics. Kaleena is co-author of the book, Extra-Bold: A Feminist, Inclusive, Anti-Racist, Non-Binary Field Guild for Graphic Designers, and editor of Centered: People and Ideas Diversifying Design, published by Princeton Architectural Press.

It's Winter, so the Muncie Makers Market is on hiatus for our sidewalk setup until warmer weather - but we still have a fun First Thursday  planned! We will have many items from our local Growers & Makers for sale on Thursday, March 6th from 5-8p at Cornerstone Center for the Arts! Join us and many other local Artisans and shop INDOORS with FREE parking on First Thursday! 
 

The Muncie Makers Market is a community farmers market with fresh homemade food, locally grown produce, live plants, and handmade arts of all kinds! You’ll find the Muncie Makers Market monthly during the First Thursday Gallery Walks, and at special events like ArtsWalk, Fire Up DWNTWN, and Light Up DWNTWN throughout our community all year! Please JOIN us on Facebook and Instagram and please SHARE our posts: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627047027524961/ ;

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Crosby Family Art: Resurgence at 111 Arts Gallery Art at the Murray Jess Jones at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Tom Stader at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Songwriter Sessions at Cornerstone Center for the Arts Alan Patrick at Gordy Fine Art and Framing Co. Sue Gordy, Muncie Artists Guild "Artist of the Month" Muncie Makers Market

111 Arts Gallery 
111 E. Main
Crosby Family Art: Resurgence- 111 Arts Gallery will be showing new works from Leon and Laura Crosby, local artists who formerly taught drawing classes for Cornerstone. Their work is Fluid art/ Pop art/ A mix of both.

Art at the Murray
405 S. Walnut (upstairs between the Caffeinery & Atty. Frank Brinkman's)
We've grown! On the third floor, Dunckel Haus Photography has their newest studio sessions decor put together, plus they sport the best view of downtown! Cassie Dunmyer will be giving a sneak peak of new and in progress work using non-traditional materials alongside painting and drawing mediums. Meet Kathryn Kesterson, the researcher known as Hoosier Kin Genealogy, and see her lovely space filled with important maps and historical photos. Next door to her, Gallery Flaneur, the gorgeous space created by photographer Mark Sawrie, will be open with a brand new collection of photographic prints. Enjoy refreshments in the second floor foyer while you peruse the new installation of Joshua Dunckel's Blue Heron series in our Mini Gallery. And Carrie Wright has been hard at work filling up her walls with new art for the annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace held at the end of the month.

Cornerstone Center for the Arts
520 E. Main
Join us for our Winter Semester Celebration celebrating exhibitions and performances in art, dance, music & more. Explore the work of local artist Tom Stader in the Judith Barnes Gallery, and shop from local art vendors as you take in the music from folk music artist Jess Jones. 

Stay late for our first-ever Songwriter Sessions hosted by The Fierce! The Songwriter Sessions is a singer/songwriter showcase happening each month in conjunction with First Thursday at Cornerstone Center for the Arts in downtown Muncie. It's time to shine the spotlight on the great original music that's happening in Muncie, and beyond! Artists will share the stories behind their songs, talk about the songwriting process, and much more. Join us for a listening experience like no other. The first two featured singers/songwriters will be Jerry Barker and Kole Ruder! Music will begin at 7 p.m. This event is hosted by members of Indiana band The Fierce - Sally and Lyn Fierce, and Michelle Kinsey.

Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. 
224 E. Main
First Thursday party for Six Great Indiana Artists: David Dale, Jim Faulkner, Brian Gordy, Alan Patrick, John Peterson, and Carol Strock Wasson, Thursday, March 6, 5 - 8 pm.

For many years, Gordy has proudly represented some of the best artists in our part of the state of Indiana.  This exhibition brings together six of the most recognizable artists who have all achieved statewide and national prominence.  The show will continue with a party on First Thursday, March 6, 5 – 8 pm.  Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited. 

“It continues to be a thrill to see all these artists in the same space. They have known each other and influenced each other for a very long time.  They have also had a long impact on the generation that follows them,” says owner Carl Schafer.  “Their commitment to their own artistic lives is matched by their commitment to fostering the artistic talent of their many students.”

The exhibit will be on view with works for sale in the gallery and at gordyframing.com through March 15, 2025. 

Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company promotes talented artists, provides appraisals, restores antique frames, and offers expert design and craftsmanship for framing and displaying treasured family possessions and works of art. Business hours: Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5:30 pm, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Gordy Fine Art and Framing Company is located at 224 East Main Street, next door to Muncie Civic Theatre.  For more information, visit our website or call 765-284-8422

Inland Interior Design
311 S. Walnut
Join us for a fun evening of self-care! Participate in our custom perfume bar to discover your custom scent from our new perfume brand Mixologie. Then let Shear Joy help you look your best with a wax or manicure! It will be like a "mini" perfume lab in the shop! Don't worry, you can't go wrong -- they all smell great together. Once you discover your favorites, you can get them in the full size (but travel-friendly) roll-ons!
Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Perfume bar - $25
Gel Manicures - $20
Wax - $8
Get your tickets here: https://square.link/u/icX2Wq70

Madjax Muncie
515 E. Main St.
Visit MadJax during March First Thursday for an informal open house from 5:00 to 8:00 pm! Our spaces will be open and available for you to explore and learn more about our 80,000-square-foot building. Guests are welcome to take self-guided tours or join a guided tour to discover the history, mission, and opportunities within MadJax. Plus, as a thank-you for joining a guided tour, you’ll receive a voucher for a free drink at The Guardian Brewing Company.

Muncie Artists Guild
Various locations
Sue Gordy is the Muncie Artists Guild “Artist of the Month.” Her work will be shown at various downtown locations. 

Sue’s bio: “An interest in drawing buildings and having a father who built houses motivated me to enroll in architecture classes at Ball State University (one of three women in my class in the early 1970s). Ultimately, I worked my way through Ball State's business college and later was employed by Ball Corp. and Boyce Design Center, where I met Jim Faulkner and was inspired by his watercolor landscapes. In midlife, I switched from sales and marketing to library science. Subsequently, I worked in several Indiana public libraries. My passions include gardening with native plants, ecology, geography, and animals. I have rescued many animals and volunteered at several animal shelters. Our backyard is a wildlife habitat near the White River and the Cardinal Greenway, where I enjoy walking and bicycling. After retiring, I learned to paint with watercolors, and recently, to use colored pencils as a medium for the portraits I enjoy creating, working from my own photos. My grandsons and my pets are my favorite subjects.”

Muncie Makers Market
Corner of Walnut and Adams
Still too chilly for sidewalk setup, so we invite you to have some First Thursday fun with the Muncie Makers Market at Cornerstone Center for the Arts! We will have many items from our local Growers & Makers for sale on Thursday, March 6th from 5-8p! Join us, and many other local Artisans, for live music and great shopping INDOORS -  FREE parking too!